U-33

[stabiz]

The Germans are coming! (again):O:

Pics from Oslo harbour today:

http://gfx.dagbladet.no/labrador/115/115221/11522147/jpg/active/960x.jpg

http://gfx.dagbladet.no/labrador/115/115221/11522155/jpg/active/503x.jpg

http://gfx.dagbladet.no/labrador/115/115221/11522151/jpg/active/320x.jpg

Nice looking sub.

[Schroeder]

Nice looking sub.
We have no not nice looking subs.:D

[Chad]

On the first picture, I see someone wearing a white hat, are they keeping the tradition for the Captains to wear the white summer hat?

[krashkart]

Oooo, pretty! Very nice-looking sub. Does it come with cupholders and automatic parallel parking? :DL

[Schroeder]

On the first picture, I see someone wearing a white hat, are they keeping the tradition for the Captains to wear the white summer hat?
I believe the skippers still wear white hats.:hmmm:

[Catfish]

Hello,
@Krashkart

" ... Oooo, pretty! Very nice-looking sub. Does it come with cupholders and automatic parallel parking ..."

Yes, but it is a chore to handle - it has the BMW central control knob for all functions:
Turn it to get to the menus, press it for a 1/4 second full speed ahead, pressing it for a 1/2 second and it shoots all torpedoes, but the latter only on sunday, otherwise it automatically raises a white flag and sets course to Loch Ryan.

And it has tinted windows, if only in the export version :O:

Greetings,
Catfish

[Weiss Pinguin]

We have no not nice looking subs.:D
Indeed, darned Germans and their beautiful everything. ;)

[Raptor1]

We have no not nice looking subs.:D

You obviously never seen one of your Type 206s...

[Schroeder]

You just don't understand the art of the 206.:O:

[Catfish]

Hello,
the type 206 was foremost a surface ship, but it was considered as being so ugly, that the naval forces said they could only stand it submerged.
When a type 206 surfaced near a US carrier the flattop captain was very furious, because it was so ugly :O:
" ... Während eines Manövers in der Karibik durchbrach ein deutsches Diesel-U-Boot (U 24) den angeblich undurchdringlichen Abwehrring um den US-Atom-Flugzeugträger "Enterprise", feuerte aus günstigem Schusswinkel einen simulierten Torpedofächer ab, fotografierte den 75 000-Tonner durch das Angriffssehrohr und tauchte dann ohne Vorwarnung unmittelbar neben dem Riesenziel auf. Der US-Admiral soll außer sich gewesen sein. ..."
http://www.abendblatt.de/daten/2007/08/08/779801.html?s=1

Technological myths, i know ..

Greetings,
Catfish

[Jimbuna]

The Type 212 is a beautiful design and looks like having a pretty diverse capability when the planned upgrades are fitted in the next 2/4 years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_212_submarine

[Weiss Pinguin]

How can you not love this?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/U_Boot_212_HDW_1.jpg/800px-U_Boot_212_HDW_1.jpg

[Feuer Frei!]

How can you not love this?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/U_Boot_212_HDW_1.jpg/800px-U_Boot_212_HDW_1.jpg

That's a Greek sub if i'm not mistaken.
That will be for sale shortly, so they can pay back their loans quicker :DL

[HunterICX]

That's a Greek sub if i'm not mistaken.
That will be for sale shortly, so they can pay back their loans quicker :DL

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/6965/whackx.gif

thats a Type 212!

only Germany and Italy operate them :know:

HunterICX

[Jimbuna]

That's a Greek sub if i'm not mistaken.
That will be for sale shortly, so they can pay back their loans quicker :DL

LOL :DL

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/6965/whackx.gif

thats a Type 212!

only Germany and Italy operate them :know:

HunterICX

True but the humour content was good :DL

[Weiss Pinguin]

That's a Greek sub if i'm not mistaken.
That will be for sale shortly, so they can pay back their loans quicker :DL
If you had checked the picture you'd have seen it said Type 212 right in the title. :lol: Greece operates the Type 209 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_209_submarine) and Type 214 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_214_submarine), the improved export variant of the 212. (According to the Wiki)

[Wolfehunter]

Oooo, pretty! Very nice-looking sub. Does it come with cupholders and automatic parallel parking? :DLI can just imagine the sound system that comes with it...

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff110/WolfeXhunter/Icons%20and%20sigils/7419.gif

[Rhodes]

Good joke Feuer Frei!:yeah:

Portugal bought 2 new subs, that I am still to know if they are the new variant of type 209 or the new 214 type.
If we will ever get them...

[Feuer Frei!]

True enough, easy mistake to make, because of this:
http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/6429/papanikoliss120006.jpg

Greek submarine HDW-Type 214 Multi Purpose Submarine, Improved export version of Type 212 submarine
Displacement: 1,700 t (surfaced)
Length: 65.0m Beam: 6.3m Draught: 6.0m
Diesel engines: 2 MTU 16V 396 (6.24 MW)
AIP system: 2 HDW PEM fuel cells (240 kW)
Speed: 12 kt surfaced 20 kt submerged
Range: 12,000 miles surfaced
Complement: 5 officers + 22 crew
Armament: (8) 533 mm torpedo tubes, (4) Sub-Harpoon-capable

source here (http://kielnavyblog.blogspot.com/)

[Weiss Pinguin]

Yeah, they do look very similar. Really the only major external differences between the two are the arrangement of the stern planes and a sharper, more angular build on the 214.