Video tour of U-33

[mookiemookie]

Site's in Norwegian, but Captain Marr speaks English in the video.

Loved the bananas hanging over the bunks. Some things never change:

http://www.dagbladet.no/2010/11/18/nyheter/ubat/undervannsbat/14353353/

[Rhodes]

Loved the bananas hanging over the bunks. Some things never change:


Indeed!:yeah:

[SteamWake]

A Harry Potter commercial??

Heh I almost gave up on it cause of that. But stick with it cool stuff thanks ! :salute:

[The Third Man]

Interesting....I like it. And will save it. Thanks

[Penguin]

thanks for the link! :salute: I saw a good documentation about the boat a while ago, maybe I'll find it in English too.

Great title of the report btw: "This is the wet dream of the u-boat captain!" :haha:

And why doesn't der Alte wear his hat inside the boat? Guess he isn't as cool as Jürgen Prochnow...

[frau kaleun]

Is my German off, or is there actually a sign taped up above the toilet instructing users to sit down when they pee? :haha:

Also, KKpt. Marr = nerdy cute + u-boat = my new imaginary boyfriend. :O:

[The Third Man]

Is my German off, or is there actually a sign taped up above the toilet instructing users to sit down when they pee? :haha:



Angles and dangles.....and dry shoes

[Takeda Shingen]

Angles and dangles.....and dry shoes

Not a whole lot of angles or dangles on a Type VII. More likely cramped restroom quarters combined surfaced pitch and roll. VIIA's were notorous for having problems with handling and the afforementioned pitching and rolling; something that was rectified in the design in VIIB's by increasing the beam.

[The Third Man]

Not a whole lot of angles or dangles on a Type VII. More likely cramped restroom quarters combined surfaced pitch and roll. VIIA's were notorous for having problems with handling and the afforementioned pitching and rolling; something that was rectified in the design in VIIB's by increasing the beam.

But U-33 isn't a Type VII. It is a modern boat of the 212 Class. So angles and dangles is correct. And they want dry shoes.....

[Takeda Shingen]

My fault for not looking at the link. I saw U-33 and thought Type VIIA. The comment about hanging bananas seemed to confirm it. My bad.

[The Third Man]

My fault for not looking at the link. I saw U-33 and thought Type VIIA.

We all make mistakes. Discipline be damned.

[Rhodes]

Not a whole lot of angles or dangles on a Type VII. More likely cramped restroom quarters combined surfaced pitch and roll. VIIA's were notorous for having problems with handling and the afforementioned pitching and rolling; something that was rectified in the design in VIIB's by increasing the beam.

It was the type VIIA or the Type I that suffer from this?

[Takeda Shingen]

We all make mistakes. Discipline be damned.

Some of us make more mistakes than others. :03:

[Penguin]

Is my German off, or is there actually a sign taped up above the toilet instructing users to sit down when they pee? :haha:


You're right, indeed. This doesn't make it easier for us males:

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/8958/sitzpinkel.jpg


2 other things I have noticed:

- one of the tubes was already flooded (sign with "bewässert" on it)
- it was quite silent in the noise compartment - no comparision to a type VII engine room...

[The Third Man]

Some of us make more mistakes than others. :03:

Should we start counting? I will have more than you!

But I have always been a proponent of learning more from the mistakes I've made than the luck of doing it correctly the first time.

[Takeda Shingen]

It was the type VIIA or the Type I that suffer from this?

VIIA had handling problems that were inherited from the Type I. The saddle tanks did have the secondary effect of stabilizing the boat to an extent, but the increase of beam from the VIIB's on is what really stabilized the series as a surfaced platform.

[Takeda Shingen]

Should we start counting? I will have more than you!

Never. I am king of the screw ups on this board. Note the Prince Harry thread. The title serves as a continued reminder of my foul-ups. :yeah:

[Respenus]

Ah, good old Germans. Can rely on them to keep the design that work. The sub gave me some flashbacks to the U-boat and SH GWX days. If you trained the crew of 1940s in modern technology and put them in a boat, they would feel quite at home.

A beautiful ship in my opinion and I'm glad they've given us a peek inside.

[nikimcbee]

VIIA had handling problems that were inherited from the Type I. The saddle tanks did have the secondary effect of stabilizing the boat to an extent, but the increase of beam from the VIIB's on is what really stabilized the series as a surfaced platform.

I didn't know the VIIa had handleing problems, I knew about the type I problems.

[Rhodes]

I didn't know the VIIa had handleing problems, I knew about the type I problems.

As I, that's why I asked.

[Takeda Shingen]

Yes. They had a horrible tendancy to roll on the surface; a problem inhereted from the Type I. Aside from the increase in beam, the Type VIIB also introduced the Regelzelle, or compensation tanks, which were placed inside of the saddle tanks to alleviate the problem. This made for superior surface handling. This fact, as well as the limited range and inferior submerged performance, were the reasons that most of the A's were relegated to training duty by 1940.

[Sailor Steve]

Never. I am king of the screw ups on this board. Note the Prince Harry thread. The title serves as a continued reminder of my foul-ups. :yeah:
I'll bet I've made more apologies on these forums than you have made posts. :sunny: