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captainprid 04-19-10 08:12 AM
What would a thermometer have been used for on a U-Boat?
 
I have enclosed a picture of a KM thermometer from a collection of U-Boat artifacts. My question is what would it have been used for? I'm completely stumped and it would appear the collection owners are too.....

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/n...hermcol_11.png




http://www.atlantik-pirat.com/Gallery1.htm

Curval 04-19-10 08:17 AM
That is an early version of a rectal thermometer...Bernard came up with it after his XO got a fever.

In all seriousness...there are termometers in the link you posted called salinity thermometers...used for testing the salinity of water re buoyency I assume but am totally guessing.

ddrgn 04-19-10 08:28 AM
wind chill maybe?

gutted 04-19-10 08:30 AM
Quote:
My question is what would it have been used for?
Probably to tell the temperature? :rotfl2:

tonyw 04-19-10 09:04 AM
...of the soup

Feuer Frei! 04-19-10 09:12 AM
It would appear that thermometers were designed for acoustic use, called ocean thermometer.
here a link, page 161 and page 162 makes mention of this...
http://books.google.com/books?id=mEI...ometer&f=false

not sure if that thermometer is the same or similar type as shown in your pic :hmmm:

captainprid 04-19-10 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by tonyw (Post 1365267)
...of the soup
:rotfl2::rotfl2:

Quote:
Originally Posted by Feuer Frei! (Post 1365275)
It would appear that thermometers were designed for acoustic use, called ocean thermometer.
here a link, page 161 and page 162 makes mention of this...
http://books.google.com/books?id=mEI...ometer&f=false

not sure if that thermometer is the same or similar type as shown in your pic :hmmm:
Great bit of research there. Can't think of any other reason

Feuer Frei! 04-19-10 09:25 AM
A Bathythermograph?
this:
http://uboat.net/articles/index.html?article=45

interesting read

SteamWake 04-19-10 09:30 AM
Could it be a sling psychrometer?

Although I have no idea what they would use one for other than weather predictions.

kylania 04-19-10 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by tonyw (Post 1365267)
...of the soup
Well played!

Faamecanic 04-19-10 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Curval (Post 1365239)
That is an early version of a rectal thermometer...Bernard came up with it after his XO got a fever.
:har: :rotfl2: :har: :haha:

Ducimus 04-19-10 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Feuer Frei! (Post 1365283)
A Bathythermograph?
this:
http://uboat.net/articles/index.html?article=45

interesting read
U boats didn't have that particular piece of equipment, not that it would have mattered in the atlantic anyway. I think wind chill is a more likely explanation.

caine007 04-19-10 05:01 PM
Determining whether that giant can on the end makes it float or makes it sink would probably be a good start.

If it sinks... maybe it was dropped on a long line to detect thermal layers in the water?

If it floats... that's a bit trickier. Most small, important things on ships and boats have some precautions so they don't sink so it could be used for a number of things.

Cap.Palla 04-19-10 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by caine007 (Post 1365698)

If it sinks... maybe it was dropped on a long line to detect thermal layers in the water?

I think that is correct...:yeah:
AND THE REWARD IIISSSSS...... a patrol in the strait of Gibraltar !!! :salute:

Ok and now go on with the second question: this strange object was discovered on U-69 , who knows what would it have been used for?

http://i44.tinypic.com/2iibbeg.jpg
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sorry...i had to do this...

captainprid 04-19-10 05:42 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by caine007 (Post 1365698)
Determining whether that giant can on the end makes it float or makes it sink would probably be a good start.

If it sinks... maybe it was dropped on a long line to detect thermal layers in the water?

If it floats... that's a bit trickier. Most small, important things on ships and boats have some precautions so they don't sink so it could be used for a number of things.

Seems a good explanation to me. One thing though, if they are sending it down 70m + wouldn't the reading change by the time it was yanked to the surface??


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