Wow, some great photos here lads -
Very interesting use of camouflage;
aka: submersible aircraft carrier!!!! that must have caused some terrible drag when submerged, not to mention a very big burn on fuel consumption due to both the above and the additional weight. It would be interesting to find out more about this concept and if it were simply a prototype or was actually brought in to active service use, was it successful and what form did the camouflage decking take? ie: was is painted sea blue or snot green? Also, I cant imagine approaching a convoy with decks awash and not being seen with that hanging out of the kindergarten!! A little inconspicuous to say the least!
@ jim nice pic of the crows nest, was this addition to boats used in the early years as I can imagine that if you got caught on the surface in the latter years of the war by a plane that you would have to add a good few seconds until you were completely submerged. I would imagine that one would not be waiting around to disassemble it, not to mention the poor fellow up there and the acrobatics required to get down off it and in to the boat before submerging; I wonder if a few were locked out during AAAALLLLLLLAAAARRRRMMMMMMM!
