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Originally Posted by TorpX
Did they happen to say how long this process took, or what proceedure they follow if (god forbid) they saw an enemy airplane?
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I found this:
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A torpedo weighs about a ton and it is stated that with two efficient crews the transfer of each torpedo from one U-Boat to another, should not take more than an hour.
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Worse seems to be refueling:
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It was stated that the refuelling took over 8 hours and was carried out in calm weather by daylight.
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http://www.uboatarchive.net/U-111INT.htm
I also found this video, which partially answers the question asked in the "Decks Awash" thread. It seems that the torpedo was loaded onto the deck of the supply sub and prepared for transfer, and then the milch kuh submerged to the lower conning tower and the torpedo floated off. The procedure was reversed on the recieving sub. I had no idea they could be that precise, but it seems so.