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Originally Posted by Dietrich
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Originally Posted by kiwi_2005
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was the Type IXD2 Officially designated a U-Kreuzer (U-Cruiser),
the Type IXD2 U-boats were commonly known as UberseeKuhe (Super or oversea cows)
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Nice find, kiwi_2005
However, I would dispute the use of the term U-Kreuzer for the Type-IXD2.
According to http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unterseekreuzer , a U-Kreuzer was an historical U-Boat (up to the end of WWII) with a displacement of 2000+ tonnes. The IXD2 did not qualify (1600 surfaced, 1800 submerged).
According to http://uboat.net/types/projects.htm , the U-Kreuzer was the name given to the Type-XI. Four of these, U 112 - U 115 were planned, but never built.
I'd never heard of "Überseekuhe" before, and neither, does it seem, had the Internet either. Does anyone have any information about this?
Further references:
http://www.deutsches-museum-shop.com.../9783763762460
PS: Finally, and most curiously, while researching this, I came across a reference to a movie, titled: " U-Kreuzer. U-Deutschland. 105 Tage Kreuzerfahrt".
http://www.deutsches-filminstitut.de/filme/f035485.htm |
Can't really help you there, all i know is the author is a former naval officer who served for 20 yrs in the Royal Australian Navy. On retiring from the RAN in 1994 he was appointed director of Naval Historical Studies within the Department of Defense. (Navy) The Book Uboat Far From Home was dedicated to his Grandfather William Crawford a survivor of SS City of Simla sunk by U 138 on 21 Sept 1940. He did a lot of research on Uboats & interviewed surviving crew members of U-862.
BTW Nice shot of your sig!
