RL Depth Charge Damage: U-175

danlisa · 10-18-07, 07:55 AM

I pray for this level of detail in any Silent Hunter series.

I'm suprised this boat even surfaced but the pressure hull seems to be intact.

Click Me: It's a biggie.

Read about the entire attack here:
http://www.uscg.mil/history/WEBCUTTE...ncervsu175.asp

Keelbuster · 10-18-07, 08:01 AM

strange that the damage is so contained to the lower rear conning tower. It looks like it tore out the whole supporting structure to the AA gun platform. But the rest of the tower, and the deck (even the rails on the deck) just below are relatively unscathed.

Very cool though.

Huskalar · 10-18-07, 08:13 AM

Very nice picture.

seafarer · 10-18-07, 08:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by danlisa

I pray for this level of detail in any Silent Hunter series.

I'm suprised this boat even surfaced but the pressure hull seems to be intact.

Giving the guy working on the conning tower (looks like he's got a cutting torch going), I assume she's fully surfaced. if so, she's pretty low in the water, so I'm assuming there has been some major flooding.

A bit like a shot up plane though - any landing you walk away from is a good one (any dive you surface from is a good dive).

danlisa · 10-18-07, 08:59 AM

Was definately a DC attack. The guy on the UBoat is a US sailor.

I put the link to the full events in the first post.

Captain Nemo · 10-18-07, 09:14 AM

It may have been a DC attack that brought this u-boat to the surface, but the damage to the conning tower might have been inflicted by the escorts opening fire with every weapon available to them. This was mainly done to prevent the u-boat crew manning the deck gun as well as trying to stop the crew abandoning the u-boat and scuttling it so that it could be captured.

Nemo

seafarer · 10-18-07, 09:20 AM

Reading the whole account, the conning tower damage looks like it wasn't due to a depth charge though. That look's like a hit from one of the Spencer's 5" guns, after the DC attack forced her to the surface.

At least 41 of the crew were picked up - better then the fate of the crews of most u-boats that took such a DC beating.

But, it's sad about the Coast Guardsman who died from the friendly fire shrapnel - you don't often think of friendly fire casualties when you think of the Battle of the Atlantic.

Captain Nemo · 10-18-07, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by seafarer

But, it's sad about the Coast Guardsman who died from the friendly fire shrapnel - you don't often think of friendly fire casualties when you think of the Battle of the Atlantic.

I remember reading a book about the arctic convoys in particular convoy PQ17. When under attack by enemy aircraft, it was quite common for gunners on merchant ships to hit other ships in the convoy with their ack ack guns when trying to shoot down low flying torpedo bombers.

Nemo

Brag · 10-18-07, 04:45 PM

To me, it looks like most visible damage was done by guns. The other pix in the article show the conning tower being hit. Lots os smoke is coming out of the conning tower hatch.

Good find, Dan!

seafarer · 10-19-07, 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by danlisa

I pray for this level of detail in any Silent Hunter series.

I'm suprised this boat even surfaced but the pressure hull seems to be intact.

Click Me: It's a biggie.

Read about the entire attack here:
http://www.uscg.mil/history/WEBCUTTE...ncervsu175.asp

DoH! I just realized too, that the USCGC Spencer is the same class (treasury class) as the USCGC Taney. The USCGC Taney is a museum ship in Baltimore's inner harbour - I took my nephews on her this summer.

Morts · 10-19-07, 08:41 PM

i bet this is what the guy onboard the uboat was thinking

:rotfl: :rotfl: yea im bored

10-18-07, 07:55 AM	#1
danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	RL Depth Charge Damage: U-175 I pray for this level of detail in any Silent Hunter series. I'm suprised this boat even surfaced but the pressure hull seems to be intact. Click Me: It's a biggie. Read about the entire attack here: http://www.uscg.mil/history/WEBCUTTE...ncervsu175.asp __________________

10-18-07, 08:01 AM	#2
Keelbuster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: BA 72 Posts: 1,092 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	strange that the damage is so contained to the lower rear conning tower. It looks like it tore out the whole supporting structure to the AA gun platform. But the rest of the tower, and the deck (even the rails on the deck) just below are relatively unscathed. Very cool though. __________________

10-18-07, 08:59 AM	#5
danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	Was definately a DC attack. The guy on the UBoat is a US sailor. I put the link to the full events in the first post. __________________

10-18-07, 09:14 AM	#6
Captain Nemo Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 1,144 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	It may have been a DC attack that brought this u-boat to the surface, but the damage to the conning tower might have been inflicted by the escorts opening fire with every weapon available to them. This was mainly done to prevent the u-boat crew manning the deck gun as well as trying to stop the crew abandoning the u-boat and scuttling it so that it could be captured. Nemo __________________ "I'm afraid there is no disguising the fact that King's obsession with the Pacific and the Battle of Washington cost us dear in the Battle of the Atlantic". Sir John Slessor GCB, DSO, MC, DL AOC-in-C Coastal Command RAF ___________________________________________

10-18-07, 09:20 AM	#7
seafarer Commodore Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 622 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Reading the whole account, the conning tower damage looks like it wasn't due to a depth charge though. That look's like a hit from one of the Spencer's 5" guns, after the DC attack forced her to the surface. At least 41 of the crew were picked up - better then the fate of the crews of most u-boats that took such a DC beating. But, it's sad about the Coast Guardsman who died from the friendly fire shrapnel - you don't often think of friendly fire casualties when you think of the Battle of the Atlantic. __________________ My Father's ship, HMCS Waskesiu (K330), sank U257 on 02/24/1944 running SHIII-1.4 with GWX2.1 and SHIV-1.5 with TMO/RSRDC/PE3.3 under MS Vista Home Premium 32-bit SP1 ACER AMD Athlon 64x2 4800+, 4GB DDR2 RAM, 400GB SATA HD Antec TruePower Trio 650watt PSU BFG GeForce 8800GT/OC 512MB VRAM, Samsung 216BW widescreen (1680x1050) LCD

10-18-07, 08:13 AM	#3
Huskalar Ensign Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 221 Downloads: 176 Uploads: 0	Very nice picture.

10-18-07, 04:45 PM	#9
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	To me, it looks like most visible damage was done by guns. The other pix in the article show the conning tower being hit. Lots os smoke is coming out of the conning tower hatch. Good find, Dan! __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

10-19-07, 08:41 PM	#11
Morts Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,395 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	i bet this is what the guy onboard the uboat was thinking :rotfl: :rotfl: yea im bored