what uboat is this

Morts · 12-25-07, 01:31 PM

hello i was wondering if anybody know what uboat this is (U-???)

papa_smurf · 12-25-07, 01:36 PM

Type IX/B (I think)

Morts · 12-25-07, 01:42 PM

im not looking for type but number

thanks anyway

Kaleu. Jochen Mohr · 12-25-07, 01:59 PM

if ye know the emblem you know the boat

Brag · 12-25-07, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Morts

hello i was wondering if anybody know what uboat this is (U-???)

It must be a Kieler boat (Killer??):rotfl: :rotfl: Uarrr harrr harrff. --a U booot on the Kiel Canal (sorry, couldn't resist

HW3 · 12-25-07, 03:36 PM

Well since there was only 14 type IXB commissioned, that narrows the choices down a bit.
U-64, U-65, U-103, U-104, U-105, U-106, U-107, U-108, U-109, U-110, U-111, U-122, U-123, and U-124.

Rwolf · 12-26-07, 03:36 PM

I looked at the insignia at <http://www.uboataces.com> but not sure if the dark blob on the port side of the tower is the insignia or not on this boat, as none seemed to fit especially well.

(The dark blob might an ace of spades, or ace of clubs, like the training insignia, which was a white spade, but the resolution isn't that good to make it out).

It could perhaps be U-106 if the insignia instead is the faint V-lines on front of the tower, if that was its location? (crossed chains with a pair of fish at either end)

All in the list given above except U-104 & U-122 are listed, and <http://uboat.net/special/emblems/no_emblem.htm>
says these two lacked insignia.

(uboataces.com also lists U-119 as an IXB, which uboat.net lists as an XB, so someone made a typo. Commissioning/sinking dates differ as well...)

Capt. Shark Bait · 12-27-07, 11:25 AM

that's a black spade

candy2500 · 12-27-07, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Capt. Shark Bait

that's a black spade

yeah, that's right. if you blow it up its a black spade.

Rwolf · 12-27-07, 05:52 PM

Well, of all the insignia listed, I only found one black ace of spades, but it belongs to U-181, an IXD2, and the tower is different from that type in this picture.

(Unless the tower was changed during its service life? It says it had an accident with the new 37mm cannon in -43, so maybe if that required a tower modification, then the picture could be earlier).

Otherwise the dark blob is something else, not a spade.

candy2500 · 12-27-07, 07:37 PM

Capt. Shark Bait · 12-27-07, 09:06 PM

nope, that's a spade, and it has something in the center

ReaperJester · 12-28-07, 02:51 PM

Well if it's a spade it's likely not a wartime emblem but an emblem from the shipyard. I'd venture to say this is either U-104 or U-108 in the hands of the UAK not long after her commisioning. They're the only two Deschimag IXB's that wore a spade. If she's actually a IXC with this conning tower configuartion that of course expands the possibilities somewhat.

If anyone is more certain I'd be very curious. I've been secretly hoping it might be U65 as I'd like to find more pictures of the boat but it seems unlikely.

Cheers.

Pisces · 12-28-07, 03:22 PM

Any chance of a higher resolution scan?

CCIP · 12-28-07, 04:21 PM

That's not a IXB at all. It's a IXD, just look at the bulging sides (saddle tanks).

12-25-07, 01:31 PM	#1
Morts Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,395 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	what uboat is this hello i was wondering if anybody know what uboat this is (U-???)

12-25-07, 01:36 PM	#2
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Type IX/B (I think) __________________

12-25-07, 01:59 PM	#4
Kaleu. Jochen Mohr Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: in my sub Posts: 2,741 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	if ye know the emblem you know the boat __________________ Gruß

12-25-07, 03:36 PM	#6
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,574 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	Well since there was only 14 type IXB commissioned, that narrows the choices down a bit. U-64, U-65, U-103, U-104, U-105, U-106, U-107, U-108, U-109, U-110, U-111, U-122, U-123, and U-124. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

12-26-07, 03:36 PM	#7
Rwolf Watch Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 21 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I looked at the insignia at <http://www.uboataces.com> but not sure if the dark blob on the port side of the tower is the insignia or not on this boat, as none seemed to fit especially well. (The dark blob might an ace of spades, or ace of clubs, like the training insignia, which was a white spade, but the resolution isn't that good to make it out). It could perhaps be U-106 if the insignia instead is the faint V-lines on front of the tower, if that was its location? (crossed chains with a pair of fish at either end) All in the list given above except U-104 & U-122 are listed, and <http://uboat.net/special/emblems/no_emblem.htm> says these two lacked insignia. (uboataces.com also lists U-119 as an IXB, which uboat.net lists as an XB, so someone made a typo. Commissioning/sinking dates differ as well...) Last edited by Rwolf; 12-27-07 at 03:58 PM.

12-25-07, 01:42 PM	#3
Morts Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,395 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	im not looking for type but number thanks anyway

12-27-07, 11:25 AM	#8
Capt. Shark Bait Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: in a convergance zone Posts: 1,186 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	that's a black spade __________________ Leiser und tödlicher edler Ritter der Tiefe Corsair Vengeance M70; ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z; FX 8350; Asus 7870; Samsung SyncMaster 2243SWX; coolmax CUG950B 950w psu; 8GB Kingston HyperX DDR3; Corsair M4 SSD 128GB, WD 1TB; x18 DVR212D; 7SP1

12-27-07, 05:52 PM	#10
Rwolf Watch Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 21 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Well, of all the insignia listed, I only found one black ace of spades, but it belongs to U-181, an IXD2, and the tower is different from that type in this picture. (Unless the tower was changed during its service life? It says it had an accident with the new 37mm cannon in -43, so maybe if that required a tower modification, then the picture could be earlier). Otherwise the dark blob is something else, not a spade.

12-27-07, 07:37 PM	#11
candy2500 Helmsman Join Date: May 2005 Location: periscope depth Posts: 110 Downloads: 104 Uploads: 0	__________________

12-27-07, 09:06 PM	#12
Capt. Shark Bait Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: in a convergance zone Posts: 1,186 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	nope, that's a spade, and it has something in the center __________________ Leiser und tödlicher edler Ritter der Tiefe Corsair Vengeance M70; ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z; FX 8350; Asus 7870; Samsung SyncMaster 2243SWX; coolmax CUG950B 950w psu; 8GB Kingston HyperX DDR3; Corsair M4 SSD 128GB, WD 1TB; x18 DVR212D; 7SP1

12-28-07, 02:51 PM	#13
ReaperJester Seaman Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 35 Downloads: 95 Uploads: 0	Well if it's a spade it's likely not a wartime emblem but an emblem from the shipyard. I'd venture to say this is either U-104 or U-108 in the hands of the UAK not long after her commisioning. They're the only two Deschimag IXB's that wore a spade. If she's actually a IXC with this conning tower configuartion that of course expands the possibilities somewhat. If anyone is more certain I'd be very curious. I've been secretly hoping it might be U65 as I'd like to find more pictures of the boat but it seems unlikely. Cheers. __________________ W@WIII

12-28-07, 03:22 PM	#14
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	Any chance of a higher resolution scan?

12-28-07, 04:21 PM	#15
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	That's not a IXB at all. It's a IXD, just look at the bulging sides (saddle tanks). __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)