The Red And White Lights??

Mike 'Red Ocktober' Hense · 01-15-06, 03:23 PM

... sorry, i should've asked this in the other post as well, but i just remembered it.

so often i see the red and white lights in the control room... what significance did they have?

thx again...

--Mike

Torplexed · 01-15-06, 03:26 PM

Wasn't the red light to help perserve the night vision for the sailors going up on watch at night?

Marhkimov · 01-15-06, 03:29 PM

Yeah, the red lights make it easier for the human eye to adjust to the darkness; it's most useful at night when the crew emerge out onto the conning tower.

Mike 'Red Ocktober' Hense · 01-15-06, 03:33 PM

... they didn't have anything to do with the condition of the boat, as to whether or not it rigged for diving, or anything like that?

--Mike

Marhkimov · 01-15-06, 03:35 PM

Nope. The red/white lights were purely for the benefit of the watch-tower crews.

Generally, red lights were only used at night, while white lights were used in the daytime.

Mike 'Red Ocktober' Hense · 01-15-06, 03:41 PM

.. ok,, thx again... just had to make sure...

i dunno where i've seen em blinking from red to white... probably in the movie u-571

--Mike

Marhkimov · 01-15-06, 03:42 PM

We all know the deal with U-571.......

I'm pretty sure... But I'm still wondering if anyone else has any info about this.

HEMISENT · 01-15-06, 04:03 PM

Also, I think blue lights were used too. If I'm not mistaken U 505 in Chicago has blue night lighting.
Going to pay another visit now that the thrill is gone from the new exhibit.
Will check it out.

don1reed · 01-15-06, 05:38 PM

Here's a pretty good description of (why):

http://www.equipped.com/nitevision.htm

cheers,

Takeda Shingen · 01-15-06, 05:54 PM

They blinked in Das Boot as well, but this was only at the LI's console to indicate engine room answer to the telegraph. I don't know if this was actually present in the Ubootwaffe, as I have never served on a U-boat.

Subnuts · 01-15-06, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike 'Red Ocktober' Hense

.. ok,, thx again... just had to make sure...

i dunno where i've seen em blinking from red to white... probably in the movie u-571

--Mike

If the sky was blue in U-571... I'd run out the door on a sunny day just to determine the historical accuracy of the sky being blue...

Marhkimov · 01-15-06, 07:56 PM

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Highbury · 01-15-06, 08:06 PM

U-571 was a great movie! it was as though they had actual film crews on the scene. Rarely have we seen a more honest portrayal, where the ambitions of the director are to tell a true, from the heart story of brothers-in-arms, without consideration of boxoffice draw. Hang on a sec, hard to type holding a crack pipe....

Marhkimov · 01-15-06, 08:09 PM

OMG, you guys are hilarious... :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Torplexed · 01-15-06, 08:30 PM

"I am U-571! Kill me!"

That message, tapped in Morse code by the tied-up German engineer on the hull of U-571 to his comrades in the destroyer above during the closing scenes has pretty much summed up my sentiments towards that movie.

"SOMEBODY PLEASE KILL U-571!"

Then we won't have to trash it anymore

01-15-06, 03:23 PM	#1
Mike 'Red Ocktober' Hense Commander Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 445 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The Red And White Lights?? ... sorry, i should've asked this in the other post as well, but i just remembered it. so often i see the red and white lights in the control room... what significance did they have? thx again... --Mike

01-15-06, 03:29 PM	#3
Marhkimov Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bay Area, California, USA Posts: 2,377 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yeah, the red lights make it easier for the human eye to adjust to the darkness; it's most useful at night when the crew emerge out onto the conning tower. __________________ It takes two to tango

01-15-06, 03:35 PM	#5
Marhkimov Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bay Area, California, USA Posts: 2,377 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nope. The red/white lights were purely for the benefit of the watch-tower crews. Generally, red lights were only used at night, while white lights were used in the daytime. __________________ It takes two to tango

01-15-06, 03:42 PM	#7
Marhkimov Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bay Area, California, USA Posts: 2,377 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	We all know the deal with U-571....... I'm pretty sure... But I'm still wondering if anyone else has any info about this. __________________ It takes two to tango

01-15-06, 04:03 PM	#8
HEMISENT Ace of the Deep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 1,052 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 0	Also, I think blue lights were used too. If I'm not mistaken U 505 in Chicago has blue night lighting. Going to pay another visit now that the thrill is gone from the new exhibit. Will check it out. __________________ Nuke 'em till they glow!

01-15-06, 03:26 PM	#2
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Wasn't the red light to help perserve the night vision for the sailors going up on watch at night?

01-15-06, 03:33 PM	#4
Mike 'Red Ocktober' Hense Commander Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 445 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	... they didn't have anything to do with the condition of the boat, as to whether or not it rigged for diving, or anything like that? --Mike

01-15-06, 03:41 PM	#6
Mike 'Red Ocktober' Hense Commander Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 445 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	.. ok,, thx again... just had to make sure... i dunno where i've seen em blinking from red to white... probably in the movie u-571 --Mike

01-15-06, 05:38 PM	#9
don1reed Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Valhalla: Silent Generation Posts: 1,149 Downloads: 910 Uploads: 0	Here's a pretty good description of (why): http://www.equipped.com/nitevision.htm cheers, __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. ~ George Orwell

01-15-06, 05:54 PM	#10
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	They blinked in Das Boot as well, but this was only at the LI's console to indicate engine room answer to the telegraph. I don't know if this was actually present in the Ubootwaffe, as I have never served on a U-boat.

01-15-06, 07:56 PM	#12
Marhkimov Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bay Area, California, USA Posts: 2,377 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: __________________ It takes two to tango

01-15-06, 08:06 PM	#13
Highbury The Old Man Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: 51.557, -0.102 Posts: 1,311 Downloads: 177 Uploads: 0	U-571 was a great movie! it was as though they had actual film crews on the scene. Rarely have we seen a more honest portrayal, where the ambitions of the director are to tell a true, from the heart story of brothers-in-arms, without consideration of boxoffice draw. Hang on a sec, hard to type holding a crack pipe....

01-15-06, 08:09 PM	#14
Marhkimov Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bay Area, California, USA Posts: 2,377 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	OMG, you guys are hilarious... :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: __________________ It takes two to tango

01-15-06, 08:30 PM	#15
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	"I am U-571! Kill me!" That message, tapped in Morse code by the tied-up German engineer on the hull of U-571 to his comrades in the destroyer above during the closing scenes has pretty much summed up my sentiments towards that movie. "SOMEBODY PLEASE KILL U-571!" Then we won't have to trash it anymore