the missing wardroom

[Bilge_Rat]

I have to admit I am getting curious too.

I found these photos of type VII wardrooms:

U-570:

Wardroom (after port corner) - Sea bag in foreground is on single transom bunk on port side of wardroom

U-166:

Looking forward from the control room of U-166 into the officers' quarters. Kuhlmann's cabin, separated from the rest of the compartment by a curtain, is at left. At right is the table where the boat's officers would meet and take their meals. Beyond the doorway, where the crewman is standing (center), are the accommodations for senior enlisted crew members. Beyond that is the forward torpedo room. Image courtesy the PAST Foundation and the D-Day Museum, New Orleans.

In the U-166, the wardroom appears to be about where the sonar operator is in game.

In the U-570, unless the photo has the wrong caption, it would be on the other side (port) of the boat, around where the captain's cabin is.

Was it in different places on different U-boats?

Looking at the U-570 photo, you can also see the whole thing could be folded up into the wall. very efficient use of space.