Underwater telephone?

Weisia · 05-28-10, 07:55 AM

I am reading a KTB of U-154 about a patrol in the beginning of '43. It says the commander Kusch tried to contact a close-by u-boat using a underwater telephone (Page 53 at 14.04). Does anyone know more about the use of this underwater telephone? Seems to me it would be of great use in a wolfpack attack.

Platapus · 05-28-10, 08:20 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwater_telephone

If you want to hear how the US system sounded like

http://www.hnsa.org/sound/soundinthesea/track27.mp3

As a matter of fact, everyone should check out

http://www.hnsa.org/sound/index.htm

For a list of really cooleo sound recordings of submarine operations. It rocks.

For the U-boats it would be called UT Unterwasser-Telefonie

PappyCain · 05-28-10, 09:27 AM

"U 501" was stated to have been equipped with an underwater telephone, which was worked by the Petty Officer Telegraphist; it was added that, under favourable conditions, this could be used up to a distance of ten miles. Prisoners stated that underwater telephony was used during practices, but otherwise would only be used in a rare, extreme emergency.

Sonar could pick up the transmission easily.

maillemaker · 05-28-10, 09:56 AM

If I was in charge I'd use it mostly to yell "FFFFFF UUUUUU" to overhead destroyers trying to depth charge me!

Steve

Jimbuna · 05-28-10, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maillemaker

If I was in charge I'd use it mostly to yell "FFFFFF UUUUUU" to overhead destroyers trying to depth charge me!

Steve

Or put a gramaphone record on like in the movie The Enemy Below.

05-28-10, 07:55 AM	#1
Weisia A-ganger Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 71 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	Underwater telephone? I am reading a KTB of U-154 about a patrol in the beginning of '43. It says the commander Kusch tried to contact a close-by u-boat using a underwater telephone (Page 53 at 14.04). Does anyone know more about the use of this underwater telephone? Seems to me it would be of great use in a wolfpack attack.

05-28-10, 08:20 AM	#2
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,377 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwater_telephone If you want to hear how the US system sounded like http://www.hnsa.org/sound/soundinthesea/track27.mp3 As a matter of fact, everyone should check out http://www.hnsa.org/sound/index.htm For a list of really cooleo sound recordings of submarine operations. It rocks. For the U-boats it would be called UT Unterwasser-Telefonie __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

05-28-10, 09:27 AM	#3
PappyCain Samurai Navy Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: on the Atlantic Ocean Posts: 559 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	"U 501" was stated to have been equipped with an underwater telephone, which was worked by the Petty Officer Telegraphist; it was added that, under favourable conditions, this could be used up to a distance of ten miles. Prisoners stated that underwater telephony was used during practices, but otherwise would only be used in a rare, extreme emergency. Sonar could pick up the transmission easily. __________________ DID, no cheats, no shortcuts, no non-historic equipment deviations. Boat and crew safety is integral with my immersion style! Follow the historic events during your patrol: http://www.uboat.net/today.html

05-28-10, 09:56 AM	#4
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	If I was in charge I'd use it mostly to yell "FFFFFF UUUUUU" to overhead destroyers trying to depth charge me! Steve