Show us your Conning Tower Emblems

[Lzs von swe]

Hi all.
May I ask if someone could make an emblem out of this for me?

According to UboatAces http://www.uboataces.com/ref-insignia4.shtml it is one of the emblems U-53 used.
I guess it should be a red heart on an transparent background but the rest is up to you.
If any of you graphical wizards could help I would be a happy Swede

[Torplexed]

Originally Posted by Lzs von swe

I guess it should be a red heart on an transparent background but the rest is up to you.
If any of you graphical wizards could help I would be a happy Swede

The torpedo in the original pic looks a bit like a missle, but for the sake of consistency I kept it the same.

A gif file and a jpeg file. Not sure which works best when it comes to targa file conversion.

[Lzs von swe]

That was quick, thank you very much

It seems like .gif´s works best when converting to .tga´s.
Of course it was pitch dark but heres a quick look at it in game.

[Torplexed]

Looking good!

[klh]

Originally Posted by Lzs von swe

Hi all.
May I ask if someone could make an emblem out of this for me?

According to UboatAces http://www.uboataces.com/ref-insignia4.shtml it is one of the emblems U-53 used.
I guess it should be a red heart on an transparent background but the rest is up to you.
If any of you graphical wizards could help I would be a happy Swede

Water Closet?

[TarJak]

Winston Churchill.

[klh]

Originally Posted by TarJak

Winston Churchill.

Oh. Of course. I'm a little slow before my first cup of coffee.

[Frank0001]

Hello kaleuns,

I was wondering, what emblem is proudly painted on your conning tower, and why?
It would be even better if you could post a picture of it!

[GoldenRivet]

i have been ordered by BdU to remove all identifying marks from my conning tower.

they were afftaid it would make me a target more so than i already am. the felt that by having the ability to identify a particular sub by its emblem, and thus giving the allies the ability to speculate that the skipper was an ace they might press their attacks more aggressively.

[Frank0001]

What's BdU coming to....Do they really think a destroyer would try harder to kill a sub when they know who are in it?
And...I doubt any destroyer or merchant would get the chance to identify a conning tower! (even IF you're caught on the surface)

EDIT:

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

The felt that by having the ability to identify a particular sub by its emblem, and thus giving the allies the ability to speculate that the skipper was an ace they might press their attacks more aggressively.

I wouldn't be in any trouble then, the destroyers would probably laugh themselves to the bottom if they'd know it was me!

[Able72]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

i have been ordered by BdU to remove all identifying marks from my conning tower.

they were afftaid it would make me a target more so than i already am. the felt that by having the ability to identify a particular sub by its emblem, and thus giving the allies the ability to speculate that the skipper was an ace they might press their attacks more aggressively.

Actually, they didn't want anyone to know you were still sailing.

They were hoping to hide their shame j/k

[GoldenRivet]

Originally Posted by Able72

Actually, they didn't want anyone to know you were still sailing.

They were hoping to hide their shame j/k

:rotfl:

not to get us off topic but i think this was an operational order later in the war.

anyhow, in all seriousness, u use the iron cross with the swastika, or, the stallion, or the stag

[U-84]

i have an eagle, and i never pick anything else, as the eagle brings me good luck...i have never had a bad patrol with it.

[Venatore]

Originally Posted by Frank0001

Hello kaleuns,

I was wondering, what emblem is proudly painted on your conning tower, and why?
It would be even better if you could post a picture of it!

When I first started researching U-boats, I quickly came to the conclusion that with so many U-boats there would be so many stories with each and everyone of them.

So I came up with a crafty plan to pick one U-boat among the 1,153 U-boats that served during WWII.

My plan was to count the amount of letters in my first, middle, and last name and add the letters up per name;

D***** S**** V******
6 5 7

From this I adopted my U-boat and from that day I researched everything about her, from the Korvettenkapitän [Heinrich Göllnitz] to the 47 individuals who perished on the 17th May 1943 [all hands lost].

I'm proud to present my boat U-657.

U657
Type VIIC

Her two Emblems


Her Korvettenkapitän [Heinrich Göllnitz]
Note: Heinrich Göllnitz's hat emblem

Her internal tomb


Ordered:

• 9th October 1939.

Laid down:

• 5th October 1940 [Howaldtswerke, Hamburg].

Launched:

• 12th August 1941.

Commissioned:

• 8th October 1941 [Oblt. Hans-Jürgen Radke].

Commanders:

• 8th October 1941 - 14th December 1941 [Oblt. Hans-Jürgen Radke]
  • Accidental death to poisonous fumes.

• 20th December 1941 - 17th May 1943 [KrvKpt. Heinrich Göllnitz]
  • Lost with U657

Career:

• 7 patrols [165 days].

Flotilla Postings:

8th Octobter 1941 - 28th February 1942 8th Flottille [training boat].


1st March 1942 - 30th June 1942 3rd Flottille [front boat].



1st July 1942 - 17th May 1943 11th Flottille [front boat].


Successes:

• x1 ship sunk for a total of 5.196 GRT
  • Type: Steam merchant.
  • Name:Aymeric.
  • Nationally:British.
  • Home port:Glasgow.
  • Complement:78
    
  • Sailed with convoy:ONS-7.
  • Cargo:Ballast.
  • Time of sinking: 02.37 hours on 17th May 1943.
  • Internal tomb: East of Cape Farewell.
    
  • Additional Notes:52 crew members and one gunner were lost. The master, 18 crew members and six gunners were picked up by the British rescue ship.

Fate:

• Sunk 17th May 1943 East of Cape Farewell, Greenland, in position 58.54N, 42.33W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Swale. 47 dead [all hands lost].

Additional Information:

• U657 never ran with a wolf-pack, she never sunk large amounts of tonnage, her Korvettenkapitän was not a ACE, but to 47 men who lived inside her, she was their wolf and they were proud to serve with her.

• If you want me to research your U-Boat let me know, I'll be more than happy to help

[Bosje]

Very nice Venatore!

BdU just gave me U-47, I wonder if that boat ever did anything worth mentioning



For my serious careers, I've commanded U-2 aka The Rooster (Hahn) because I was cocky

and U-72 aka Mickey Mouse (mickey with the torpedo) because I was getting good at the game of cat and mouse

now I have a new career going, 100% realism for the first time, first patrol underway in the western approaches. No emblem as of yet