More Colored WWII material (Youtube)

_Seth_ · 12-14-06, 03:30 PM

Some nice pics of various kriegsmarine units (I think the uboat at 01.05 is a type IIA...)!

AVGWarhawk · 12-14-06, 03:50 PM

Two pictures of interest. The battleship with two rows of something sticking out of the water and surrounding the battleship. What are those? Second picture of interest: the last one of a battleship with nets on it. Guns up and down. It looks abandoned????

_Seth_ · 12-14-06, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Two pictures of interest. The battleship with two rows of something sticking out of the water and surrounding the battleship. What are those? Second picture of interest: the last one of a battleship with nets on it. Guns up and down. It looks abandoned????

Q1; I think its an artwork, with the floatation devices of the subnet showing.

Q2: I also think its abandoned.. Or it could be camoflaged, with the guns pointing in that direction to break the lines of the ship (in addition to the camonets).

DanBiddle · 12-14-06, 04:08 PM

I think the two rows of poles may be torpedo nets which were placed around the Tirpitz when she was moored in the Norwegian fjords.

As for the battleship at the end, that could be one of the ships scuttled in harbour and later brought up (notice the rust on the side) maybe the Admiral Hipper?

EDIT: Seth beat me to it :p

Cheers,

Dan

AVGWarhawk · 12-14-06, 04:10 PM

Yeah, subnets I suspect or torpedo nets. Are they function as both!

Guns like that too break a line...interesting, I would never had thought of that. I know the nets are used for camo but the vessel really looks abandoned to me.

_Seth_ · 12-14-06, 04:19 PM

Good thinking, guys

.... Maybe someone could shed some more light in this...:hmm:

Grell · 12-14-06, 04:25 PM

Thanks for the link, it's nice to see some colour for a change.

Regards,

Grell

_Seth_ · 12-14-06, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Grell

Thanks for the link, it's nice to see some colour for a change.

Regards,

Grell

your welcome, Grell!

And welcome to the best Forum on the internet!

DedEye · 12-15-06, 07:50 AM

At first I thought it was the Gneisneau (destroyed in port by a bomb to the fwd magazine), or one of the pocket battlehips, but even though there appears to be a single rear turret, it appears to be a 2 gun mount vs a 3 gun mount, so I'm not sure. Perhaps one of the older battlecruisers like the Koln?

bigboywooly · 12-15-06, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by _Seth_

Good thinking, guys

.... Maybe someone could shed some more light in this...:hmm:

Well I took the obvious step and PM the guy who uploaded the vid
He said its the destroyed Hipper in port

_Seth_ · 12-15-06, 04:11 PM

Ahha! Cool, mate!! Now we know that!! Thanx!

bigboywooly · 12-15-06, 04:48 PM

03.04.1945: Admiral Hipper is hit by bombs during a British air attack. The ship is heavily damaged.
09.04.1945: Again hit during an air attack, superstructures heavily damaged.
03.05.1945: Blown up in the dock of Deutsche Werke, Kiel.
1948/49 Moved to Heikendorf Bight and scraped by the British.

_Seth_ · 12-15-06, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by bigboywooly

03.04.1945: Admiral Hipper is hit by bombs during a British air attack. The ship is heavily damaged.
09.04.1945: Again hit during an air attack, superstructures heavily damaged.
03.05.1945: Blown up in the dock of Deutsche Werke, Kiel.
1948/49 Moved to Heikendorf Bight and scraped by the British.

Niiiice!!!!

12-14-06, 03:30 PM	#1
_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	More Colored WWII material (Youtube) Some nice pics of various kriegsmarine units (I think the uboat at 01.05 is a type IIA...)! __________________ Last edited by _Seth_; 12-14-06 at 03:43 PM.

12-14-06, 03:50 PM	#2
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,275 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Two pictures of interest. The battleship with two rows of something sticking out of the water and surrounding the battleship. What are those? Second picture of interest: the last one of a battleship with nets on it. Guns up and down. It looks abandoned???? __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

12-14-06, 04:08 PM	#4
DanBiddle Torpedoman Join Date: May 2006 Location: London, UK Posts: 117 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	I think the two rows of poles may be torpedo nets which were placed around the Tirpitz when she was moored in the Norwegian fjords. As for the battleship at the end, that could be one of the ships scuttled in harbour and later brought up (notice the rust on the side) maybe the Admiral Hipper? EDIT: Seth beat me to it :p Cheers, Dan __________________

12-14-06, 04:10 PM	#5
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,275 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Yeah, subnets I suspect or torpedo nets. Are they function as both! Guns like that too break a line...interesting, I would never had thought of that. I know the nets are used for camo but the vessel really looks abandoned to me. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

12-14-06, 04:19 PM	#6
_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	Good thinking, guys .... Maybe someone could shed some more light in this...:hmm: __________________

12-14-06, 04:25 PM	#7
Grell Mate Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 59 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the link, it's nice to see some colour for a change. Regards, Grell

12-15-06, 07:50 AM	#9
DedEye Electrician's Mate Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Edmonton Posts: 133 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	At first I thought it was the Gneisneau (destroyed in port by a bomb to the fwd magazine), or one of the pocket battlehips, but even though there appears to be a single rear turret, it appears to be a 2 gun mount vs a 3 gun mount, so I'm not sure. Perhaps one of the older battlecruisers like the Koln? __________________ U-Boot Spezial Cocktail......neidisch?

12-15-06, 04:11 PM	#11
_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	Ahha! Cool, mate!! Now we know that!! Thanx! __________________

12-15-06, 04:48 PM	#12
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	03.04.1945: Admiral Hipper is hit by bombs during a British air attack. The ship is heavily damaged. 09.04.1945: Again hit during an air attack, superstructures heavily damaged. 03.05.1945: Blown up in the dock of Deutsche Werke, Kiel. 1948/49 Moved to Heikendorf Bight and scraped by the British. __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41