Why U657 is my U-boat of choice

Venatore · 11-15-07, 04:53 AM

When my love for German U-boats began, I wanted to attach myself to one particular U-boat and I was finding this very difficult due to the amount of U numbers.

In the end I thought I'll count the amount of letters in my first, middle, and surname, and this is what I came up with;

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

Since then I have researched U657 so much, that I now know all the real life crews names, all the crew back ground history, all the patrols of the boat, where she was built, her bases, it's emblems (x 2), colour scheme, and sadly the way she perished and where her internal tomb lays today.

U657 is my U-boat of choice and it's the only number I use in the SH3 world, whats yours and why?

Stierlitz · 11-15-07, 05:37 AM

Hey Venatore,

I just used the same method like you and came to the conclusion that "my" u-boot would be...

U-659

It seems that U-659 sunk after colliding with U-439...
"Sank at 0030hrs on 4 May, 1943 in the North Atlantic west of Cape Finisterre, in position 43.32N, 13.20W, after a collision with U-439. 44 dead and 3 survivors"
http://uboat.net/boats/u659.htm

How unlucky have you got to be to crash into another u-boot in the middle of the Atlantic? :rotfl:

Torplexed · 11-15-07, 07:59 AM

I just go with the U-Boat that's the same as my easy-to-remember luggage locker combination number.

U-123

q65 · 11-15-07, 02:19 PM

111 the s**thouse. It a bowling term I know and it seem apt to uboat life

U49 · 11-15-07, 04:04 PM

I thought it appropriate to continue the sequence of
U-47 (Scapa Flow)
U-48 (Most successful boat)

with a formerly unknown U-49: http://www.uboat.net/boats/u49.htm

History books can now be corrected

HikeMacD · 11-15-07, 04:42 PM

Hey V,
If I used your method I would end up with U-666.

Back to the drawing board.

GreyBeard · 11-15-07, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HikeMacD

Hey V,
If I used your method I would end up with U-666.

Back to the drawing board.

What's wrong with that?

PavelKirilovich · 11-15-07, 04:54 PM

Probably superstition. If I'm within 250km of the UK I dive every day between 1200 and 1400 hours. That got started when I was bounced by half of the RAF sometime in 1943.

U-Boat numbers were random the first time for me. U-48 was an unintentional designation for my Type VIIB. I might stick with U-568, name of my highly successful Type VIIC that survived the war. Got a good reference book handy for the data on both.

Brag · 11-15-07, 05:01 PM

I just accept what the game issues me. It is interesting to see how others adopt boats.

baggygreen · 11-15-07, 06:24 PM

I tend to go with whatever boat, at least until more recently when i tried taking U48 through the war. That stopped in the middle of the North Atlantic.....

If i was to go with ven's method, i'd end up with U475, a pissy little boat that never sank a ship - was used in a training flotilla it seems...

Sailor Steve · 11-15-07, 06:27 PM

I use SH3 Commander, and when I select a flotilla and get the drop-down list of available boats, I count them and roll a die. Totally random.

CaptainNemo12 · 11-15-07, 08:41 PM

U-52 for me!

A while, a friend and I were cooperating on a project which involved building a large scale model of a Type VII U-boat, when it came time to pick a number for the boat, we decided to simply combine our lucky numbers and see what comes up.

As it turns out, U-52 was indeed a Type VIIb, and I'm still very involved in the project today.

Monty9 · 11-15-07, 09:56 PM

U-299 for me. Got it from my birthday 29/9

Fusek · 11-15-07, 10:42 PM

U-23 for me, or numbers like 303, 505 123 etc... I find it hard to get emotionally attatched to just some random number.

Stealth Hunter · 11-15-07, 10:49 PM

U-93 shall always be mine.

BUT, if I were to do what you did, my U-boat ID would be U-645.

11-15-07, 04:53 AM	#1
Venatore Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia:- Sydney Posts: 2,049 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	Why U657 is my U-boat of choice When my love for German U-boats began, I wanted to attach myself to one particular U-boat and I was finding this very difficult due to the amount of U numbers. In the end I thought I'll count the amount of letters in my first, middle, and surname, and this is what I came up with; D*** S V**** 6 5 7 Since then I have researched U657 so much, that I now know all the real life crews names, all the crew back ground history, all the patrols of the boat, where she was built, her bases, it's emblems (x 2), colour scheme, and sadly the way she perished and where her internal tomb lays today. U657 is my U-boat of choice and it's the only number I use in the SH3 world, whats yours and why? Last edited by Venatore; 11-15-07 at 05:09 AM.

11-15-07, 07:59 AM	#3
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I just go with the U-Boat that's the same as my easy-to-remember luggage locker combination number. U-123 __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

11-15-07, 04:04 PM	#5
U49 Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: D/Niedersachsen Posts: 777 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	U49 I thought it appropriate to continue the sequence of U-47 (Scapa Flow) U-48 (Most successful boat) with a formerly unknown U-49: http://www.uboat.net/boats/u49.htm History books can now be corrected __________________ SH3 battle capability upgrades: GWX2.0, JSGME2.0, SH3Commander 2.7, SH3Gen 0.8.2, TorpDamageMod 2.0, OLC GUI 1.1.5 Awaiting combat readiness for GWX2.0: SH4 effetcs for SH3, SH3Weather 1.5 Following development of: www.subwolves.com Realism: 90%

11-15-07, 04:54 PM	#8
PavelKirilovich Machinist's Mate Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Canadian Coast Posts: 123 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	Probably superstition. If I'm within 250km of the UK I dive every day between 1200 and 1400 hours. That got started when I was bounced by half of the RAF sometime in 1943. U-Boat numbers were random the first time for me. U-48 was an unintentional designation for my Type VIIB. I might stick with U-568, name of my highly successful Type VIIC that survived the war. Got a good reference book handy for the data on both. __________________ Winter Garden on the North Atlantic Currently: U128 (Type IXC), U180 (Type IXD2), U198 (Type IXD2) operating in the I.O. Previously: U48 (Type VIIB), U568 (Type VIIC) [Completed 1940-1945 career in Type VIIs, in the Atlantic] Running: SH3 v1.4b w/ GWX 2.1

11-15-07, 05:01 PM	#9
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I just accept what the game issues me. It is interesting to see how others adopt boats. __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

11-15-07, 05:37 AM	#2
Stierlitz Loader Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lurking at PD... Posts: 86 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Hey Venatore, I just used the same method like you and came to the conclusion that "my" u-boot would be... U-659 It seems that U-659 sunk after colliding with U-439... "Sank at 0030hrs on 4 May, 1943 in the North Atlantic west of Cape Finisterre, in position 43.32N, 13.20W, after a collision with U-439. 44 dead and 3 survivors" http://uboat.net/boats/u659.htm How unlucky have you got to be to crash into another u-boot in the middle of the Atlantic? :rotfl:

11-15-07, 02:19 PM	#4
q65 Loader Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ontario Posts: 84 Downloads: 389 Uploads: 0	111 the s**thouse. It a bowling term I know and it seem apt to uboat life

11-15-07, 04:42 PM	#6
HikeMacD Watch Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Hey V, If I used your method I would end up with U-666. Back to the drawing board.

11-15-07, 06:24 PM	#10
baggygreen Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canberra, ACT, Down Under (really On Top) Posts: 1,880 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	I tend to go with whatever boat, at least until more recently when i tried taking U48 through the war. That stopped in the middle of the North Atlantic..... If i was to go with ven's method, i'd end up with U475, a pissy little boat that never sank a ship - was used in a training flotilla it seems...

11-15-07, 06:27 PM	#11
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I use SH3 Commander, and when I select a flotilla and get the drop-down list of available boats, I count them and roll a die. Totally random. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-15-07, 08:41 PM	#12
CaptainNemo12 Frogman Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 307 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	U-52 for me! A while, a friend and I were cooperating on a project which involved building a large scale model of a Type VII U-boat, when it came time to pick a number for the boat, we decided to simply combine our lucky numbers and see what comes up. As it turns out, U-52 was indeed a Type VIIb, and I'm still very involved in the project today.

11-15-07, 09:56 PM	#13
Monty9 Seaman Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 32 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	U-299 for me. Got it from my birthday 29/9 __________________ "ALL HANDS TO ACTION STATIONS"

11-15-07, 10:42 PM	#14
Fusek Bosun Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 65 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	U-23 for me, or numbers like 303, 505 123 etc... I find it hard to get emotionally attatched to just some random number.

11-15-07, 10:49 PM	#15
Stealth Hunter Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Y'ha-Nthlei Posts: 4,262 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	U-93 shall always be mine. BUT, if I were to do what you did, my U-boat ID would be U-645.