U96 course

CCIP · 01-17-11, 12:05 AM

No, there was a UA in WWII. It was a boat originally built in Germany for the Turkish navy and seized at the start of the war. It was actually quite successful, even with a much different design from the German U-boats http://uboat.net/boats/foreign_ua.htm

However it's definitely not the boat in Das Boot.

Gargamel · 01-17-11, 02:36 AM

Ok, That makes more sense then. I had remembered U-A making some fairly successful trips to the western shores of Africa. The impression I got was it was somewhere between a VII and A IX.

Time to do a little Digging!

Gargamel · 01-17-11, 02:41 AM

From http://www.uboat.net/boats/foreign_ua.htm:

The boat was almost ready as the Turkish Batiray (the second of 4 ordered from Germaniawerft, the first, Saldiray, had been delivered in June 1939) when the war in Europe broke out and she was not handed to the Turkish but rather commissioned into the German Navy.
The remaining two boats, Atilay and Yildiray, were laid down in Turkish yards under German supervision. Altiray was commissioned in 1940 but with the German engineers and designers gone due to the war Yildiray was much delayed and was not commissioned until Jan, 1946. Altiray was lost with all hands to a moored mine on 14 July, 1942.
She was briefly named Optimist by the Germans but given her UA name on 21 Sept, 1939. She was the most successful foreign U-boat in German service by far, credited with 7 of the 9 ships sunk by those boats. Cohausz sank all those 7 ships and Eckermann sank one.

So has anybody modeled this boat in a mod yet? It looks kinda cool.

Sailor Steve · 01-17-11, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

No, there was a UA in WWII.

I thought there was, but I searched the site thoroughly (or so I thought) and couldn't find it. I didn't think to look at the captured boats section.

flag4 · 01-17-11, 02:56 PM

thanks everyone. thanks for the links. i did find U96 sinkings on google maps with flags and names for each ship sunk, but dont know how to post the link?
the other map from from uboat.net is interesting coz it zigzags everywhere. i didnt know Bucheim compiled many patrols to use for one in the film. i'll just head up to AK then and see how long i last!

cheers!

01-17-11, 12:05 AM	#1
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	No, there was a UA in WWII. It was a boat originally built in Germany for the Turkish navy and seized at the start of the war. It was actually quite successful, even with a much different design from the German U-boats http://uboat.net/boats/foreign_ua.htm However it's definitely not the boat in Das Boot. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

01-17-11, 02:36 AM	#2
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Ok, That makes more sense then. I had remembered U-A making some fairly successful trips to the western shores of Africa. The impression I got was it was somewhere between a VII and A IX. Time to do a little Digging! __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

01-17-11, 02:41 AM	#3
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	From http://www.uboat.net/boats/foreign_ua.htm: The boat was almost ready as the Turkish Batiray (the second of 4 ordered from Germaniawerft, the first, Saldiray, had been delivered in June 1939) when the war in Europe broke out and she was not handed to the Turkish but rather commissioned into the German Navy. The remaining two boats, Atilay and Yildiray, were laid down in Turkish yards under German supervision. Altiray was commissioned in 1940 but with the German engineers and designers gone due to the war Yildiray was much delayed and was not commissioned until Jan, 1946. Altiray was lost with all hands to a moored mine on 14 July, 1942. She was briefly named Optimist by the Germans but given her UA name on 21 Sept, 1939. She was the most successful foreign U-boat in German service by far, credited with 7 of the 9 ships sunk by those boats. Cohausz sank all those 7 ships and Eckermann sank one. So has anybody modeled this boat in a mod yet? It looks kinda cool. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

01-17-11, 02:56 PM	#5
flag4 Watch Officer Join Date: May 2007 Location: as far away as possible Posts: 1,625 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 0	thanks everyone. thanks for the links. i did find U96 sinkings on google maps with flags and names for each ship sunk, but dont know how to post the link? the other map from from uboat.net is interesting coz it zigzags everywhere. i didnt know Bucheim compiled many patrols to use for one in the film. i'll just head up to AK then and see how long i last! cheers! __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] ' We are here on Earth to fart around. Don't let anybody tell you any different.' Kurt Vonnegut

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