U-Boat Image ID Need Help!

Wigabee · 11-28-13, 07:21 PM

I was given a framed print of this exact photo some time ago and ever since I started trying to identify it, I've been overwhelmed with different possibilities. I've heard that it was either a VIIA or VIIB but some even thought it was a World War One era type UB. If anyone can properly identify it, I would be very grateful! Thanks!

nikimcbee · 11-28-13, 07:49 PM

It could be a type UB III class? The net cutter looks very suspicious. Need to look at more photos.

Buddahaid · 11-29-13, 12:26 AM

I think you nailed it. Looks like a UBIII more than anything else printed in Rossler's book.

nikimcbee · 11-29-13, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Buddahaid

I think you nailed it. Looks like a UBIII more than anything else printed in Rossler's book.

Just checked my copy.

I think it is a UBIII class. @ sets of floats on the cables, The deck railing kinda matches, and the bow looks kinda short compared to a WW2 VIIA.

Aktungbby · 11-29-13, 03:00 AM

Believe it is the SM (Seiner Majestät) UB 148 built by AG Weser of Bremen and commissioned in 1918 and sunk after the German Armistice of 1918 by USS Sicard as a target.

Jimbuna · 11-29-13, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

It could be a type UB III class? The net cutter looks very suspicious. Need to look at more photos.

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Originally Posted by Buddahaid

I think you nailed it. Looks like a UBIII more than anything else printed in Rossler's book.

Agreed...a UBIII Class.

@Kranz...I saw what you did.

Wigabee · 11-29-13, 09:00 PM

Alright! Seems like it is a UB after all. I wouldn't have guessed. I really appreciate all of the quick help! Happy hunting!

Jimbuna · 11-30-13, 06:49 AM

She is most likely either UB-67 or UB-148

http://www.ww1medals.net/ww1_imperia...avy_badges.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SM_UB-67

nikimcbee · 11-30-13, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

She is most likely either UB-67 or UB-148

http://www.ww1medals.net/ww1_imperia...avy_badges.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SM_UB-67

Great find.

Jimbuna · 11-30-13, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Great find.

Danke

Aktungbby · 11-30-13, 03:02 PM

My apology; I had googled UB III's and saw the OP's photo prior to my above post; it is UB 148; I should have been more emphatic

Wigabee · 11-30-13, 03:05 PM

Yes, great find! I believe that the boat is UB-148 not 67 due to the agreeing resources and the fact that UB-67 was a Mediterranean boat and didn't leave until 1922 when she was "broken up" at Swansea. Apparently, the original photo was stamped "UB-148 at sea, on her way to the United States of America, circa 1919, with Lt. Comdr. Harold T. Smith in command, after having been surrendered to the United States Navy, at Harwich, England." Those don't look like Mediterranean seas to me. Thanks again everyone, we came across a lot more information that I expected!

Wigabee · 11-30-13, 06:56 PM

Hmm. The land you can see between the conning tower and net cutter was pointed out to me and could possibly be Heligoland. That wouldn't match up with what we thought. Any ideas?

Jimbuna · 12-01-13, 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Wigabee

Hmm. The land you can see between the conning tower and net cutter was pointed out to me and could possibly be Heligoland. That wouldn't match up with what we thought. Any ideas?

With a picture of this quality it would be impossible to ascertain for sure.

Buddahaid · 12-01-13, 11:44 AM

Only one structure visible and it could be a lighthouse. Maybe a search for old lighthouses would yield a clue.

11-28-13, 07:21 PM	#1
Wigabee Bosun Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 68 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	U-Boat Image ID Need Help! I was given a framed print of this exact photo some time ago and ever since I started trying to identify it, I've been overwhelmed with different possibilities. I've heard that it was either a VIIA or VIIB but some even thought it was a World War One era type UB. If anyone can properly identify it, I would be very grateful! Thanks! __________________ Silent Hunter III GWX Gold 100% Realism ''Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance.'' - Nathan Zelk, USS Montpelier

11-28-13, 07:49 PM	#2
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	It could be a type UB III class? The net cutter looks very suspicious. Need to look at more photos. __________________

11-29-13, 12:26 AM	#3
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,324 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	I think you nailed it. Looks like a UBIII more than anything else printed in Rossler's book. __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

11-29-13, 03:00 AM	#5
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,021 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Believe it is the SM (Seiner Majestät) UB 148 built by AG Weser of Bremen and commissioned in 1918 and sunk after the German Armistice of 1918 by USS Sicard as a target. __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!! Last edited by Aktungbby; 11-29-13 at 12:26 PM.

11-29-13, 09:00 PM	#7
Wigabee Bosun Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 68 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Alright! Seems like it is a UB after all. I wouldn't have guessed. I really appreciate all of the quick help! Happy hunting! __________________ Silent Hunter III GWX Gold 100% Realism ''Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance.'' - Nathan Zelk, USS Montpelier

11-30-13, 06:49 AM	#8
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,584 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	She is most likely either UB-67 or UB-148 http://www.ww1medals.net/ww1_imperia...avy_badges.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SM_UB-67 __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-30-13, 03:02 PM	#11
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,021 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	My apology; I had googled UB III's and saw the OP's photo prior to my above post; it is UB 148; I should have been more emphatic __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

11-30-13, 03:05 PM	#12
Wigabee Bosun Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 68 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Yes, great find! I believe that the boat is UB-148 not 67 due to the agreeing resources and the fact that UB-67 was a Mediterranean boat and didn't leave until 1922 when she was "broken up" at Swansea. Apparently, the original photo was stamped "*UB-148* at sea, on her way to the United States of America, circa 1919, with Lt. Comdr. Harold T. Smith in command, after having been surrendered to the United States Navy, at Harwich, England." Those don't look like Mediterranean seas to me. Thanks again everyone, we came across a lot more information that I expected! __________________ Silent Hunter III GWX Gold 100% Realism ''Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance.'' - Nathan Zelk, USS Montpelier

11-30-13, 06:56 PM	#13
Wigabee Bosun Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 68 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Hmm. The land you can see between the conning tower and net cutter was pointed out to me and could possibly be Heligoland. That wouldn't match up with what we thought. Any ideas? __________________ Silent Hunter III GWX Gold 100% Realism ''Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance.'' - Nathan Zelk, USS Montpelier

12-01-13, 11:44 AM	#15
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,324 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	Only one structure visible and it could be a lighthouse. Maybe a search for old lighthouses would yield a clue. __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie