A Lathe onboard !

makman94 · 09-05-19, 09:07 PM

Hello subsimers,

this was a surprise for me, do you expected to see a mini lathe onboard ?
(the author of the pic says that it is from U-505, captured in WW2 and presently on display in Chicago Illinois)

ivanov.ruslan · 09-05-19, 09:10 PM

Yeah, a real surprise

Pisces · 09-07-19, 07:06 AM

Well, U-505 was a type-9. Significantly larger than the more commonly known and portraid type 7. I'd say there is more space for that. If you are out of port for weeks and need to repair stuff, I'd want such a thing on board.

YellowFin · 09-07-19, 02:57 PM

The German wikipedia entry for the type XXI said that most of the XXI were equipped with a 'lathe' (didn't know this term, but the tool in the picture is the one mentioned in the article).

The lathe was fitted because the project "Ursel" wasn't ready. Ursel was a weapon system featuring a solid fuel rocket booster torpedo for active defense against destroyers / sub-hunters.

Leoz · 09-07-19, 11:38 PM

Very cool Makman94. Thanks for that.
Have seen the 505, but it has been some years. Highly recommended.

Can't remember. Makes sense though.

There is a YouTube video (can't find the link) of a type IX on patrol and they have salvage wet gear. Shows them going over the side to do some welding repairing something.

John Pancoast · 09-08-19, 09:00 PM

Interesting. Lathes require a lot of power and room to operate, let alone the pitching/rolling of the sub.
Can be very messy too, what with the cutting oil and scrap metal.

09-05-19, 09:07 PM	#1
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Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,892 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	Well, U-505 was a type-9. Significantly larger than the more commonly known and portraid type 7. I'd say there is more space for that. If you are out of port for weeks and need to repair stuff, I'd want such a thing on board. __________________ My site downloads: https://ricojansen.nl/downloads

09-07-19, 11:38 PM	#5
Leoz Ensign Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Near The Rockalls Bank Posts: 235 Downloads: 253 Uploads: 0	Very cool Makman94. Thanks for that. Have seen the 505, but it has been some years. Highly recommended. Can't remember. Makes sense though. There is a YouTube video (can't find the link) of a type IX on patrol and they have salvage wet gear. Shows them going over the side to do some welding repairing something. __________________ Leoz "Auf gefechtsstationen!" NYGM

09-08-19, 09:00 PM	#6
John Pancoast Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Minnysoda Posts: 3,183 Downloads: 490 Uploads: 4	Interesting. Lathes require a lot of power and room to operate, let alone the pitching/rolling of the sub. Can be very messy too, what with the cutting oil and scrap metal. __________________ "Realistic" is not always GAME-GOOD." - Wave Skipper

09-05-19, 09:10 PM	#2
ivanov.ruslan The Old Man Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pleven,BG Posts: 1,577 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 0	Yeah, a real surprise

09-07-19, 02:57 PM	#4
YellowFin Engineer Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 208 Downloads: 56 Uploads: 0	The German wikipedia entry for the type XXI said that most of the XXI were equipped with a 'lathe' (didn't know this term, but the tool in the picture is the one mentioned in the article). The lathe was fitted because the project "Ursel" wasn't ready. Ursel was a weapon system featuring a solid fuel rocket booster torpedo for active defense against destroyers / sub-hunters.