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.

makman94 · 09-10-19, 01:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leoz

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.

Hi Leoz,

have you took any pics from your visit there? If yes, please show

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Pancoast

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.

Hi John,

this one is a small lathe so, i guess, it wouldn't be so power consuming.It looks that they had it for making small shafts,gears or threads on the fly (really necessery item imo). Cleaning oil and scrap metal, for sure, was not a problem for the...captain...all he said was "clean the lathe"..."yes sir"....

Leoz · 09-10-19, 03:45 AM

Makman. Unfortunately no. I was little then. Just remember it was big; in good condition; and I remember the blue checkered bedding on the bunks.

Will go back and get plenty of photos.

They could make an amazing display there if they could ever dig up the proper sit-down attack scope; make duplicates of it and have about 8 of them on a floor where people could sit down and take a spin in it.

I have been on 3 museum U.S. fleet boats (Hawaii, Mobile, Baltimore) I seem to remember maybe they had a lathe on them....

Off topic: thanks for all of the wonderful mod work you have done. Extremely grateful.

John Pancoast · 09-10-19, 04:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by makman94

Hi Leoz,

have you took any pics from your visit there? If yes, please show

Hi John,

this one is a small lathe so, i guess, it wouldn't be so power consuming.It looks that they had it for making small shafts,gears or threads on the fly (really necessery item imo). Cleaning oil and scrap metal, for sure, was not a problem for the...captain...all he said was "clean the lathe"..."yes sir"....

Yeah, even the smaller ones (that one isn't the smallest by far) take a lot of power and the mess on the lathe isn't the problem; the debris/oil gets all over the floor, etc. too. let alone storage for the metal used for any job.

Never would have guessed; thanks for the post and thanks for your modding work !

makman94 · 09-11-19, 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leoz

Makman. Unfortunately no. I was little then. Just remember it was big; in good condition; and I remember the blue checkered bedding on the bunks.

Will go back and get plenty of photos.

They could make an amazing display there if they could ever dig up the proper sit-down attack scope; make duplicates of it and have about 8 of them on a floor where people could sit down and take a spin in it.

I have been on 3 museum U.S. fleet boats (Hawaii, Mobile, Baltimore) I seem to remember maybe they had a lathe on them....

Off topic: thanks for all of the wonderful mod work you have done. Extremely grateful.

hi Leoz,
oh yes....very good idea but they haven't done it allready? i mean looking through the scope is what everyone has in his mind to do first when visiting it...

Take as much photos as you can and share them, it always so time consuming searching for a specific part and realize that may noone ever take a pic of it

Thank you very much for your kind words, i really appreciate them

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Pancoast

Yeah, even the smaller ones (that one isn't the smallest by far) take a lot of power and the mess on the lathe isn't the problem; the debris/oil gets all over the floor, etc. too. let alone storage for the metal used for any job.

Never would have guessed; thanks for the post and thanks for your modding work !

hi John,
yes there are much smaller lathes (i know) but this one doesn't look to belong to the big ones. Anyway, i am not an expert so what i said was a guess and i read your informing post with interest

This one that you said about the metal storage seems so logical and....heavy (i mean heavy with the real meaning of the word).
i have seen lathe working (in fact, once i was operating it under the owner's eye and directions) and i know the mess of oil and debris you are talking about

Thank you too for your kind words John

Jeff-Groves · 09-11-19, 10:02 AM

makman94 · 09-11-19, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeff-Groves

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You look so huppy next to it Jeff

Anvar1061 · 09-11-19, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff-Groves

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Quote:

Originally Posted by makman94

You look so huppy next to it Jeff

Jeff-Groves · 09-11-19, 06:46 PM

Yeah. Was a very nice day spent touring the Boat.
I'll check to see if I have more pics saved somewhere.

David I · 09-12-19, 12:02 PM

Visiting the U 505 in Chicago was like a trip to Mecca to this old boy.

I knew a lot about the boat, it's war history, it's crew and it's captors. I knew even more when I left.

David I

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09-07-19, 07:06 AM	#3
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: 3,174 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

09-10-19, 03:45 AM	#8
Leoz Ensign Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Near The Rockalls Bank Posts: 235 Downloads: 253 Uploads: 0	Makman. Unfortunately no. I was little then. Just remember it was big; in good condition; and I remember the blue checkered bedding on the bunks. Will go back and get plenty of photos. They could make an amazing display there if they could ever dig up the proper sit-down attack scope; make duplicates of it and have about 8 of them on a floor where people could sit down and take a spin in it. I have been on 3 museum U.S. fleet boats (Hawaii, Mobile, Baltimore) I seem to remember maybe they had a lathe on them.... Off topic: thanks for all of the wonderful mod work you have done. Extremely grateful. __________________ Leoz "Auf gefechtsstationen!" NYGM

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.

09-11-19, 10:02 AM	#11
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,319 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	__________________ I don't do Stupid. So don't ask.

09-11-19, 06:46 PM	#14
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,319 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	Yeah. Was a very nice day spent touring the Boat. I'll check to see if I have more pics saved somewhere. __________________ I don't do Stupid. So don't ask.

09-12-19, 12:02 PM	#15
David I Ensign Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 231 Downloads: 360 Uploads: 0	U 505 in Chicago Visiting the U 505 in Chicago was like a trip to Mecca to this old boy. I knew a lot about the boat, it's war history, it's crew and it's captors. I knew even more when I left. David I

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