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  1. Jim
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    The Merchantmen pressed on Regardless

    The Merchantmen press on in this convoy which brought precious cargoes into port, while the R.A.F kept watch with a far seeing eye above them....
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 29, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: Merchant Navy During WWII
  2. Jim
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    We Sailed Half Our Ship for Three Days

    Crews of of vessels sunk by enemy action have several times navigated small boats in masterly fashion, but a more unusual feat was performed by...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 15, 2010, 1 replies, in forum: Merchant Navy During WWII
  3. Jim
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    How the Merchant Navy Fought Back

    Naval officers and ratings were detailed to instruct the crews of merchant ships in gunnery, and found them apt and eager pupils. The proper way...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 14, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: Merchant Navy During WWII
  4. Jim
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    The Menace of the German Sea Mines

    New Nazi Frightfulness off Britain's Coasts A number of neutral ships sunk by German mines close into the English shore marked the opening of...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 9, 2010, 4 replies, in forum: Merchant Navy During WWII
  5. Jim
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    They Defied The U-Boats

    At the beginning of the war the King sent the following message to the British Merchant Navy and British Fishing Fleets: “In these anxious...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 8, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: Merchant Navy During WWII
  6. ave8ta
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    Please help : Most successful naval units

    Gidday Gidday, First ever post here guys and helping you might be able to answer the following question. "Which were the most successful ships...
    Thread by: ave8ta, Dec 27, 2009, 26 replies, in forum: Information Requests
  7. eaj1es
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    U-boat set reenactment shoot

    Hello all just wanted to share our U-boat interior project and a little reenactment shoot last week. YouTube - uboat reenactment shoot. a...
    Thread by: eaj1es, Nov 23, 2009, 4 replies, in forum: Living History
  8. Jim
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    U-Boat U-89

    U-89 is seen here leaving the U-Boat Bunker in Brest, it was heading to take part in the Atlantic operations in the Autumn of 1942. U-89 was sunk...
    Thread by: Jim, Jun 21, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: German U-Boats
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    U-Boat Type XXIII U-2336

    This plate shows U-2336 under the command of Kapitanleutnant Emil Klusmeier, having returned from her last mission of the war on 14 May 1945. Her...
    Thread by: Jim, Jun 19, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: German U-Boats
  10. Jim
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    U-Boat Type IXD Recharging Her Batteries

    This type IXU is shown running on the surface at night, using her diesel engines to recharge the batteries for her electric motors. The bright...
    Thread by: Jim, Jun 19, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: German U-Boats
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    U-Boat Bunker Bruno

    Bergen Bruno Shortly after the invasion of Norway in 1940, the Germans established naval bases at several ports, Bergen being one of the most...
    Thread by: Jim, Jun 16, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: German U-Boats
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    U-Boat Bunker Elbe II Hamburg

    Plans for a New U-Boat Bunker at the Howaldtswerke yards on the River Elbe at Hamburg were approved in 1940, with construction commencing at the...
    Thread by: Jim, Jun 16, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: German U-Boats
  13. Jim
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    Inside a U-Boat Bunker

    This illustration shows the interior of a U-Boat bunker. An operational boat is undergoing repair and maintenance in one of the dry dock capable...
    Thread by: Jim, Jun 16, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: German U-Boats
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    U-Boat Pens

    The two-pen Scorff bunker at Lorient in the final stages of construction. The left pen still being protected by a coffer dam. The raised central...
    Thread by: Jim, Jun 16, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: German U-Boats
  15. Spitfire XIV-E
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    The capture of U-110 : Enigma is broken

    On 9th May 1941 a Type IXC U-Boat - U-110, Commanded by KapitanLeutnant Fritz-Julius Lemp was attacking Convoy OB318 in the North Atlantic, South...
    Thread by: Spitfire XIV-E, Jan 21, 2008, 5 replies, in forum: The Secret War: Resistance and Espionage During WW
  16. Jim
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    Rocket launching from U-boats During WWII

    As was the case in many other fields of advanced experimentation, the Germans only toyed with adapting rockets for launch from a submerged U-boat....
    Thread by: Jim, Dec 25, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: German U-Boats
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    U-Boat Insignia

    After a U-boat had completed its six month working-up period with one of the Baltic training flotillas, it was declared “Frontreif’-ready for...
    Thread by: Jim, Nov 20, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: German U-Boats
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    The Deck Gun of U-Boat 552

    The deck gun of U-552, type VIIC, is shown fully manned. Aimer and layer are at their stations, in their padded braces, while the loader stands...
    Thread by: Jim, Nov 20, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: German U-Boats
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    U-Boat Snorkels

    The snorkel, so long associated with U-boats, was not originally a Ger-man idea. Rather, it was of Dutch origin, having been first experimentally...
    Thread by: Jim, Nov 20, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: German U-Boats
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    U-Boats and Aircraft

    Having a particularly low superstructure, a submarine has an extremely limited horizon. This is one of the chief limitations of the type, since a...
    Thread by: Jim, Nov 19, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: German U-Boats
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