Kriegsmarine UCII telegraph

[Colin O.]

Hello,

here are some pictures of a conning tower engine telegraph from a UCII type u boat circa 1916,this came to me in poor, incomplete condition and i am restoring it, i need help with the handle, does anybody have any idea of how an original looked? i presume it would be wooden with a brass shaft through the middle to connect it to the part that is still present, any information that anyone can offer concerning this machine will be gratefully received.

many thanks.

[Colin O.]

try again with the pictures.

[Colin O.]

Thats better, here is another view, the switch at the top would have turned on an internal light to illuminate the scale, i am hoping to re-create this function, the casing is totally empty apart from the speed scale, i am making an accurate copy of that too, but obviously keeping the original safe.

[storage133]

Hello Colin,

nice item. I never saw it befor.

Unfortunaly i don't receive a reply from FTU.

Maybe you can use the Photos from UC74

Best regards

Sto

[storage133]

Depth Gauge

[Colin O.]

Thanks for your reply Sto, thats an interesting picture, there is a different version of the telegraph in the top corner, it has the handle that sticks out rather than down, but i can see it has the same speed scale, thanks again, we are on the right track.

[Colin O.]

the scale reads from left to right,

AUSS.K

ALLE.F

GROSS.F

HALBE.F

LANGS.F

KLEINE.F

ACHTUNG

STOPP

then the lettering changes from black to red and it reads.

LANGS.F

HALBE.F

AUSS.K

there are umlauts on the A in Auss but i cant do them with this keyboard.. i note there are no mention of diesel or e machinen like with ww2 boats.

[guntherprien]

hello c

i have also pieces from u boats kaiserliche marine

here somme pics

the telegraph is from the uc71

the ruderanzeiger is stil in working condition

the last pic is a tauchretter from the u 11 kaiserliche marine

here pics

greetz

g

[Colin O.]

Thank you G.

Those are indeed wonderful and rare items you show, the telegraph is the same as mine,and like mine has clearly been recovered from underwater.

thank you for posting your reply

Col.

[guntherprien]

hello colin o

my telegraph commes from the wrak uc71 he sunk himself on the way to england wen the war was endet

i restorated by myself

yes i know these pieces you find only in sunken wraks and are verry rare

best regards

g

[Alejandro]

My congratulations guenther impressive collection I really enjoyed visiting your Uboat display

kindly regards from Spain

Alejandro

[storage133]

Congratulation Guenther,

you once more surpriced us with beautiful items

from your collection.

Best reagrds

Sto

[Colin O.]

GP,

is the rudder indicator from the same boat? the condition looks too good to have been underwater for a long time, i have the conning tower rudder indicator too, but the condition is really poor and incomplete.

Col.

[guntherprien]

hello colin

the ruderanzeiger and these 2 meters are new condition and stil in working condition

i buy them long thime ago in berlin

[Colin O.]

Hello G,

I did not think those items had the underwater look...

on the rudder indicator, is the lettering a particular font style?, it is the same font as my telegraph which i wish to restore.

[Colin O.]

Hello.

Here is an update on the restoration of this piece, the lamp holder is only temporary.

this was last illuminated in 1916.

Hope you enjoy.

[Colin O.]

more

[Colin O.]

At home with some younger freinds.