Kriegsmarine U-Boot navigation instruments

[reinoudmilitary]

Markings on the arithmic ruler, used on marinschule Kiel.

[Hinrik]

Hi guys,

I am new here aswell, and also new in the "U-boat department" although I have been collecting Iceland related WWII stuff for years. There are a number of U-boat?s related to, or operated near Iceland, so I have become a big fan. Here is a small shot of one side of my collection storage room...soon to be "filled" with U-boat / KM items

Hinrik Steinsson

Curator

Aviation War History Museum (project)

Reykjavik

Iceland

[Hinrik]

Here are some U-boat Items I have bought recently. What do you think about this stop watch, marked:

"U-jagd" ?

[Hinrik]

Stopwatch back.

[Hinrik]

Torpedo Manuals and "Erkennungstafle 4" recognition sheet.

[KM-SPAIN]

Hello Hinrik and wellcome here and to the Kriegsmarine/U-Boot collecting world. About the stopwach, is one of the most nice and rare that you can find, but I think that it was used only by u-bootjagd vessels and not by the u-boot.

Wellcome again and regards.

Eduardo

[Hinrik]

The manuals I have are all marked "Admirality Property" Does that possibly mean this comes from a captured U-boat? Is there any way I can research the property number?

[Hinrik]

Thanks for info Eduardo.

Nice minty condition Tauchretter. I am missing the air bottle and goggles....if anyone knows where to find them?

[Hinrik]

10,5 cm deck gun shell with projectile, recovered from sunk U-boat in Northsea, close to Holland. I did not get the location or U-boat number from the diver.

[Hinrik]

10,5 cm Projectile (deactivated) from above shell.

[Hinrik]

U-boat 3,7 cm Flak round

[Hinrik]

Cased humitity gauge, said to be used in U-boat (?) Does anyone have a photo that shows this in use?

[Hinrik]

Humitity gauge 2

[Hinrik]

NCO Gray lether jacket and pants.

[Hinrik]

I got this Silver cup on Ebay. Seller also had a photo album from U-48, but I missed out on that. The photo shown came with it. Do you guys know the men in the photo? Is is Herbert Schultze?

The cup is nicely engraved with the 7th Flottila emblem, orignally designed for Gunther Prien if I am not mistaken. Still waiting for it in the mail.

It has "54.700 to" engraved on it. I was wondering if this could of been made in honor of Herbert Schultze?s second patrol, but with a slightly over estemated tonnage sunk? Actual tonnage after second partol was:

51.930. What do you guys think?

Hinrik

[Hinrik]

Photo that came with it. Is it Herbert Schultze?

[Hinrik]

U-48 + emblem

[Hinrik]

Cased Search light. This is marked "Oberkommando der Heers" but still some people seam to think this was used in U-boats. Does anyone here have photos that shows this in use?

[Hinrik]

Manufactures Dataplate

[Hinrik]

"O. K. H" dataplate. I spoke to Paul Darcy, U-boat collector in Ireland, and he said that his lamp is also with this marking. Can anyone explain why the Heer would have a searchlamp marked for "marine"?

[Hinrik]

Soldbuch from member of U-386. I saw on an earlier post the Gordon also has one from the same boat. Wonder if they were both killed in action, while serving on U-386.

[Hinrik]

Soldbuch from man that served on Cruiser Koln and then went to U-719. KIA on that boat.

[Hinrik]

Just acuired this one also, from a Dr. working on a U-boat. Nice "U" stamp and uniform photo.

Well...that is about it, but I guess I am off to a good start, considering on 2-3 months of collection U-boat stuff. This will be in our future museum in Iceland.

Looking forward to see your replies.

Hinrik Steinsson

Reykjavik Iceland

[Hinrik]

Micheal,

Thanks for the photos and info. So this lamp was used as a signaling device?

Your collection is great, thanks for sharing. I have been told that the Tachretter was used after the war. Do you think this one is post war?

Regards

Hinrik

[Bob Hunter]

Wonderful display. I really like the U-48 cup and photo.