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U-Boot Type XXI in Detail
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A peek
towards rudder engine
with emergency manual steering wheel dominating the view. |
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Close-up of the rudder actuator. |
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View from astern on
the electrical engine room bulkhead. The aft compartment houses
also a
toilet, an airlock for Kampfschwimmer (German Navy SEAL´s)
and the countermeasures system. Whereas the lock is a post-war
addition, the Pillenwerfer (Pill thrower) was already used in
the war.
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Decoy ejection system
(Pillenwerfer). The system, introduced with the Type XXI and
used in an almost unchanged state since, shoots cans filled with a
substance that produces air bubbles that disturb enemy detection
systems. Later on, the system became known as the Bold, short
for Lügenbold (something like "lying little
urchin")
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(detail_xxx_73.jpg)
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My best attempt at photographing the stern toilet.
Elcosed toilet cabins were another "luxury" in which the
Type XXI excelled over earlier German submarines.
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The
UPM – Unidentified Piece of Machinery ;-) |
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View from astern, railing for exit visible
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Fresh air again.
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