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U 190
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Looking aft in the control room. The ladder
leads up to the conning tower, and the white cylinder is the periscope well.
A voice tube is visible beside the ladder. DND photo, Courtesy of Dave Shirlaw. |
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Taken in the torpedo room, this photo
looks through the hatch into the Petty Officers' quarters. The passage in
the background leads into the Galley. Take a look at the final U 190 photo
for a view looking forward from the Galley. DND photo, Courtesy of Dave Shirlaw. |
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This was taken in the forward torpedo
room, showing the four 21" (53 cm) torpedo tubes. If you look really carefully
at the bag on the bottom left, you can make out the word 'Cornwallis', the
name of one of the Nova Scotian training bases at the time. There are a couple
of fire extinguishers left and right of the tubes. DND photo, Courtesy of
Dave Shirlaw. |
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Same room again, but farther back. This
view makes the compartment look rather roomy, but originally it would have
been filled with torpedoes, sleeping quarters, and stores; all of this made
for rather cramped accommodations. The tables present do not appear original.
The head would be just to the right of the photographer. DND photo, Courtesy
of Dave Shirlaw. |
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A close up of one of the deck hatches.
DND photo, Courtesy of Dave Shirlaw. |
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Looking aft in the electric motor room.
This compartment was situated between the aft torpedo room and the diesel
engine room, which was in turn just aft of the control room. Virtually no
space is wasted in this compartment, with just about every surface covered
with controls or dials of some sort. DND photo, Courtesy of Dave Shirlaw. |
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I'm assuming this is something to do with
the older model schnorkel, with the brace intended to fit the schnorkel 'boom'.
It appears to be on the forward starboard side of the conning tower, as seen
in the header photo. DND photo, Courtesy of Dave Shirlaw. |
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This is the schnorkel boom seen on the
earlier U-boats, before the schnorkel was fitted into the conning tower like
the periscopes. The schnorkel would be raised, and would probably fit into
the bracket shown in the previous photo. DND photo, Courtesy of Dave Shirlaw. |
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Looks to be the officers mess, looking
forward into the Petty Officers' quarters. The hatch in the background leads
into the torpedo room. DND photo, Courtesy of Dave Shirlaw. |
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U 889
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Soon after VE day, a Sunderland
flying boat spotted U-889 on the surface off Digby, NS. In this photo, Fairmile
Q117 pulls up alongside the surrendering U-889, and a line is thrown to the
submarine. The thrown line seems to be hitting the German crewmember in the
face in the process. DND photo, Courtesy of Bryan Q.
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A boarding crew from Q117, including
RN submariners, on board U-889 accepting the U-boats surrender. The collapsible
schnorkel can be seen to good effect in this picture, starboard and forward
of the conning tower. DND photo, Courtesy of Bryan Q.
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U-889 on the surface after surrendering.
The U-boat was then escorted to Shelburne, NS. DND photo, Courtesy of Bryan
Q.
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Members of U-889's crew being
brought into port on Q117. DND photo, Courtesy of Bryan Q.
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The stern portion of U889. One of two
propellers are visible, along with the two rudders and two aft torpedo tubes.
DND photo, Courtesy of Dave Shirlaw. |
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The stern torpedo room on U889. This view
gives a better idea of how cramped the U boats were. Notice the 'bunks' on
the right, resting on top of a torpedo. A lift is visible on the left of
the photo. DND photo, Courtesy of Dave Shirlaw. |
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A closer view of the Petty Officers' quarters
on U 889. The hatch leads through to the forward torpedo room. DND photo,
Courtesy of Dave Shirlaw. |
