german Type IX C/40 in 1/30th scale

[eloka]

Hi folks,

here is another further beautiful copy of one our club members. The boat was built by Detlef Simon. The hull developed in the workshop of Andreas John. Length of the boat amounts to 240cm. As engines are used two Graupner 900BB torque. Likewise two pistontanks a' 1.5 litres are build in. Have a look at the details and Enjoy it.







regards

Dirk

[sam reichart]

wow.
first time I've ever seen

wow.
first time I've ever seen a model of the IX with the narrowed foredeck. Plus, the detail on the conning tower and the schnorkel (including the schnorkel well) is absolutely fantastic.

Das ist ist ein hervorragendes Modell. Dank für das Teilen mit uns.

[eloka]

Ups, sorry. I gave you

Ups, sorry. I gave you the wrong scale. Its 1/32 scale.

regards

Dirk

[JWLaRue]

I'm not sure how many

I'm not sure how many Type IX's had the narrowed foredeck, but one that did was the U-234. This is the boat that surrendered to the U.S. Navy in May 1945 and is said to have had uranium oxide ore onboard. She surrendered while enroute to Japan with a load of interesting items (like a ME-262!) onboard.

No one has figured out where the uranuim went for certain, but the most common assumed answer that I've seen is that it was used for one of the two atomic bombs used on Japan.

-Jeff

[mylo]

I MUST know more about

I MUST know more about this sub and it's construction.

Surely there is a website dedicated to the building of this boat ?

What a beautiful piece of art.

Myles.

[tabledancer]

This must be BEST OF

This must be BEST OF SHOW!I would like to know more about this boat if possible,the detail is just like the prototype!!!It`s nice to see the work of a craftsman.
TD

[eloka]

Jeff

24 of these boats

Jeff

24 of these boats were converted. Yes, U-234 was one of it. I will shoot in the next days new photos. Then also with a lot of technology pictures.

regards Dirk

[rick]

Absolutely beautiful.....

Absolutely beautiful.....

[gerwalk]

Gorgeous!! Also U-530 was a

Gorgeous!! Also U-530 was a Type IXC/40. It was the second last u-boats to surrender. She arrived to Mar del Plata, Argentina (yes, the same city where the Americas Summit took place a couple of weeks ago) the 10th of July of 1945 (departed from Kiel the 19th of February of the same year!!)

Actually the last u-boat to surrender was U-977 (type VIIC) the 17th of August of 1945 in the very same city.

[dietzer]

I'm not sure how many

I'm not sure how many Type IX's had the narrowed foredeck, but one that did was the U-234. This is the boat that surrendered to the U.S. Navy in May 1945 and is said to have had uranium oxide ore onboard. She surrendered while enroute to Japan with a load of interesting items (like a ME-262!) onboard.

No one has figured out where the uranuim went for certain, but the most common assumed answer that I've seen is that it was used for one of the two atomic bombs used on Japan.

-Jeff

Jeff,

I don't think it ended up in "Little Boy" or "Fat Man". My understanding is that the uranium was being shipped from Nazi Germany to Japan so Japan could make a "dirty" bomb. If true, the uranium wasn't high-grade enough to be used in either nuclear bomb dropped by the US.

Carl

[JWLaRue]

Carl,

True...but the 'story' also includes

[color=#000000]Carl,

True...but the 'story' also includes a side trip through a certain uranium processing facility in Tennessee.......

It does make for an interesting story]

[rick]

Gorgeous!! Also U-530 was a

Gorgeous!! Also U-530 was a Type IXC/40. It was the second last u-boats to surrender. She arrived to Mar del Plata, Argentina (yes, the same city where the Americas Summit took place a couple of weeks ago) the 10th of July of 1945 (departed from Kiel the 19th of February of the same year!!)

Actually the last u-boat to surrender was U-977 (type VIIC) the 17th of August of 1945 in the very same city.

So what eventually happened to this boat?? Did the Argentinians cut it up for scrap??

[anonymous]

Uranium oxide ore, assuming this

Uranium oxide ore, assuming this is raw "yellowcake" as any other form would probably be too unstable to risk shipping via submarine, would only be used as feedstock for the enrichment process. We're talking *early* in the process. Doubtful that it would have ended up going through Oak Ridge as we have an ample supply of it.

Plus, by the time it got through the multiple enrichment steps, followed by machining and assembly into a physics package, and the inevitable cross-country/oceanic voyage to the delivery point, not sure the timing works.

Interesting story though if it did prove to be true....