hornetsfan Posted 18 November , 2013 Share Posted 18 November , 2013 Here I'm seeking help with a recently purchased original WW1 German album ..there are some great photos of WW1 U-boats and crew members . Unfortunately , there are no captions ...and many of the photos have badly faded ( a few have completely gone ) . I do own another WW1 U-boat album which dates to 1915 and features U-25 surface attacks on merchant shipping . Please excuse my use of the word SAMPLE on the images ...But I have grown tired of images being taken from forum sites and resold on ebay and other places by a few naughty folk . I have 1200 dpi scans offered on a disc . Can anyone identify this officer ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kath Posted 18 November , 2013 Share Posted 18 November , 2013 Hf, I expect you've looked on http://www.uboat.net/ Kath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apwright Posted 18 November , 2013 Share Posted 18 November , 2013 I'd say he bears a strong resemblance to Kaplt Willy Petz of U85...http://uboat.net/wwi/men/commanders/243.htmlhttp://www.akpool.de/ansichtskarten/24483153-ansichtskarte-postkarte-kapitaenleutnant-willy-petz-u-boot-fuehrer-npg-6181-marineoffizier Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornetsfan Posted 18 November , 2013 Author Share Posted 18 November , 2013 Hello Kath , I asked the question a few weeks back on the WW1 forum of U-boat .net , surprisingly had no response . Adrian , you may well be correct ..but my gut feelings suggest it is not the same man ...I have viewed hundreds of original albums , so used to searching for the face of an original owner and comparing faces Not easy to define , but I would suggest "my " officer is a more handsome chap (not really relevant but I'm a heterosexual) ... also Petz ears seem more pointy with smaller lobes . I hope you are correct as I would really like his identity . Cheers jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornetsfan Posted 18 November , 2013 Author Share Posted 18 November , 2013 Another officer to identify ..or more likely the same as above ...( His ears look more pointy !! sorry talking to myself ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hornetsfan Posted 18 November , 2013 Author Share Posted 18 November , 2013 This appears to be a mine laying U-boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Lowrey Posted 18 November , 2013 Share Posted 18 November , 2013 ww1 u-boat (1).jpgThis appears to be a mine laying U-boat UCII class minelayer, looking forward. Note the mountains in the background, so presumably at Cattaro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornetsfan Posted 18 November , 2013 Author Share Posted 18 November , 2013 Thanks for the info Michael..in the following photos we see torpedoes being loaded . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Lowrey Posted 18 November , 2013 Share Posted 18 November , 2013 ww1 u-boat (2).jpgww1 u-boat (8).jpgThanks for the info Michael..in the following photos we see torpedoes being loaded . Also a UCII minelayer, which had external torpedo tubes forward to each side of the mine chutes. Presumably the same boat as the above photo of the mine being loaded. Presumably another torpedo would have followed to the starboard side as a reload and locked down in the storage location visible at the bottom (front) of the right-had photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornetsfan Posted 19 November , 2013 Author Share Posted 19 November , 2013 Cropped photo of another U-Boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornetsfan Posted 19 November , 2013 Author Share Posted 19 November , 2013 Any thoughts on this Group photo ...are they surface ship naval officers or U-boat officers ? Is there anyone identifiable or of note ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Lowrey Posted 19 November , 2013 Share Posted 19 November , 2013 img015.jpgCropped photo of another U-Boat Austrian UBI type boat. Note the flag. Seems to be a lot of photos from the Adriatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornetsfan Posted 19 November , 2013 Author Share Posted 19 November , 2013 2 of my favourite photos from the album. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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