1916 German Submarine

[cwiokster]

Originally Posted by legion

One question though, why is there also a Dutch (or French) flag on it?

Actually, that is the German National flag ( red, white and Black ) of the time
and flown as the merchant marine ensign. The more familiar Imperial Ensigns,
derived from Prussian and Brandenburg sources, were used by the Kaiser and
by extension the Empire, and thus were Imperial Navy and Government flags.

The Red striped flag is the old flag of Homeport , Bremen, I believe.

Jeff C.

[wag]

Originally Posted by legion

One question though, why is there also a Dutch (or French) flag on it?

I'm wondering if that wasn't supposed to be red-white-black. I see the blue on the U.S. flag is much lighter.

EDIT see above (beat me to it)
Wayne

[legion]

Originally Posted by cwiokster

Actually, that is the German National flag ( red, white and Black ) of the time
and flown as the merchant marine ensign. The more familiar Imperial Ensigns,
derived from Prussian and Brandenburg sources, were used by the Kaiser and
by extension the Empire, and thus were Imperial Navy and Government flags.

The Red striped flag is the old flag of Homeport , Bremen, I believe.

Jeff C.

Okay, that makes sense, it'd be harder to make out if it was printed black! I was just confused about it (and stupid questions don't exist!).

[Tom Greensfelder]

Originally Posted by Don Boose

I'm glad to see this model of Deutschland. I recall several discussions of that ship in this Forum, especially by Bill Geoghegan (DrBill), a formerly active member who now is associated with a maritime museum on the Maryland Eastern Shore. Bill and I grew up together in Baltimore in the 1940s and 50s and continue to have an interest in Baltimore maritime history. All of those previous posts and threads seem to have disappeared (at least I cannot find them).

Don: I had no idea this sub had such an impact. When I first purchased the model from Frank-Michael Goldmann years ago, I sent some scans to a German site devoted to the sub. It's still up and has expanded since then:

Willkommen bei www.handels-u-boote.de

Even if you don't read German, he has an extensive collection of images related to the "Deutschland" like the two below. Tom

[herky]

ok computer thickie here.recieved this scan kindly sent as part of email.not an attachment.how do i print it out to build it.and speak slowly as my computer skills are way below my modelling skill

[SJPONeill]

Right click on each image and select save as should work...

[herky]

Originally Posted by SJPONeill

Right click on each image and select save as should work...

thanx for that.what do you know it worked.gotta spend less time modelling and more time learning the ins and outs of computers.

[Bengt Fredén]

Tom!

Thanks for that interesting link! That was very informative reading, especially on the U-Deutschland (or U-155), which is the subject of this thread.

And many thanks for the model sheets that you sent me! I have made some preparatory laser test prints, which reveal the need for some further retouching and careful color matching. If one could find a way to replicate the round shapes of this sub to a convincing degree, this might be a very worth-while vintage build.

All the best from Stockholm,
Bengt