ex German Submarine Pressure Dock

[Gastolli]

Bonsoir,

apart from all their U-Boats the Germans had to give up to the Allies their U-Boat-Pressure Docks.

The Germans had one small one with the dimensions 83,4 x 12,32 x 2,o7 m and one bigger one, both of them being delivered to Harwich, UK, in 1919.

This "small U-Boat pressure dock" was handed over to France, but nothing particular is known about the dates and the subsequent fate of this Dock.

Anybody know more on that ?

Cdlt.

The small U-Boat pressure dock shown here on the right side in Cherbourg, 1919:

Oliver

[Memgam]

Cette photo figure dans l'ouvrage de Gérard Garier, L'odyssée technique et humaine du sous-marin en France, Tome 4, des Joëssel (1913-1919) au Jean Corre ex UB 155 (1920-1937), Marines Editions, 2004, pages 275-277. On y trouve une autre photo, peut-être du grand dock, des schémas avec un sous-marin à l'intérieur et des indications sur son utilisation, notamment avec le sous-marin Pluviôse, testé à 5 kg/m2.

[markab]

Bonjour

Est ce que le dock a eu un nom ??

A bientot