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Greetings Carl, Very interesting project your on. I second the request for pictures if at all possible. I like the idea of a Seehund replica. Are you using a stronger modern steel then was used for the originals? The Seehund replica I was pondering some time back, was only a look a like, with FRP conning tower fairings, and modern internal equipment and A516 GR70 steel main pressure hull. Then using the torpedoes as battery pods. Keep welding and grinding. Regards, Szybowski > Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Seehund presentation > From: MerlinSub@t-online.de > To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org > Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 09:36:00 +0000 > > Carl you have build a 1:1 copy of a Seehund? > > May can we see some pictures? > > VBR Carsten > > "Carl Dickinson" <ballastman@gmail.com> schrieb: > > Hi Jay, > > Well,Well.Well, so you have discovered the Seehunde! Very Good, I > > have been building the exact copy of this submarine for 3 years and within 2 > > months will lanch. I have 164 original german blueprints, signed by Klaus > > Mattes, his thoughts on what could be improved. I am possibly the only > > person that Klaus will trust, since he is the most knowledgeble in this > > particular sub. I'm guessing that the person you meet was Peter Withol, who > > is very knowkedgble and is in contact with Klaus, as am I. Contact me > > priviately at : ballastman@gmail.com > > > > On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 11:19 AM, Jay K. Jeffries > > <bottomgun@mindspring.com>wrote: > > > > > I have been busy preparing a presentation on the WW II German 2-man * > > > Seehund* submersible for the upcoming PSUB Conference in Vancouver (if we > > > ever get hotel info). Looking to give a brief operational history of the > > > submersible class, review the engineering aspects of its design, and > > > document why it would not make a good PSUB. Lots of images and plans to > > > show! > > > > > > > > > > > > Recently Dan Lance met with me at the NJ Naval Museum located in > > > Hackensack, NJ. This is the home of the *USS Ling*, a *Seehund*, and a > > > Japanese midget sub. Dan and myself were given access to the interior of > > > the small sub which we climbed aboard and photographed extensively. This > > > *Seehund* is one of two that were brought to the States immediately after > > > WW II for technical evaluations. She had been previously on exhibit at the > > > Washington Navy Yard in D.C. The other *Seehund* now resides in Quincy, > > > MA after previously being on exhibit at Submarine Museum in Groton, CT. > > > > > > > > > > > > Through the Internet have made the acquaintance of a gentleman who is > > > probably the U.S. expert on *Seehunde*. He has been a wealth of > > > information and images. He recently took the time to travel to Battleship > > > Cove in Falls River, MA. and Submarine Museum & Library in Groton to let me > > > review various materials he has collected over the years on these small > > > warships. As an added bonus, he has allowed me to copy a large stack of > > > detailed *Seehund* plans. After extensive clean-up (these are copies of > > > copies of copies), they should be available for the Conference attendees to > > > look over. > > > > > > > > > > > > I still have to contact a German who wrote the definitive text on the * > > > Seehunde* (unfortunately this is in German) but have to await approval > > > from our Industrial Security as he is a foreign national. I understand that > > > he was the source for the plans that I am currently holding to copy. I > > > expect lots more of information from this source. > > > > > > > > > > > > Another member of the list some time back sent a series of high resolution > > > scans of two clean *Seehund* plans that I have since digitally stitched > > > back together. One of these is an internal view of the submersible that is > > > highly detailed and 6 feet long! The call-outs are in German but I have a > > > translation table to go with the drawings. > > > > > > > > > > > > R/Jay > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Resepectfully, > > > > > > Jay K. Jeffries > > > > > > Andros Is., Bahamas > > > > > > > > > > > > *Save the whales, collect the whole set.* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ > The personal submersibles mailing list complies with the US Federal > CAN-SPAM Act of 2003. 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