Told this was from a U Boat what do you think ? not seen one before
Told this was from a U Boat what do you think ? not seen one before
It's a lifebuoy light. Surely not unique to U-boats.
From searching online. All I could find was this information from a book from an old french listing for an auction and in the description he put
“RARE , RETTUNGSBOJENLICHT de la Kriegsmarine de la seconde guerre mondiale. Equipement pour les bâtiments de la KM (bateau vedette rapide "schnellboot / S.Boot...). Beau marquage avec étiquette d'ORIGINE! Exemple de la façon dont le fumigène était associé à la bouée sur les photos. La vente ne porte...”
A bad quick translation from google translate
RARE, RETTUNGSBOJENLICHT of the Kriegsmarine of the Second World War. Equipment for KM buildings (fast boat "schnellboot / S.Boot ...) Beautiful marking with ORIGINAL label! Example of how the smoke was associated with the buoy on the photos. ...
Soo I suppose for S.boats as he suggests there?
Edit from what HPL said it was probably used on most ships.
Thank you both of you makes sense
These were also provided for Aircrew, packed in the lifeboat survival equipment pack, when flying overseas.
Best wishes,
Bob
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