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Jeff Dundee
PostPosted: Sat Jan 05, 2019 3:12 pm 
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Hi folks,

Since many month I'm looking for explanation about a specific device fitted on German Zerstörers during WWII. You will find hereafter a picture of it:

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I did not find any explanation about it and I don't know what it was used for. Does one of you have any information about it?

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Someone made fun of the IO and hoisted his megaphone up into the mast ... :worship_1:

Seriously, did you post your question in a German forum ? If you want, I can do this in the Forum of the Arbeitskreis historischer Schiffbau, where we have several knowledgeable people on such matters.

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hehe we shall organise a dinner in Paris

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Jeff Dundee
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wefalck wrote:
Someone made fun of the IO and hoisted his megaphone up into the mast ... :worship_1:

Seriously, did you post your question in a German forum ? If you want, I can do this in the Forum of the Arbeitskreis historischer Schiffbau, where we have several knowledgeable people on such matters.


I m not good at german, but if you think someone can help us do it :thumbs_up_1:

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wefalck
PostPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2019 4:20 am 
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Done. Let's see what responses we get.

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Admiral John Byng
PostPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2019 6:02 am 
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This is probably dumb but could it be the national ensign furled on some kind of spindle?

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Jeff Dundee
PostPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2019 9:37 am 
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I don't think so.
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drasticplastic
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Wind speed indicator? Barometer?
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Jeff Dundee
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Not really..... :big_grin:
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Not sure what it is, but there's a better photo here:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mast_of_former_German_destroyer_Z39_in_August_1945.jpg


Perhaps a sleeve to keep a signal flag out if site, but ready for rapid deployment?

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EJFoeth
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I have better pictures in Joseph Kaisers Bismarck book where it is called a "Vorheisstülle für eine Flagge", so a prehoisted-flag tube. Wires clearly going through it. The picture suggests a flag is indeed present in this tube.
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Seems that the problem is solved then. Didn't receive any answers yet in the AK-Forum.

In the old days flags were hoisted tied together with a slip-knot that could be opend with a jerk on the line.

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Jeff Dundee
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Thanks for your help guys :thumbs_up_1:
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