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I believe I can answer this one for you:
The starboard transverse torpedo tube was located between frames 83 and 85, and the port torpedo tube between frames 85 and 87, where the foremast is located. Port always forward of the starboard tubes, as in the battleships of the German navy.
I believe these tubes were mounted at right angles to the longitudinal axis, as opposed to the battleships where they were mounted at a 20deg angle. The depth (centreline) of the tubes was about 1.80 metres below the waterline.
The Revell model of Emden/Dresden got it almost right, I think these were based on drawings Peter Günter Huff. On these drawings there is a skin doubler shown around the oval torpedo tube lids, however at Revell these doublers were interpreted as recesses instead. The solution is to make a small plate in the shape of the recess, with an oval hole in it, and cement this into the recess, and then file this plate then in line with the skin, leaving only a slight step for showing the doubler. The lids themselves are then correctly recessed.
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Hi Maarten, your answer is very complex and demonstrates your deep knowledge of the ship.
I'm copying your answer in my computer to analize it with plans that I'm about to receive. That is very difficulty for me to understand the locations of the frames ( without drawings of the hull lines...) , but now you are clarifying that for me.
Thank you very much for your kind answer, and I hope it can be useful to mate
mermaid too.
Nice regards: Jimmy