The German submarine that was sunk by its toilet – U16 U16 was a Type VIIC Uboat of Nazi Germany 's Kriegsmarine during World War II She was laid down on 12 June 1943 at F Schichau GmbH in Danzig and went into service on German submarine U16 was a Type VIIC Uboat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II She was laid down on 12 June 1943 at F Schichau GmbH in Danzig and went into service on 16 March 1944 before sinking a year later, in April 1945 The boat's emblem was a white stork on a black shield with green beak and legs Video German By World War II standards, the German Type VIIC submarine was an advanced hunter of the seas But one unlucky vessel of its class, the U16, sank during its maiden combat voyage after its captain used its hightech toilet improperly Yes, this really happened, and was an unexpected and tragic consequence of a real naval engineering problem
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Submarine u-1206-Near the end of World War 2 a malfunctioning hightech toilet forced a German Navy Uboat to the surface off the coast of Scotland, where it is promptly attaU16 submarine U 16 german submarine bestpictvva7 German submarine U126 was a Type IXC Uboat of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine during World War IIIn six patrols, she sank 25 ships for a total of 112,4 gross register tons (GRT) She was laid down at the AG Weser yard in Bremen as 'werk' 9 on 1 June 1940, launched on 31 December
Now meet U16 and its proud 27yearold captain, KarlAdolf Schlitt(rhymes with sh) On , Schlitt and his submarine were eight days into their first combat patrol of the war The submarine lurked 0 feet beneath the surface of the North Sea when Schlitt decided that he could figure the toilet out himself U16, a Type VIIC submarine, was officially ordered on and ultimately launched on About a year and a half later, On , the shiny new craft with its crew of 50 men departed from Kristiansand, Norway on In 1945, just 24 days before the end of World War II, the German submarine U16 was cruising off the coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on its first voyage The U
Close 113 Posted by u/deleted 11 years ago Archived U16 was the pride of Nazi Germany's navy when she went into service in March 1944 Some 50 officers and men were assigned to her In the mid 70's, while survey work was being undertaken for the BP Forties Field oil pipeline to Cruden Bay, the remains of U16 were found in approx 70m depth at 5724N, 0136W This location was later confirmed with GPS as N57d' W001d Sunk by a toilet?
German submarine U16 was a German Type VIIC Uboat of the Kriegsmarine during World War II She was laid down on at F Schichau GmbH in Danzig and went into service on The boat's emblem was a white stork on a black shield with green beak and legs After being commissioned, under the command of Oblt U16, sailing out of Kristiansand, The submarine was a latewar Type VIIC, commissioned in March 1944 It carried a new type of toilet designed for use at greater depthsHydrographic Office 1995 (Classified as Submarine date of loss cited as 14 April 1945) U16 this vessel was lost in an accident 85 miles E of Slains Castle 4 dead Registration German 769 tons displacement Length 66m Beam 6m (Location of loss cited as N57 2130 W1 39)
U16 was a VIIC type submarine, built in 1944 at Schichau Yard, Danzig in Poland and lost in the North Sea near Peterhead on the April 14th 1945 following a 'diving' accident (leakage) At 70 feet below the surface, Kptlt Schlitt had decided to use the toilet without consulting a rating trained in its complicated operationTalkGerman submarine U16 This article is written in British English, which has its own spelling conventions ( colour, travelled, centre, realise, defence, artefact ), and some terms that are used in it may be different or absent from other varieties of English According to the relevant style guide, this should not be changed without broadU16 the only sub sunk by a dump on the toilet
German submarine U16 "Flushing these toilets was extremely complicated and special technicians were trained to operate them" WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG? U16, el poderoso submarino nazi hundido por un inodoro Una avería en el sistema sanitario ocasionó que el U16 se hundiera en su primer viaje de combate It was, indeed, the wreckage of a German Uboat, specifically, the German U16 It first served with the 8th Uboat Flotilla while partaking in training exercises, until in July 1944, when the command was handed over to 27yearold Kapitänleutnant KarlAdolf Schlitt of the 11th Uboat
Una avería en el sistema sanitario ocasionó que el U16 se hundiera en su primer viaje de combate de julio, 21 – 18h02 Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, la flota de submarinos nazi fue una de las armas más temidas de su EjércitoPero un desafortunado sumergible de esta clase, el U16, se hizo tristemente conocido tras hundirse en su primer viaje de combateThe U16 lies in 86 metres with a 45 degree list to port on a flat sandy seabed, orientated 160/340 degrees Given her age she is in remarkably good condition and the only major damage is that the wintergarden, antiaircraft guns and periscopes have been trawled off the wreck however they lie on the seabed just off the port side along with the tangled trawl net which did the>> U16 The Nazi submarine that was sunk by its toilet Iiiish More precisely, the leak forced it to surface and it was sunk by allied bombs once on the surface
The U16 was commissioned on and a type 7C Uboat This type UBoat was equipped with a new type of toilet designed to allow the submarine to dive deeper and avoid Allied attack It was a very complicated high pressure valve system which required special training to use them Seller Notes " """"""""VERY RARE SILVER POCKET WATCH On the back of the pocket watch inscription German submarine U16 was a Type VIIC Uboat of Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II, Kapitänleutnant KarlAdolf Schlitt and 11th Uboat Flotilla (German 11 Unterseebootsflottille) was formed on in Bergen, Norway in who served German submarine U16German submarine U16 was a German Type VIIC Uboat of the Kriegsmarine during World War II She was laid down on at F Schichau GmbH in Danzig and went into service on The boat's emblem was a white stork on a black shield with green beak and legs
The US submarine Sargo also almost sunk herself from a circling torpedo, but this was later proved to be due to a defective gyro in the torpedo itself Regardless, American submarines performed exceptionally better against the Japanese than UBoats performed in the Battle of the AtlanticGerman submarine U16 On the 14th of April 1945 the 16 was just off the coast of Peterhead, Scotland The 16 was one of the few German submarines fitted with a high pressure toiletOn , a German navy submarine named the U16 departed from the port city of Kristiansand, in Nazioccupied Norway, and began its first combat patrol Assigned to the waters of the North
The Toilet that Sank the U16 On , a German submarine named the U16 departed from the port city of Kristiansand, in Nazioccupied Norway and began its first combat patrol Assigned to the waters of the North Atlantic, its mission was to seek out and destroy British and American ships on the high seasOne of the last UBoats produced by Germany in the Second World War had all the most advanced technology, including a new "high pressure toilet" What happen The U16 was one of the new models of submarines equipped with the new toilets In April of 1945, it was submerged under the North Sea, 10 miles off the coast of Scotland, when its captain, KarlAdolf Schlitt, decided he needed to use the bathroom Unfortunately, he had not undergone the training, and, unable to figure out the process by
By World War II standards, the German Type VIIC submarine was an advanced hunter of the seas But one unlucky vessel of its class, the U16, sank during its maiden combat voyage after its U16 was the pride of Nazi Germany's navy when she went into service in March 1944 Some 50 officers and men were assigned to herAs odd as it may seem And to think our sailors complain so much about their accommodations on subs today!!
The following is an article from Uncle John's Fully Loaded 25th Anniversary Bathroom ReaderThe submarine may never be as famous as the Titanic, but the uncanny story of how and why it sank has earned it a place in the Uncle John's Stall of FameGOING TO SEAOn , a German navy submarine named the U16 departed from the port city of Kristiansand, in Nazi So complex was the sub's plumbing apparatus that each crewman of the U16 needed to be specially potty trained on its operational The U16 was commissioned on and a type 7C Uboat This type UBoat was equipped with a new type of toilet designed to allow the submarine to dive deeper and avoid Allied attack It was a very complicated high pressure valve system which required special training to use them
The U16 was one of the new models of submarines equipped with the new toilets In April of 1945, it was submerged under the North Sea, 10 miles off the coast of Scotland, when its captain, KarlAdolf Schlitt, decided he needed to use the bathroom Wikimedia Commons 1945 German UBoats Unfortunately, he had not undergone the training, andAn improperly operated toilet On 14 April 1945, while U16 was cruising at a depth of 0 feet, misuse of the new toilet caused large amounts of water to flood the boat The leak flooded the submarine's batteries causing them to release chlorine gas, leaving him with no alternative but to surface Once surfaced, U16 was discovered and bombed by British patrols, forcing Schlitt to News Found after 70 years, the wreck of U16 A TEAM of divers is celebrating following a search lasting 12 years, after finding the wreck of a U
Los restos del submarino U16, en el Mar del Norte 8 días de patrullaje El capitán comenzó a abrir y cerrar las palancas y llaves necesarias mientras During a war, technology is developing rapidly and on , the new submarine U16 was launched It belonged to the relatively new type of 7C submarines These submarines were equipped with a new type of toilet, which for that time was very advancedBack to submarine U16 The first eight days of patrol, during which the submarine crossed the whole North Sea, took place peacefully On , the U16 then approached less than 15 km from the Scottish shores, where Captain Schlitt was going to wait for allied merchant ships
On , a German navy submarine named the U16 departed from the port city of Kristiansand, in Nazioccupied Norway, and began its first combat patrol Assigned to the waters of the North Atlantic, its mission was to seek out and destroy British and American ships on the high seas U16 sank on it's first patrol It hadn't fired a shot in anger, and four crew had died one when the submarine surfaced for the last time, once the Allied forces started attacking, and three who had drowned during the evacuation U16 had been active for eight days when the sub sank, so the question had to be asked what the hell happened? Yet German submarine U16 commenced its operations as ordered regardless Under the command of Captain KarlAdolph Schlitt, the sub was operating only 810 miles off the British coast, near Peterhead Scotland, on the 14 th of April 1945
In the 1970s, a diver working in a pipeline found the wreckage of a Uboat She sits quietly at the bottom of the sea today It is the only submarine that sank because someone had to use the facility The U16 was the pride of the Nazi German Navy when it was commissioned in March 1944, but it came to an end with a flush toilet
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