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| U-Boat Glossary | Courtesy from Silent Hunter II User Manual |
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: Aal : Nickname for torpedo (eel) Agru-Front : Ausbildungsgruppe für Front-U-Boote - Training unit for frontier U-boats AK : Äusserste Kraft (voraus). Command for "Full speed" Alarm : Emergency dive order on a U-boat Alberich : Special rubber foil to protect the U-boat from ASDIC. First attempted on U-67 in 1941 Aphrodite : (FuMT 30) Radar faking device As : A famous U-boat commander (Ace) Asto : Admiralstabsoffizier - Staff officer for the BdU. From Nov. 1941 to May 1945 Athos : (FuMB 35) An advanced radar detection device Ato : Atmosphärisch getriebener Torpedo - A compressed air driven torpedo Aussteigen : Leaving the U-boat in emergency situations |
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: B-Dienst : Beobachtungsdienst - The German wireless observation service Bachstelze : A motor less helicopter device for type IXD U-boats. Backbord : Portside Bali I : FuMB 29 antenna Baubelehrung : The time before commissioning, when the future crew make themselves familiar with their new U-boat BdU : Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote - Commander-in-Chief for Submarine, Dönitz from 19 September, 1939 Berlin : Name for an advanced radar detection device (FuMO 84) Betasom : Italian submarine command in Bordeaux Biber : Mini U-boat-type. One man crew (Beaver) Biskaya-Kreuz : Nickname for the first radar detection device (FuMB 1) (Biscay Cross) Blechkoller : A form of nervous tension (tin fright) that could be caused by depth charge attacks and resulted in violence or hysteria Bold : A tool for deception of the enemy Asdic. Borkum : Name for a radar detection device (FuMB 10) BRT : Bruttoregistertonne - Gross register ton (GRT) Bugraum : (Bow room) The room in front of the U-boat. Home of the crew Bundersmarine : The German Navy from 1848 - 1852 and again after 1956 |
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: Cypern : Name for a radar detection device (FuMB 9) Also W-ANZ G 2 see also Wanze ) |
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: Delphin : Midget U-boat Dreisternemeldung : (Verlustmeldung) Casualty report Druckkörper : The Pressure hull |
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: E-Mixer : Nickname for electro-mechanics Einbaum : Nickname for the U-boat type II (long canoe) Eisernes Kreuz : Iron Cross Elektroboot : The U-boat types XXI and XXIII Enigma : The German Navy cipher machine ES : Erkennungssignal Recognition signal given by flags, Morse signal or by signal pistol (the last was used by U-boats) Etmal : The distance the U-boat traveled in 2 hours (from high noon to high noon) Eto : Elektrischer Torpedo - Electric driven torpedo |
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: Fächer : The simultaneous fire of two or more torpedoes (Fan shot) Fähnrich z. See : Officer cadet Falke : Name for acoustic torpedo T4. (Falcon) Fangschuß : Finishing shot (coup de grâce) FAT : Flächenabsuchender Torpedo - A torpedo that was capable of running in pre-programmed patterns and loops FdU : Führer de Unterseeboote - Chief / Leader / Head / Commander of U-boats Feger : Nickname for destroyer (sweeper) Feindfahrt : War cruise / patrol against the enemy Flak : FLieger - Abwehr-Kanone - Anti-aircraft gun Fliebo : Fliegerbombe - Air bomb Fliege : FuMB 24 - A radar detector (Fly) Flottille : Flotilla Frontboot : U-boat which finished all training courses and was detached to a front flotilla FT : Funktelegramm : Wireless message FuMB : FUnk-Mess-Beobachtung - Radar detection FuMO : FUnk-Mess-Ortung - Radio detecting or Radar Funker : Radioman (wireless operator) Funkraum : Radio room Funkspruch : Wireless message |
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: G 7a : Geradlaufapparat 7 (meters length) a (Atmosphärisch) - A compressed air driven torpedo G 7e : Geradlaufapparat 7 (meters length) e (elektrisch) - An electric driven torpedo Geheim : Secret (i.e. secret documents and so on) GeKDos : Geheime Kommandosache - Top secret level Geleitzug : The convoy GHG : GruppenHorchGerät - The underwater sound detector Goldbutt : Codename for the torpedo G 5ut. Planned for the small Walther U-boats Goliath : Codename for the Kriegsmarine long wave radio station in Kalbe near Magdeburg. With this transmitter BdU cold maintain contact with long range U-boats (17 pylons between 170 and 200 m height). This station's radio transmissions could be received as much as 25 meters underwater |
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: Hagenuk : (FuMB 9) A radar detector Hakenkreuz : The Swastika Halsschmerzen : (Having a sore throat) - The commander is itching for the Knights Cross Hartmut : Codename for German U-boat operations during the occupation of Norway Hecht : Midget U-Boat (Pike) Heizer : Stoker crew Hohentwiel :A radar device (FuMO 61 and 65) Horchraum : Sound detection room |
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: I WO : Erster Wachoffizier - First Watch Officer II LI : Zweiter Ingenieur - Second Engineering Officer II WO : Zweiter Wachoffizier - Second Watch Officer III WO : Dritter Wachoffizier - Third Watch Officer (as a rule the "Obersteuermann") |
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: Kaiserliche Marine : The German Navy between 1871 - 1919 Kaleu : (Also Kaleun or Kaleunt) Abbreviation for "Kapitänleutnant" Kaptlt : Kapitänleutnant (also Kl, KL, Kptlt) Kimm : The visual horizon Klappbuchs : Nickname for the (morse-) signal light, also "Varta-Lampe" Kolcher : Nickname for small ship Kolibri : The perfume for U-boat crews Kommandant : Commander Kommissbrot : Hard and black bread of the Kriegsmarine Konfirmant : Nickname for future commanders, who one training patrol on a U-boat (Confirmand) Koralle : The codename for the Headquarters of Admiral Dönitz located near Berlin from 12.43 - 02.45 Korvkpt : Korvettenkapitän Commander (also KK) Kriegsmarine : The German Navy between 1935 - 1945 Kriegstagebuch : (KTB) War Logbook, War diary Kurzsignal : A very short radio signal |
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: LI : Leitender Ingenieur - Chief Engineering Officer Ltnt.z.S. : Leutnant zur See - Lieutenant Luftwaffe : German Air Force 1935 - 1945 LUT : Lagenunabhängiger Torpedo - A torpedo that was possible to shoot every position and bearing |
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: Mücke : (FuMB 25) A radar detector (Gnat) Mülltonnen : An unfriendly word for wabos (depth charges) often used by seamen Mündungsklappen : The bow caps of torpedo tubes Maat : Petty officer Mahalla : Nickname for convoys Malings : Comics Pictures on the U-boat conning tower Marder : One man torpedo Matrose : Seaman Metox : A radar detection device (FuMB 1) Milchkuh : A nickname for the type XIV supply U-boat (Milk Cow) Mine : A mine Mixer : A nickname for torpedo-mechanics MND : Marine Nachrichten Dienst - German Naval radio intelligence service Monsunboote : U-boats that operated in the Far East and the Indian Ocean |
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: Naxos : (FuMB 28) An Advanced radar detection device Neger : One man torpedo Nibelung : An advanced sonar device on U-boat type XXI (also called S-Anlage) |
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: ObdM : Oberbefehlshaber der Marine - Commander in Chief of Navy Oblt. z. S. : Oberleutnant zur See - Lieutenant Senior (also OL, Oblnt. z. S.) OKM : Oberkommando der Marine - Equal to Britain's Admiralty OKW : Oberkommando der Wehrmacht - High Command of the Armed Forces |
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: Papenberg : A depth meter for small ranges, named after its inventor (A WWI U-boat engineer) Pastorius : Codename for a spy operation when U-202 and U-548 set 8 agents ashore in the USA in June 1942 Paukenschlag : Operation Drumroll / Drumboat against allied shipping in US and Caribbean waters the first half of 1942 Peter : Codename for a mining operation of U-589 in the Arctic Sea in August 1942 Pillenwerfer : A small device the German Navy created to help subs confuse the enemy sonar. It is released from the U-boat and the salt water starts a chemical reaction that produces millions of noisy bubbles. This "clouds" the sonar. It worked to some extent, but the slow U-boats usually couldn't get very far away to be happy about it. |
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: Reichsmarine : The German Navy between 1919 - 1935 Ritterkreuz : Knight's Cross ( of the Iron Cross ) Rohr : Also Torpedorohr - Torpedo tube Rudel : (Wolf)-pack |
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: Samos : An early radar detection device (FuMB 4) Schlüssel M : The German Navy code Schleichfahrt : Silent running Schlicktown : Nickname for Wilhelmshaven (Sludge town) Seehund : Midget U-boat for two -man crew Seekuh : Nickname for large U-boats of type IX (Sea Cow) Seerohr : The periscope Seetakt : An early radar device (FuMO 29) SKL : Seekriegsleitung - German Supreme Naval Command Soldatensender Calais : British broadcast for psychological warfare against the U-boat force Sonderführer : Special Commander Spargel : Nickname for the periscope (Asparagus) Spiegelei : Nickname for the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (fried egg) Steuerbord : Starboard |
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: T 5 : Codename for the acoustic torpedo (homing weapon) Tauchretter : Life jacket with respirator Tauchtanks : The tanks into which the water rushes when the U-boat submerges TEK : Torpedo Erprobungs Kommando - An institution for testing the new developed torpedoes Tiefenruder : The depth rudder Tunis : An advanced radar detection device (FuMB 26) TVA : Torpedo Versuchs Anstadt - An Institution for torpedo experiments |
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: U-Boot Päckchen : Nickname for the (leather-) working clothes for the crew U-Boot Frontspange : A U-boat decoration awarded from 1944 U-Bootkriegsabzeichen : A U-boat decoration usually given after 2 patrols UA : A U-boat that was built for Turkey in 1938-1939 as Batiray, in German duty as UA 21 Sept. 1939 UAA : Unterseeboots Ausbildung Abteilung - A department for training men to become U-boat men UAK : Unterseeboots Abnahme Kommando - This unit took over the recently constructed and commissioned U-boats at the shipyards UB : The former British submarine HMS "Seal" - Commissioned into the Kriegsmarine as UB UC : Former Norwegian submarines UD : Former Dutch submarines UF : Former French submarines UIT : Former Italian submarines UJ : Unterseeboots Jäger - German submarine chasers, often old trawlers ULD : U-Boots-Lehr-Division - U-boats training division UT : Underwasser Telefone - Underwater telephone UZO : U-boot Ziel Optik - U boat target optic (aiming binoculars) |
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: Valentin : Name of a U-boat bunker near Bremen, Germany VO : Verwaltungsoffizier - Administrative officer Vorhalterechner : Electro - mechanical deflection calculator; produced the attack coordinates for the torpedoes |
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: Wabos : Nickname for Wasserbomben (depth charges) Waffen : Weapons Wanze : A radar detector - FuMB 9 (Wellenanzeiger) Werft : A shipyard Werftgrandi : Nickname for shipyard workers Wintergarten : Nickname for U-boat's anti-aircraft platform |
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: Zaunkönig : Nickname for acoustic torpedo T5 (Wren) Zentrale : The U-boat control room |
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