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German Kriegsmarine Type VIIB U-Boat - U-47, Germany, 1939 (1:350 Scale)
German Kriegsmarine Type VIIB U-Boat - U-47, Germany, 1939

Atlas Editions German Kriegsmarine Type VIIB U-Boat - U-47, Germany, 1939




 
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Atlas Editions ATL7169101 German Kriegsmarine Type VIIB U-Boat - U-47, Germany, 1939 (1:350 Scale) "Our losses have reached an intolerable level. The enemy air force played a decisive role in inflicting these high losses."
- Grand Admiral Karl Donitz, Commander-in-Chief of the German Navy, May 24th, 1943

Type VII U-boats were the workhorses of the German World War II U-boot-waffe. Type VII was based on earlier German submarine designs, designed through the Dutch dummy company Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw den Haag (I.v.S) (set up by Germany after World War I in order to maintain and develop German submarine know-how and to circumvent the limitations set by the Treaty of Versailles) and built by shipyards around the world; the Finnish Vetehinen class and Spanish Type E-1. These designs led to the Type VII along with Type I, the latter being built in AG Weser shipyard in Bremen, Germany. The production of Type I was cut down only after two boats, the reasons for this are not certain and range from political decisions to faults of the type. The design of the Type I was however further used in the development of the Type VII and Type IX. Submarines of the Type VII were the most widely used boats of the war and were the most produced submarine class in history, with over 700 built. The type had several modifications.

Pictured here is a 1:350 scale replica of a German Kriegsmarine Type VIIB U-Boat. Now in stock!

Dimensions:
Length: 7-1/2-inches

Release Date: January 2015

Historical Account: "The Bull of Scapa Flow" - On October 8th, 1939, U-47 began her second patrol. On October 14th, 1939, (six days after leaving port), she succeeded in penetrating the Royal Navy's primary base at Scapa Flow. Although most of the Home Fleet was not at the base at the time, U-47 managed to find a target, the battleship HMS Royal Oak. Once she had spotted Royal Oak, she opened fire with her torpedoes. Her first two salvos did nothing more than sever an anchor chain. After reloading the bow tubes the last salvo of three torpedoes struck the British warship, causing severe flooding. Taking on a list of 15 degrees, her open portholes were submerged, worsening the flooding and increasing the list to 45 degrees; Royal Oak sank within 15 minutes with the loss of over 800 men. Following the victory, Prien received the nickname Der Stier von Scapa Flow ("The Bull of Scapa Flow"); the emblem of a snorting bull was then painted on the conning tower of U-47 and the image soon became the emblem of the entire 7th U-boat Flotilla. Prien was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, the first sailor of a U-boat and the second member of the Kriegsmarine to receive this decoration. The rest of the crew members were awarded the Iron Cross. Two other U-47 crew members also earned the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross later on during World War II: the chief engineer (Leitender Ingenieur) Johann-Friedrich Wessels and 1st watch officer (I. Wachoffizier) Engelbert Endrass.

Many years later, in September 2002, one of the unexploded torpedoes that U-47 had fired during the attack on Royal Oak rose to the surface from its resting place on the bottom. The unexploded torpedo, minus its warhead, gradually drifted towards the shore, where it was spotted by a crewman aboard the Norwegian tanker Petrotrym. A Royal Navy tugboat intercepted the torpedo, and after identifying it as having belonged to U-47 63 years earlier, EOD (explosive ordnance disposal) personnel discarded it a mile from shore.

Features
  • Fully assembled
  • Fully painted
  • Ready to display
  • Features a cutaway bow section that reveals interior details!

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5 of 5 Atlas U-47 January 7, 2018
Reviewer: Brian Kalman from San Juan, San Juan Puerto Rico  
I was greatly pleased with my purchase of this product. The detail and quality of the model, especially considering the price were outstanding. Service and shipping were great. Ample packaging made sure the models showed up undamaged.

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5 of 5 German Kriegsmarine Type VIIB U-Boat - U-47, Germa February 11, 2015
Reviewer: Eddie W. Daniel from Gainesville, FL United States  
Nice size and great detail.  Good addition to any collection.

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