I am researching the U-96, one of the more successful U-boats during WW2 (27 ships sunk on 11 wartime patrols; 5 more damaged or written off)…I have seen references showing that it sported a sawfish emblem on the side of the conning tower…
Some refs say it is red, while others cite blue or green…I do know that in addition to it being a personal emblem of U-96, that it was also used as a flottila emblem as well, possibly confusing the color issue…anyone out there with any intel on this?
Manny,
Some info here…I could not download the article but from what I have been able to find out the fish was green. I guess if no color picture is to be found it’s up to you.
Manny, from what I’ve seen indicated by both Wikipedia and a source on ww2incolor.com the U-96’s emblem was green…must be a dark green. When the captain of the U-96 was promoted to command the 9th flotilla, it was used as its insignia but it was painted blue.
I was right! You were hiding at the secret submarine base in the hollow Earth!
I have a tattoo of that sawfish on my right shoulder.
Blue, red or green?
Wow, are some of those splashes return-fire from the freighter???
did they also use a catfish enblem also just thinking out loud.
Ron
No catfish emblem that I am aware of—at least not on U-229, the sub I am modeling…
Just the outline in black.
Pic?
Hi , MANNY . Hey, I have a very old copy of GERMAN SUBMARINES in ACTIONand it has a color photo of that sub . the swordfish is definitely a medium dark green , with a white border . That,s all I can help with . If the commodore found out I was communicating with a U-BOOTE cdr. I would thrown to the fishes.LOL.LOL.LOL. tankerbuilder
…it wasn’t good return fire…
Considering it was coming from a freighter that was already down by the bows and listing at 26 degrees, it wasn’t bad…