Talk:Italian submarine Gondar

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Images of Gondar in this article edit

Latest comment: 1 year ago2 comments1 person in discussion

I have doubts about the identification of Gondar in two of the images on this page.

Image of Gondar in port with 'human torpedo' housings on casing

Since this image was uploaded (in 2017), the original source seems to have changed his identification (in June 2022) of the submarine from Gondar to Scirè - see updated photo caption on the naviearmatori.net website. Possible solution might be to that Gondar was 'equipped with housing similar to the ones shown here on Scirè'.

Image of Gondar crew being taken from the submarine

Despite the handwritten caption on this photograph, I think this is not Gondar. The breech of the deck gun seems to be visible to the left of the image, yet the deck gun had to be removed to fit the torpedo housings. Also, the torpedo housings themselves are not present on the casing. Contrast with the profile of Gondar when it surfaced during its engagement with HMAS Stuart - see low-resolution footage starting at minute 7:07 - it more closely matches the profile of Scirè, with the housings fairly identifiable, than of the submarine in this photo. RLC1889 (talk) 13:28, 19 November 2022 (UTC)Reply

I have now tracked down the image of "Gondar's crew being rescued" - it is the submarine Uebi Scebeli, according to that source's details:

https://collections.sea.museum/objects/71988/submarine-uebi-scebeli-after-capture?ctx=b397ba7c-644d-42dd-969d-e5e470f0b3fc&idx=50 RLC1889 (talk) 19:32, 21 November 2022 (UTC)Reply

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