A PRESENTATION MODEL FOR THE U-192, 1942
cast in base metal, possibly German silver, the conning tower engraved 'U192' with snorkel and periscope, deck guns, gratings, fore-and-aft planes and rudder, mounted on metal sea-form base with plate (recipient's name obliterated) on an ebonised wooden display base with eagle and oak leaf plate to front. Overall measurements -- 7¼ x 13½ x 5¼in. (18.5 x 34.5 x 13.5cm.)

U-192 was a type IXC/40 submarine, displacing a little over 1200 tons she was armed with 22 torpedoes in addition to 44 mines and two deck guns. Capable of 19 knots on the surface (7.3kts submerged), she could safely dive to 755 feet (230 meters) and her extended range of 13,850 miles meant that she was capable of reaching the Atlantic 'box' - the area where spotter aircraft from the UK and US couldn't operate and so was much safer. Launched on 31st July 1942, she was commissioned that November and trained her crew until 30th April 1943. The very next day she was dispatched on her first mission under the command of Werner Happe but, just five days later on the 6th May, she was depth charged and sunk by the corvette H.M.S. Loosestrife with the loss of all 55 hands.

Condition Report
wire from conning tower to bow loose, if a rear one existed there's no sign of it or how it would attach, the front wire is probably later anyway; model lacks prop shafts and propellers; plates worn and scratched, possible owners name deleted. Structurally in good overall condition.

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