Stopped by here today. Crosskeys Road,Co Antrim
WW2 German E Boat engine
WW2 German E Boat engine
Not many of these about
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134 litres apparently. The one near Plymouth, S130, an Exercise Tiger boat allegedly, looks to be in better shape: -
......... https://exercisetigermemorial.co.uk/german-e-boat-photos
......... https://exercisetigermemorial.co.uk/german-e-boat-photos
Who left that there? It looks dangerous, anyone could trip over it after a couple of shandies.
Would make an excellent rebuild thread.
John Nicholson would have it sorted by the weekend.
Brilliant lol. Apparently it was purchased about 40 years ago with the intention of getting it running. Never happened & was sold on, ending up in its present location.
Thats cool,
Stirs my ICE loins, multi-element fuel pumps 
, cramped systems as most marine units I encountered, were.....
but a hulking great bit of kit that will run forever on minging fuel, and just work...
, cramped systems as most marine units I encountered, were.....but a hulking great bit of kit that will run forever on minging fuel, and just work...
jeez, id be out there every weekend,
id have it running by the end of summer
id have it running by the end of summer
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Alan Milyard would have it running and in a bike frame in a fortnight 
Is the wee plaque still not with it ??
If I remember correctly it said that engine was recovered from a U boat in the Foyle estuary
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Did not notice any plaque, always thought it was from an E boat, but would make sense if it came out of a U Boat, as alot of them surrendered at Derry at the end of WW2
It would be great to find out it's true history.
It would be great to find out it's true history.
I think it was Thomas Senior (the plant owner) that was actually telling me that story he also They had a couple stuck away in way better condition
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A good read that Doc , thanks
It also had a distinguished and very clandestine post war career ,crewed by ex kriegsmarine personnel and operating in the Baltic
Obviously too heavy for your average gang of thieving Pikey C U N T S to lift so it stays put (For now)
Quite a career it was to. Here's the tale, for those interested ............. https://www.bmpt.org.uk/boats/S130/index3.htm
