Glossary of German Terminology in Engineering Documents Captured on U-505
Related resource: Documents Captured on German Submarine U-505
| Abgasgebluse | exhaust gas driven compressor |
| Abgasklappe | external exhaust gas flapper valve |
| Abgenutzt | eroded; worn down |
| Abgerissen | broken; fractured |
| Abnahme | acceptance inspection |
| Abnahmeprobefahrt | full power trial; acceptance test run |
| Abstellvorrichtung | locking mechanism |
| Achterlastigkeit | by the stern |
| Achtern | astern, sternward |
| Ah = Amperestunden | ampere hours |
| Akku | battery accumulator |
| Alarmtauchen | emergency dive |
| Anblasen | blow the tanks |
| Anblasverteiler | Blow manifold |
| Anlage | assembly |
| Anlassers | starter (exhaust air blowers) |
| Anlassvorrichtung | starting mechanism |
| Anlassluftleitung | air starting circuit |
| Anschliessen | to connect; join |
| Anzeiger | indicator |
| Anzulaufen | oxidation; rust; coated |
| Asbestgraphit | asbestos-graphite |
| Atlaslot | Atlas brand fathometer (sonic depth finder) |
| Aufgehangte | suspension, as in spring |
|
Aufgeladen |
charged |
| Aufladegruppe | supercharger group |
| Aufmarschieren | to deploy |
| Auftauchen |
to surface the boat |
| Auftretenden | step or tread |
| Auftrieb | buoyancy |
| Ausbau | completion |
| Ausblaseanlage | blowing system |
| Ausfall | loss |
| Ausfuhrung | implementation; construction of |
| Ausgerust | entirely equipped |
| Ausgleichvorrichtungenanlage | pressure compensation apparatus |
| Auslaufen | set sail |
| Auslosung | release; careful |
| Ausmittig | eccentric; off center |
|
Ausnutzung |
usable; equipment |
| Auspuff | exhaust |
| Ausrustung | equipping |
| Ausweichziel |
alternate |
| Auswertung | evaluation; interpret |
| Back | bow |
|
Baldmoglichst |
earliest possible |
| Baubelehrung | builder instruction |
| Bedachtig |
careful |
| Befahigen | qualifications; able to |
| Belehrung | instructions |
| Beluftung | ventilation |
| Besatzung |
crew |
| Beschadigung |
damage |
| Beseitigt |
repair |
| Bestatigung | confirmation |
| Besteck | position |
| Betriebsklar | cleared for operations |
| Betriebssicherheit | security of operations |
| Betriebszeit | operational time |
| Beuerteilung | assessment |
| Bewahrt | tried tested |
| Bewasserungsleitung | flooding valve line |
| Blattern | blade or fin |
| Blech | metal body |
| Boden | bulkhead |
|
Bodenventil |
Kingston- foot valve |
| Bolzen | pin, bolt |
| Bootsschacht | encasing for the periscope |
| Bordventil | hull valve |
| Brennstoff | fuel and electrical current |
| Bruch | break |
| Brudenpumpe |
vapor concentrate pump |
| Buchsen |
tin metal |
| Buerstensorte |
Brush (electrical) |
| cbm | cubic meters |
| Deschimag | DeutschemaschinenAG; German machinery Inc. |
| Doppelfeder | double spring, as in tower hatch, U-107 had the first. |
| Drehbank |
lathe |
| Drosselklappe | wing type throttle valve |
| Drosselscheibe | throttle gate |
| Druckboden | pressure bulkhead |
| Druckkorper | pressure hull |
| Drucklager | pressure bearing |
| Druckolanlage | pressurized oil system |
| Druckventil | check valve |
| Druckwasserkasten | head box; gravity tank |
| Dunung |
Swell (sea swell) |
| Durchfressene | corrosion |
| Durchfuhrung | transfer cruise [from the yard to the front lines] |
| Durchgang | straight passage |
| Durchgemessen | calibrated |
| Durchpendeln | alternately |
| Einschleifvorrichtung | grinding mechanism |
| Eintritt | intake |
| Einzelfall | isolated case |
| Einzuholen | retrieve |
| Empfaenger |
receiver |
| Entfalten | deploy- [also aufmarschieren] |
| Entfernungen | range |
| Entleerungsschrauben | draining valve |
| Entluften | ventilate |
| Entluftungsanschlussschieber | vent line stop valve |
| Entluftungshahn | relief cock |
| Entluftungsrohre | ventilation pipes |
| Erfahrungen | experiences |
| Erledigung | handling |
| Erprobung | test run |
| Ersatzbrudenpump |
Auxiliary vapor concentrate pump |
| Erschutterungen | concussion |
|
Etmal |
days reckoning |
| Fahrtmesser | speedometer |
| Fahrtstufe | operating combinations, as in alternating propulsion. |
| Fangschuss | coup de grace |
| Feder | spring |
| Fehlenzeige | indicated loss (by instrument) |
| Feldspulen | magnetizing coil |
| Festgestelt | repaired |
| Festklemmte | jammed up, wedged in |
| Feuerloscher | fire extinguisher |
| Fiberdichtungen | fiber washer |
| Flibo | aircraft bomb |
| Erschuter |
vibration |
| Fliebos |
float, buoyancy |
| Flut |
tide |
| Flutklappen | Flood valve |
| Fressen | corroded |
| Fronterfahrungen | war cruising |
| Fu.M.B. | Radar Observation Equipment |
| Funkenloscher | spark extinguisher |
| Funkmessgeraet | radar |
| Fussventil | foot valve; inboard hull valve |
| Gabelstuck |
yoke |
| Gasspanung | gas tension or pressure |
| Geber | transmitter |
| Geblase | induction fan (M.A.N.diesel engine supercharger) |
| Gefechtsbereitschaft | fighting trim, to ready the boat for action |
| Gegriffen | clutch |
| Gehartete | case hardened metal (shaft) |
| Gehause | housing; casing |
| Gelenzt | pumped out |
| Gemass | according to |
| Gerates | apparatus |
| Gerauscharmen | silent |
| Gereinig | cleaned |
| Geschwindigkeit | speed |
| Getriebes | gearing |
| Getriebol | reduction gear oil |
| Gewindestucke | threaded coupling |
| Gleichstrom |
direct current |
| Gluhlampen | incandescent lamps |
| Grundwegekunst | Hydrostatics |
| Gummidichtung |
rubber seal; gasket |
| Habel | bearing shaft |
| Hahne | stop cock |
| Halslager | journal bearing |
| Haltefedern | retaining spring |
| Halterungen | fixtures |
| Handeln |
take action, handle |
| Hanf | hemp (for packing) |
| Haufigkeit | frequency; frequent |
| Hauptanblaseventil | main blow valve |
| Hauptschalttafeln | main switch table |
| Havarie | damage, obstruction |
| Hd-Stutzens | high pressure drainage pipe |
| Heck | stern |
| Heckraum |
Stern space |
| Her | hither; here; near |
| Herausgabe |
publication |
| Herausgeber |
editor |
| Herausziehen |
to extract |
| Herkunft | origin; cause of |
| Hervorrufen | to generate |
| Hi- | prefix - hilf - auxiliary |
| Hilfsschalttafel | auxiliary switch panel |
| Hilfslenz |
auxiliary bilge |
| Hinausfahren | put to sea |
| Hingewiesen |
current knowledge |
| Hinsichtlichkeit | on that score |
| Hochdruck - Hd | high pressure |
| Horbare | audible |
| Hubzahl | engine indicator |
| Innenbunker | internal tank |
| Instandsetzung | repair; reconditioning |
| Isolierband | friction band |
| Kapazitatsprobe | capacity test |
| Kaschemme | a low dive |
| Kegel | pin, plug (valves) |
| Keil | cotter pin |
| Kette | chain |
| Kettenschutzes | chain or cable protector sleeve |
| Klappenantrieben | flap drivers |
| Klemmen | jammed; jam |
| Kohlensaureanreicherung | carbon dioxide concentration |
| Kolben | piston |
| Kolbenring |
piston ring |
| Kolbenstange |
rod |
| Kolbenventil |
valve |
| Kolbenlenzpumpe |
reciprocal bilge pump |
| Kollektor | commutator; collector ring (electrical) |
| Kontaktgeber | electrical contact transmitter |
| Kontergewicht | counter weight |
| Kopfventil | outboard valve |
| Kreiseltochter |
gyro subsystem |
| Kreiselunformer | gyro motor |
| Kriegserfahrungen | combat operations machine |
| K.T.B. [Kriegstagebuch] | war diary |
| Kugelring | spherical ring |
| Kuhlschlange | cooling condenser coil |
| Kuhlwassersicherheitsventil | cool water security valve |
| Kurbel | crank |
| Kurbelwannen | crank case |
| Ladung | charge (electrical) |
| Lager | bearing |
| Lagerstellen | bearing site |
| Larm |
noise |
| Lastig | trim |
| Lastigkeit | leaning over; healing |
| Lauge | lye |
| Leck | leak |
| Leitung | circuit |
| Lenzanschluss | drain connection |
| Lenzpumpe | reciprocal bilge pump |
| Lfd.Nr. – laufendnummer | serial number |
| Liegeplatze | Berthing location |
| Linsensystems | lens system |
| Loshebel | firing lever |
| Loslosung | disengage |
| Mahlende | grinding |
| Mangelhafte | defective |
| Mannschaften | crew |
| Mehrfachem | with repeated; multiple |
| Messfahrt | a drive test for calibrating fuel/current usage |
|
Mkg meterkilogramm = kilogram |
meter |
| Moglich | practical; feasible |
| Motorenkuhlraume | lube oil cooling evacuator |
| Mundende | discharge |
| Mundungsklappe | bow torpedo tube muzzle cap |
| Nachgefecht |
night fight |
| Nachrichtenmittelversuchanlagen[NVA] | Communications Test Equipment |
|
NV-anstalt |
Communications Test Institute |
| NV-kommando | Communications Test Command |
| NBU-Nordlichbreiteunternahmen | northern latitude operations |
| Nebenherlaufen | run alongside |
| Nebenschlusswicklung |
shunt motor winding |
| Neckenwannen | cam shaft case |
| Netz | circuit grid; wiring system |
| Niederdruck - Nd | ow pressure |
| Nocken | cam |
| Nockenwannen | cam shaft mounting |
| Notverschlussklappen | emergency closing valve |
|
Oberkommandoderkriegsmarine |
navy High Command |
| Okularteiles | eyepiece section of periscope |
| Olabstreifringe | oil wiper rings |
| Olfestem | oil insoluble |
| Olwassergemisch | oil water compound |
| Optiken | optical elements in periscope |
| Opunkt | aiming point |
| Ortungsgeraet | position finder |
| Panne | breakdown; blow out; failure |
| Papenberg | gauge used to measure the waterline level respective to other parts of the hull. |
| Passiermeldung | passage announcement |
| Passschrauben | body bound bolts |
| Peilempfanger | bearing receiver |
| Peilmoglichkeit | preferred bearing |
| Petronen | cartridge; jacket; impulse tank |
| Plexiglasrohre | plexi glass tube |
| Plexiwasserstande | plexi water level |
| Plombiert | sealed with lead |
| Probefahrtsverhaltnis | test run sections or divisions |
| Probelauf |
test run |
| Probieranschluss | test run connection |
| Prufdock |
testing dock |
| Prufstand | close test |
| Prufungsanforderungen | examination requirements |
| Pumpenstempel | pump plunger |
| Rader | gear |
| Raumablufter | exhaust air blower |
| Rechtzeitigt | true time |
| Regelzellen | compensating tank |
| Reichweiten | range or radius of action |
| Reissen | rupture; crack |
| Reservemanometern | reserve pressure gauges |
| Restarbeiten | adjustment, repair |
| Restkapazitat | residual capacity |
| Restentluftung | emergency venting |
| Ringstopfbuchsen | ring stuffing box |
| Rohrversager | torpedo which does not leave the tube upon firing |
| Rommeschalter | position indicator light switch |
| Ruckkehr | return |
| Ruckmarsch |
return journey |
| Ruckschlagventil | check valve |
| Ruderfernlasser | rudder drive magneto |
| Ruderjoch | rudder yoke |
| Ruhen | standstill |
| Ruhiges |
quiet |
| Rulahahne | vent cock |
| Sammeltanks | sump tank |
| Sauerstoff | oxygen |
| Saugestutzen | suction pipe |
| Saugeventil (teller) | suction valve (head) |
| Schachtrohr | encasing tube (periscope) |
| Schaden | damage; harm |
| Schalldaempfer | vibration muffler |
| Schalten | switching |
| Schaltvorgang | circuit switching |
| Scheinbar | visible |
| Scheren |
to sheer up; alongside |
| Schlauchanschluss | hose connection |
| Schluss | magnetic contact closing |
| Schlussel-M |
enigma machine |
| Schlusstrimmversuch | final trim test |
| Schneckenrader | worm gear |
| Schnekkentrieb | worm drive |
| Schnellentluftungsgruppe | rapid ventilation group |
| Schott | watertight bulkhead |
| Schrauben | screw (propellor) |
| Schwanenhals | goose neck rubber hose |
| Schwebeteilchen | suspended particles |
| Schweisswasser | welding condensation water |
| Schwimmzustand | degree of buoyancy |
| Seegang | sea state; swells |
| Seemeile | sea mile; nautical mile |
| Sehrohrkranzbeleuchtung |
periscope azimuth circle |
| Seilsuzubertragung |
line transfer |
| Seitenruder | steering rudder |
|
Selbsttatige |
automatic |
|
Sicherheitsgrenze |
security barrier |
| Sicherheitsventil | relief valve |
| Sicherungsausfalle | safety equipment failures |
| Simmerring | retaining ring |
| Simmerringdichtung | retaining ring gasket |
| Sm | seemeile; nautical mile |
| Spannungsmesser | voltage meter |
| Spannungsschutz | voltage safeguard |
| Sperrdrezahlen |
locking gear |
| Spiegelwagens | reflecting mirror carriage in periscope |
| Spindeldurchfuhrung | spindle guide |
| Spindelendschalter | terminal spindle switch |
| Spindelstopfbuchse | spindle bushing |
| Stand |
Status; level; gage; condition; control-operating |
| Standortanbau | position |
| Standsehrohrer | fixed eye level periscope |
| Stauungen | obstructions; jam ups |
| Steckachse | knockout spindle |
| Stehenden | standing |
| Stelle | place; position |
| Steuer |
helm; rudder |
| Steuertochter | steering repeater |
| Steven | stem |
| Stevenrohrbuchse | stem tube bushing |
| Stopfbuchse | stuffing box |
| Storenden |
troubles; disturb |
| Storungen | obstruction |
| Stromaufnahme | electric current consumption |
| Talje | winding tackle |
| Tauchbunker | fuel ballast tank |
| Tauchretter | diving lung |
| Tauchzelle | main ballast tank |
| Tiefenmesser | depth gauge |
|
Torpedoerprobungskommando[TEK] |
Torpedo Testing Command |
| Torpedoflutuhren | torpedo flood control clock |
| Torpedoversuchsanstalt | Torpedo Test Establishment |
| Treibol |
fuel oil |
| Treibolverbrauch | fuel oil consumption |
| Trennschalter | switch |
| Triebwerkswelle | drive shaft |
| Trimmuhr |
trim clock; timing |
| Turbinenlaufers | turbine rotors |
| Turm | conning tower |
| Turmentwasserungen | tower drainage |
| Turmluklagerung | tower hatch bearing |
| Uberdruckfrischwassererzeuger | high pressure fresh water generator |
|
Uberflussigerweise |
|
| Uberholung |
overhaul |
| Uberkommendes | overcome by (malfunction) |
| Uberlegt | considered; circumspect |
| Ubertragungsgestange | operating shaft |
| Ubertragungszahnrad | transmission gear |
| Ubootabwehrschule [UAS] | anti-submarine school |
| Umballastung | ballast adjustment |
| Umfangreichen |
Extensive research |
| Umgestellt | readjusted |
| Umstellen | conversion |
| Unangenehmen |
unpleasant |
| Unbedenklichen |
harmless |
| Undichtigkeit |
leakage |
| Ungefahr | approximate |
| Untertauchen | to dive |
| Untertriebzelle |
negative buoyancy tank |
| Untersuchung |
Investigation |
| Unverzugliche ubermittlung | immediate transmission |
| Ventil | valve |
| Ventilteller | valve head |
| Verbindung |
cross connection |
| Verdampfer | vaporizer |
| Verdichter |
compressor |
| Verflusigger | condenser |
| Vereinfachten | sleeve control |
| Verbindung | cross connection |
| Verflusigger | condenser |
| Vergrosserungswechsel | magnification selector |
| Verriegelungsmagnet |
locking magnet |
| Versagen | breakdown |
| Verstarker |
energizer; amplifier |
| Verstarkerrohr | amplifier tube |
| Verteilung | distribution |
| Vollastfahrt | full speed test run |
| Vollstaendig | complete |
| Vorlaufige | temporary, provisional |
| Vorn | toward the bow |
| Vorschaltwiderstand | rheostatic resistors |
| Vorsprung | head start |
|
Wabo |
depth charge |
| Warmluftanlage | warm air system |
| Wassergeholt | water content |
| Wechselkugellagers | alternating ball bearings |
| Wellenumdrehungsanzeiger |
shaft rotation (rpm) indicator |
| Widerstand | electrical resistor |
| Wirkungsbereich | radius of action |
| Zahlenangabe |
parameter |
| Zahnkranz | gear rim |
| Zahnraeder |
gear wheel |
| Zellenventilen | cell ventilation |
| Zeuger |
generator |
| Zischhahn | compression valve cap |
| Zt (zum teil) | partially |
| Zunehmenden | to increase |
| Zustand | condition |
| Zwangskurs | forced course change |
| Zweckmassig | functional |
| Zwischenwand | bulkhead |
Bibliography:
Langenscheidt’s New College German Dictionary, German-English, English-German. New York: Langenscheidt KG, 1995.
US Navy. German-English Dictionary Submarine Shipbuilding and Naval Terms. Portsmouth, NH: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, 1946. [This rare 488-page document is unavailable for loan and must be consulted in the library. The library call number is V24.G6 1946.]
____. Glossary of German Submarine Terms (German to English). Portsmouth, NH: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, 1945? [This rare 506-page document is unavailable for loan and must be consulted in the library. The library call number is V24.G6 1945.]
