Extremely rare German WW2 U-boat Submarine Kill Flag U-47 ROYAL OAK SUNK German WWII U-boat U-47 Kill Flag, 29150 tons, HMA ROYAL OAK THE BULL OF SCAPA FLOW SUNK SHIP. Measures 10” tall (plus the ties) by 14” wide. Hand painted on black cotton. Machine sewn. Single sided. This is a fantastic piece of naval history. Low excellent condition. I founded 12 U-boat flags in box with WW2 Kriegsmarine stuff on estate sale. Other items you can see on other listings. The flag passed very important test - it does not glow under the black lamp(all fabrics after 1945 glow under the black light). U-47 have had four different variant of emblems - please look at the last picture. U-BOAT: U-47,Type VIIB, commissioned: Dec 17, 1938, Fate: Operational loss Date: Mar 7, 1941. The Snorting Bull - U-47: (Kptlt. Gьnther Prien) sported one of the most famous emblems in the war. Oblt. Engelbert Endrass, the IWO, painted the emblem on the way back from Scapa Flow in October, 1939. The image chosen was based on one seen in a comic book the crew had on board the U-boat. The emblem was adopted by the 7th Flotilla in St. Nazaire and was seen on many boats. It was complicated enough that a template was used to apply it to the boats. Estimate price for this item is $1400 - $1500.
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