Remains of German Automatic Weather Station

Canadian War Museum

Canadian War Museum
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ARTIFACT: German Automatic Naval Weather Station – Type WFL-26

Recovered from Martin Bay, Labrador, Canada

Description:

Its purpose is to measure temperature, barometric pressure, wind direction and velocity and to transmit data automatically seven times a day for up to three months, powered by four nickle cadmium batteries, 35 components in all, called in German a WFL-6, Wetter-Funkgeraet, land.

Designed by Dr. Ernest Ploetze and Edwin Stoebe for Siemens, set up in laboratory by the crew of German U-Boat 537 on 1943/10/22. Discovered in site and recovered in 1981;

Accession Number: 19820219-001

Service: Sea

CS: German Navy

Unit: U537

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Updated: August 14, 2002