Mk 2 Carrier water can

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Lynn Eades

Just fueling up the torpedos?

Entirely possible! There was a pic on the Old MLU Forum of a 2 gal POL can with "Torpedo Fuel" embossed on the top.

Of course, why a Canadian made Torpedo Fuel can would be fitted to a U-Boat is another matter.

[Lynn Eades]

I guess along with us, there were German kleptomaniacs as well?
(said in jest)

[rob love]

That sub was used in Norweigen service until 1965. It's possible it was added post-war by Norway using what they had.

[Harry Moon]

Originally Posted by Tony Smith

Entirely possible! There was a pic on the Old MLU Forum of a 2 gal POL can with "Torpedo Fuel" embossed on the top.

Of course, why a Canadian made Torpedo Fuel can would be fitted to a U-Boat is another matter.

I have one if anybody needs one to go with their torpedo...

[Tony Smith]

Harry, just for the "porpoises" of this thread, could you post a pic of the top of the can? Another variety to look for.

[Robert Bergeron]

U Boat Torpedoes had batteries and electic motors .... Germans pionnered that technology . Torpedo fuel ? Could it be a trademark ?

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Robert Bergeron

U Boat Torpedoes had batteries and electic motors ......... Torpedo fuel ? Could it be a trademark ?

US torpedoes ran on an Alcohol liquid fuel:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torpedo_juice

Today, it would be called "Hand Sanitiser".

[Harry Moon]

Originally Posted by Tony Smith

Harry, just for the "porpoises" of this thread, could you post a pic of the top of the can? Another variety to look for.

I'll get one for you!

[Harry Moon]

Torpedo fuel oil

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

I recently got this 2 gallon can. It started out as a Canadian GSW 'Petroleum Spirit' (gas) can dated 1940 and painted standard khaki. Then it received a very well done coat of red paint with the lettering in metallic silver stenciled on one side as shown.

I read:

.R.C.O.C. (iffy on the "O")
- M ? - (second letter not round, maybe T or P but very illegible)

So is this a military painted can to the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corp or some post war civilian repaint? If military I would refinish it as-is. Otherwise it gets painted khaki and loaded into a vehicle rack.

What do you think?

[Ed Storey]

Whatever the markings represent, IMO it would be a shame to refinish or even repaint it.