Neger

Neger (German for Negro) was a German torpedo-carrying craft generally described as a human torpedo which could not submerge, but was difficult to see during night operations. The vessel was used by the Kriegsmarine between 1943 and 1945. The name comes from the constructor Richard Mohr whose surname means blackamoor.

The Neger was based on the G7e torpedo and sported a spartan cockpit covered by a perspex dome where the warhead would have been. It had sufficient positive buoyancy to run awash while supporting a second G7e, with warhead, slung below. The vessel had a range of 48 nautical miles at 4 knots and displaced 2.7 tons. The pilot navigated via a wrist compass and air was provided through a Dräger self-contained breathing device. The pilot aimed his weapon by lining up an aiming spike on the nose with a graduated scale on the dome. Subsequently, a second aiming spike was added closer to the dome. It, however, made little difference as water washing over the dome made visibility extremely poor. A simple lever in the cockpit irreversibly started the torpedo and released it. Though not designed as a suicide weapon, the Neger would frequently become one when the torpedo started running but failed to release, and carried the craft and its pilot toward the target.

Neger (Ruhr)

Neger (Ruhr) is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Coordinates: 51°19′51″N 8°29′19″E / 51.3308°N 8.4886°E / 51.3308; 8.4886

Neger (Bieke)

Neger (Bieke) is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Coordinates: 51°03′40″N 7°52′00″E / 51.0611°N 7.8666°E / 51.0611; 7.8666