A visit to U-995, pic heavy

[Lzs von swe]

Managed to drag the family with me to Laboe to visit the U-995 museum.
Some pictures, resized and low res to save loading time, for all kaleuns.

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u101/vonswe/Laboe_1.jpg
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And the crew..
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u101/vonswe/U-995_10.jpg

[Weisia]

Nice pictures!

One question about the photo of the torpedo: does this one have some kind of twin propeller propulsion (looks somewhat like turboprops? It is the first time i've noticed this.

[Wildhawke11]

I am sure you had a great time but did the family get as excited as you :-)
I so wish i could have been inside a real u- boat you lucky man. When ever i try to tell my wife about a my battles in the Atlantic she just looks at me as if i am mad and says "Danny its only a game" They just don't seem to understand the pressure and stress and the responsibly we have over our beloved boat and the men under us in those dangerous cold Atlantic waters. Even when i told my Rita about my Knights Cross she did not seem over excited.
Danny

[Lzs von swe]

I sure had a great time, but do you see the look I my Marie gives me there, lol.
As fore the props on the torpedo, yes they had two counter rotating props to counter the gyro, or torque, effect of a single prop.

[coronas]

Thanks for sharing!
Nice day with your family, Lucky Man! :salute:

[Kpt. Lehmann]

I'll bet that was ONE HELL of an amazing sight to see as she came into view!!! :ahoy:

[AVGWarhawk]

Very well maintained. She be a good looking boat. Thanks for sharing.

[Task Force]

Very good pics, as AVG said... it is in very good condition...:DL

[meduza]

Great pics!

[papa_smurf]

Nice pics. Nearest U-boat to me is the one in Liverpool (forget the number), that was recently cut into 3 peices. Must go there so point, as its only a 1hr train ride from my house.

[Speedo]

Nice pics :)

[Jimbuna]

I'll bet that was ONE HELL of an amazing sight to see as she came into view!!! :ahoy:

Great pictures http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif

@KL......I know what your thinking/referring to because that is more or less what you said when we got our first glimpse of the USS Texas on our approach in the car.

[Lzs von swe]

I'll bet that was ONE HELL of an amazing sight to see as she came into view!!! :ahoy:

Yes sure was, it´s much bigger then you think.
If you arrive in Kiel on a ferry the boat and the memorial is clearly visible from the port side of the ferry. As is Moltenort a little later.
The Laboe Ehrenmal is a very special place, gives you some perspective on things.

[mr chris]

Great pictures there Lzs thanks for sharing.
Your wife my be giving a funny look in one of the pics. But at least she went on the tour with you. They would have to have a designer clothes shop on the sub for my wife ever thing about accompanying me on a tour of one.

[Lzs von swe]

Thanks Chris, tell her there are some souvenir shops and restaurants close to the museum. And a nice beach promenade, might help:yeah:

[Rafael]

Fantastic images! :up:

I like the toilet :D ...

[ltforce]

Wow you are so lucky, I want to go the Laboe soo badly!!! Hope you enjoyed!!

Toilet doesn't look pleasant...imagine if it got clogged while submerged??

[U-46 Commander]

Nice pictures!

One question about the photo of the torpedo: does this one have some kind of twin propeller propulsion (looks somewhat like turboprops? It is the first time i've noticed this.

Torpedo's had two propellors to counteract each other. Otherwise the torpedo would slowly be headed in one direction. One went clockwise and the other counter-clockwise to counteract each others torque, and then the torpedo would run straight without having to mess with the rudder on the torp.

[The_Blockade_Runner]

Thanks for sharing:yeah:

[bert8for3]

Great pics, tks for putting them up :yeah:

[TigerShark808]

Very Nice photos. I'm jealous. :D

Only sub I have been in would be the USS Pampanito in Francisco.

What German sub (U-Boat) would be the closes to me that I could visit? Keep in mind I'm from the Bay Area (SF)

Anyways .. SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET Pics!:yep:

Edit: It looks like they welded over the Torpedo doors in pic 5 (from the top) Why ? :(

[Naga]

Very Nice photos. I'm jealous. :D

Only sub I have been in would be the USS Pampanito in Francisco.

What German sub (U-Boat) would be the closes to me that I could visit? Keep in mind I'm from the Bay Area (SF)

Anyways .. SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET Pics!:yep:

Edit: It looks like they welded over the Torpedo doors in pic 5 (from the top) Why ? :(
The closest I can think of to you would be U-505, in Chicago:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-505

I've been to it twice. The new (indoor) exhibit is awesome, but unfortunately, they don't let you take pictures inside the submarine. :cry:

[flakmonkey]

Nice pics, that closeup of the bow, something just looks a bit odd, bow casing rebuilt perhaps??

I went up to birkenhead a while back to see u534, a big old salvaged IXc40 that was chopped into 4 bits not so long ago, it was quite a shock to see just how thin the pressure hull really is!

http://www.mikekemble.com/ww2/uboat534-2.html

[Brag]

Great pix, thanks!

Yup, people don't understand. Believe me, when one talks about real war experience, people not involved don't understand either. So, not being understood only adds realism. :salute:

[PappyCain]

Ironic the pic of the head - looks like a a haze of methane!

:salute: