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Originally Posted by snakeyez

A true unique boat the U-505 is!

The only German U-boat museum in the USA
Is one of only five remaining class IX-C U-boats in the world
The only submarine on display inside (under) a building in the USA
Boarded and captured from the Germans on June 4, 1944, the only foreign enemy man-of war done so since the War of 1812

Slightly incorrect. The Royal Navy made a habit of this, from the armed trawler from which they stole the enigma machine, to the U110 also boarded and codes etc removed. Boarding enemy ships was a fairly regular occurrence to us Brits!! Unless of course, your refering to the American Navy.

U 534 here are some images of the inside of the U Boats. See page 2 (and scroll down)

So any report on your trip yet.:D

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The last one you can find in Finland:
This is what I found on uboat.net...

The submarine Vesikko which can be considered a prototype of the German IIA class (6 built). The boat was converted into a military museum in 1959 and can be found at the island of Suomenlinna.

There are more pictures of this one somewhere on the web...

groetjes,

Gino

Ah, yes, of course I know the Vessikko but I have it classified as finnish in my mind and not as german so I forgot about it :doh:

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Originally Posted by Task Force

So any report on your trip yet.:D

i didnt go :( overslept. but im sure i will be back there soon and i'll go then... i'll post when i do get back out there...