Going to see a real VIIC
 

Ahoy! This weekend I am going to see the VIIC/41 U-995 that is on full display in Laboe, Germany (a little north of Kiel).

I will be taking some pictures and videos and will update here. I have seen other submarines before, but this is the world's only surviving VIIC and I am very excited to see it in real life.

Has anyone been to this display? The sub is fully open to tours. Does anyone have anything specific they would like me to check?

-JC

Have fun We(we were a group from subsim meeting)who visit Laboe and U995 in 2009

The Restaurant nearby makes some good food especially their skipper labskovs If the restaurant is still there and they serve this dish.

Markus

I will definitely check that out. Thanks for the tip! I'm really looking forward to it. We will be taking a scenic six hour train ride from Stockholm to Gothenberg. We'll spend the night there (great town by the way), then take a booze cruise ship over to Kiel.

Yes, we surveyed the U-boat in Laboe for the game, Wolfpack.
https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...69#post2425069

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...pictureid=9108

Enjoy, look forward to your pictures.

The deck is off limit, not for us it wasn't. When this guide heard who we were we was granted access to the top.

Markus

I see your post - very nice, ten hours!! Maybe I'll try some name dropping! I know in most of these things decks and conning tower are off limits. For me, the conning tower is the most important thing I would want to see. As a SH5 captain, I spend half my life up there.

Our ship has docked at Kiel. We are on a ferry boat to Laboe, where the sub is. Very eerie being on the waterway from Kiel.

Ok, mission complete. Click here to see the article (with honorable mentions for subsim.com and Silent Hunter).

It includes pictures and video! Enjoy!
:Kaleun_Cheers:

https://jcmarxsandbox.files.wordpres...size=668%2C668

I was jealous of those that went on the Subsim meet to U-995 at Laboe.



Now, seeing the pictures, I'm very jealous. :Kaleun_Periskop: :Kaleun_Crying:


I'm glad however that those that went to the Subsim meet enjoyed U-995 and meeting each other. :yep: :)

I was jealous of those that went on the Subsim meet to U-995 at Laboe.



Now, seeing the pictures and reading the commentary, I'm very jealous. :Kaleun_Crying: :Kaleun_Periskop:


I'm glad however that those that went to the Subsim meet enjoyed U-995 and meeting each other. :yep: :)

Very cool, adding to the Subsim News in the morning :Kaleun_Applaud:

One of the things that really stood out to me was how clean and fresh everything was. It looked like a brand new submarine! :ping:

I have indeed been to see U995 and it is worth a visit, dont forget the monument just down the road too that is also a worthy visit.