Unfortunately, no pics. Museum staff would not allow it, don't know why. Only small groups allowed under staff excort for a guided tour. Tour guide gave a basic description of each space but the bulk of the tour (and audio effects) was describing the conditions at the time of aquistion by the Task Force that attacked her, to surfacing, order to scuttle and abandon ship and arrival of US Navy forces on board.
All the instruments and controls have the original German tags. Not even English translations. But I have enough knowledge of subs to figure most out. No time to wander though. Get in, go through, get out. They run the groups through too quickly.
I thought the Gato/Balao were small (compared to modern SSN's). The Type IXC hull was only about 12 feet max width.
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"In the spirit of reaching across the aisle, we owe it to the Democrats to show their president the exact same kind of respect and loyalty that they have shown our recent Republican president." A.C. 11-5-08 
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