U-995 for real

shamrock13 · 10-08-12, 12:58 PM

Has anybody visited U-995 in Laboe, near Kiel, Germany ?
I am thinking of visiting but I would like some opinions of people who went there already....

August · 10-09-12, 07:53 PM

I haven't been to that one but I've been to enough of them to know that if you're interested in subs and subsims it will be intensely interesting to you.

CCIP · 10-09-12, 08:11 PM

Yeah, what could go wrong? It's not like they'd replace it with a plastic fake!

From what I've heard it's a self-guided tour. The sub isn't entirely in its original condition, having been used by the Norwegian navy for many years after WWII, and restored with some alterations - but it's still the real thing. It has notable late-war features, and lots of original items on board. The U-boat memorial next to it is also worth a visit, being the world's main commemorative site for both WWI and WWII U-boat losses.

The only thing better if you're interested in WWII U-boats (i.e. will get you even closer to an original-condition, operational WWII U-boat) is the U-505.

Sailor Steve · 10-09-12, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by shamrock13

Has anybody visited U-995 in Laboe, near Kiel, Germany ?
I am thinking of visiting but I would like some opinions of people who went there already....

WELCOME ABOARD!

You should get some answers quickly. A lot of people went to the 2009 subsim meet in Copenhagen, including Onkel Neal, this website's owner, and they went down to Kiel and saw the sights, including the u-boat, and took lots of pictures.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/forumdisplay.php?f=238

10-08-12, 12:58 PM	#1
shamrock13 Bilge Rat Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	U-995 for real Has anybody visited U-995 in Laboe, near Kiel, Germany ? I am thinking of visiting but I would like some opinions of people who went there already....

10-09-12, 07:53 PM	#2
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I haven't been to that one but I've been to enough of them to know that if you're interested in subs and subsims it will be intensely interesting to you. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

10-09-12, 08:11 PM	#3
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Yeah, what could go wrong? It's not like they'd replace it with a plastic fake! From what I've heard it's a self-guided tour. The sub isn't entirely in its original condition, having been used by the Norwegian navy for many years after WWII, and restored with some alterations - but it's still the real thing. It has notable late-war features, and lots of original items on board. The U-boat memorial next to it is also worth a visit, being the world's main commemorative site for both WWI and WWII U-boat losses. The only thing better if you're interested in WWII U-boats (i.e. will get you even closer to an original-condition, operational WWII U-boat) is the U-505. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

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