U-505 virtual tour

Tireboy · 10-20-07, 07:55 PM

I ran across this site, it’s the Chicago’s Museum of since and industry U-505 virtual tour. I haven’t looked at the whole site just the pics and it looked interesting.
TB

http://www.msichicago.org/exhibit/U5...our/index.html

Torplexed · 10-20-07, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Tireboy

I ran across this site, it’s the Chicago’s Museum of since and industry U-505 virtual tour. I haven’t looked at the whole site just the pics and it looked interesting.
TB

http://www.msichicago.org/exhibit/U5...our/index.html

Makes me wish we had kept a few more of those surrendered U-Boats about after the war.

Rykaird · 10-22-07, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

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Originally Posted by Tireboy

I ran across this site, it’s the Chicago’s Museum of since and industry U-505 virtual tour. I haven’t looked at the whole site just the pics and it looked interesting.
TB

http://www.msichicago.org/exhibit/U5...our/index.html

Makes me wish we had kept a few more of those surrendered U-Boats about after the war.

Thanks for the link!

Makes me wish for more modeled compartments, and more dials and switches to fool around with. (Still my big gripe with SH4 - less interactivity with the boat!)

Huskalar · 10-23-07, 03:08 AM

Great link, thanks.

The panoramic movie tour is really cool, imo.

Jimbuna · 10-23-07, 04:39 AM

Just like being aboard

seafarer · 10-23-07, 12:10 PM

I'm just glad she's inside now. When I toured her, she was still on the old outdoor display. While a superb tour, from the outside you could see how the years outside was taking a toll. Being inside in a nice, properly climate controlled environment is much better for the continued display of such a great piece of history.

Sailor Steve · 10-23-07, 04:45 PM

I took the tour back in '62. Don't remember much. It's too bad you can't actually go through her anymore, but yeah, preservation is most important.

i_b_spectre · 10-23-07, 05:37 PM

Nice find Tireboy, thanks! Just in case anyone has had a less than pleasant experience with Quicktime, Google for Quick Alternative. It's much less intrusive and converts Quicktime files into a Windows Media Player Classic format. I just installed the latest version so I could take the U-505 virtual tour and it works like a champ! There's also a Real Alternative if you want an alternative that lets you view Real Player by converting to WMP Classic as well.

10-20-07, 07:55 PM	#1
Tireboy Swabbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 5 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	U-505 virtual tour I ran across this site, it’s the Chicago’s Museum of since and industry U-505 virtual tour. I haven’t looked at the whole site just the pics and it looked interesting. TB http://www.msichicago.org/exhibit/U5...our/index.html

10-23-07, 04:39 AM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,481 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Just like being aboard __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-23-07, 12:10 PM	#6
seafarer Commodore Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 622 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm just glad she's inside now. When I toured her, she was still on the old outdoor display. While a superb tour, from the outside you could see how the years outside was taking a toll. Being inside in a nice, properly climate controlled environment is much better for the continued display of such a great piece of history. __________________ My Father's ship, HMCS Waskesiu (K330), sank U257 on 02/24/1944 running SHIII-1.4 with GWX2.1 and SHIV-1.5 with TMO/RSRDC/PE3.3 under MS Vista Home Premium 32-bit SP1 ACER AMD Athlon 64x2 4800+, 4GB DDR2 RAM, 400GB SATA HD Antec TruePower Trio 650watt PSU BFG GeForce 8800GT/OC 512MB VRAM, Samsung 216BW widescreen (1680x1050) LCD

10-23-07, 04:45 PM	#7
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I took the tour back in '62. Don't remember much. It's too bad you can't actually go through her anymore, but yeah, preservation is most important. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

10-23-07, 05:37 PM	#8
i_b_spectre Engineer Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 205 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Nice find Tireboy, thanks! Just in case anyone has had a less than pleasant experience with Quicktime, Google for Quick Alternative. It's much less intrusive and converts Quicktime files into a Windows Media Player Classic format. I just installed the latest version so I could take the U-505 virtual tour and it works like a champ! There's also a Real Alternative if you want an alternative that lets you view Real Player by converting to WMP Classic as well. __________________ Spectre

10-23-07, 03:08 AM	#4
Huskalar Ensign Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 221 Downloads: 176 Uploads: 0	Great link, thanks. The panoramic movie tour is really cool, imo.