Going to see a real VIIC

jcmemphis · 05-03-23, 07:26 AM

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

mapuc · 05-03-23, 08:54 AM

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

jcmemphis · 05-04-23, 06:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mapuc

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.

Onkel Neal · 05-04-23, 06:44 AM

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

Enjoy, look forward to your pictures.

mapuc · 05-04-23, 07:21 AM

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

jcmemphis · 05-04-23, 09:48 AM

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.

jcmemphis · 05-06-23, 04:03 AM

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.

jcmemphis · 05-10-23, 08:33 AM

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

It includes pictures and video! Enjoy!

Aktungbby · 05-10-23, 10:31 AM

Nice pic of U on the scope!

Commander Wallace · 05-10-23, 12:53 PM

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

Now, seeing the pictures, I'm very jealous.

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

Commander Wallace · 05-10-23, 01:05 PM

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.

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

Onkel Neal · 05-10-23, 04:01 PM

Very cool, adding to the Subsim News in the morning

jcmemphis · 05-11-23, 07:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Commander Wallace

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.

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

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

Aktungbby · 05-11-23, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jcmemphis

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

Did it have that 'new submarine smell'?

Kapitan · 05-11-23, 09:18 PM

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.

05-03-23, 07:26 AM	#1
jcmemphis Watch Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sweden Posts: 16 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	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

05-03-23, 08:54 AM	#2
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,537 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	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 __________________ My little lovely female cat

05-04-23, 06:44 AM	#4
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Yes, we surveyed the U-boat in Laboe for the game, Wolfpack. https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...69#post2425069 Enjoy, look forward to your pictures. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

05-04-23, 07:21 AM	#5
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,537 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	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 __________________ My little lovely female cat

05-10-23, 10:31 AM	#9
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 29,996 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Nice pic of U on the scope! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

05-04-23, 09:48 AM	#6
jcmemphis Watch Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sweden Posts: 16 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	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.

05-06-23, 04:03 AM	#7
jcmemphis Watch Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sweden Posts: 16 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	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.

05-10-23, 08:33 AM	#8
jcmemphis Watch Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sweden Posts: 16 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Ok, mission complete. Click here to see the article (with honorable mentions for subsim.com and Silent Hunter). It includes pictures and video! Enjoy!

05-10-23, 12:53 PM	#10
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,294 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	I was jealous of those that went on the Subsim meet to U-995 at Laboe. Now, seeing the pictures, I'm very jealous. I'm glad however that those that went to the Subsim meet enjoyed U-995 and meeting each other.

05-10-23, 01:05 PM	#11
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,294 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	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. I'm glad however that those that went to the Subsim meet enjoyed U-995 and meeting each other.

05-10-23, 04:01 PM	#12
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Very cool, adding to the Subsim News in the morning __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

05-11-23, 09:18 PM	#15
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	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. __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

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