Where can one see restored WWII uboats?

Wolfgang42 · 12-30-09, 08:48 PM

The U-505 Exhibit in Chicago is amazing! Fully restored and sitting in a bunker along with all kinds of displays. It's awesome. You have to go on a guided tour to see the interior. You can't roam around at will, and like many subs the conning tower is off limits. The guides are fairly knowledgeable, but I was surprised that ours did not know about one of the earlier commanders of U-505 who shot himself during a depth charge attack and then was smothered with pillows by crew members to shut him up...and died in his captain's cabin. I guess they leave out those little morbid details for the tour...

U-995 is a Type VII in Germany near Laboe

And then there is the one in Britain that some idiots decided to cut up into sections. U-534 I think

12-30-09, 08:48 PM	#4
Wolfgang42 Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Grid AN16 Posts: 13 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	The U-505 Exhibit in Chicago is amazing! Fully restored and sitting in a bunker along with all kinds of displays. It's awesome. You have to go on a guided tour to see the interior. You can't roam around at will, and like many subs the conning tower is off limits. The guides are fairly knowledgeable, but I was surprised that ours did not know about one of the earlier commanders of U-505 who shot himself during a depth charge attack and then was smothered with pillows by crew members to shut him up...and died in his captain's cabin. I guess they leave out those little morbid details for the tour... U-995 is a Type VII in Germany near Laboe And then there is the one in Britain that some idiots decided to cut up into sections. U-534 I think