U505 time lapse

_Seth_ · 09-04-06, 02:33 PM

The moving of U-505 (time lapse, cool)...
I just wish i could buy that sub and sail the seven seas with it....

The story & museum:

http://www.msichicago.org/exhibit/U505/index.html

SeaWolf IV · 09-04-06, 03:18 PM

Its a good thing they finally decided to move the sub inside and preserve it. Too bad there is alot of rare WWII equipment that is just rusting away outside because museums cant take care of them correctly.

_Seth_ · 09-04-06, 04:26 PM

True, seawolf IV. Those people are dedicated in their work, and more people should follow their example.

Kruger · 09-04-06, 04:47 PM

Seth..I think that the uboat at Birkenhead was sort of for sale at some point. They were going to scrap it...I even went to the bank to see if I could get the 200.000 euros they wanted for it....

Hey boys....wouldn't it be nice to live on such a boat ? There are so many people with money in this world.

I was dreaming the other day...let;s just suppose that money wasn't an issue. Do you think that I coud just get to Hamburg and order me a fully functional replica (except of the guns of course) of a W2 U-Boat ? I'm sure they still have the plans, but would they build it ? Or is there some kind os law that forbids this ?

_Seth_ · 09-04-06, 04:58 PM

Kruger: With money you can buy all you want ( in this world, it seems like....)!! Im sure someone would build a WWII german sub replica if the payment was good; It would be kind of cool to pull into the harbour besides the ferries and charter boats. Or taking your submarine out for a fishing & barbeque-trip with friends. Or renting it out to well-paying millionairs who wants to experience the life on a wwii sub (add some torpedoing of dummy-targets, and you have a winner!!).

Wish i had enough money........ I would donate the sub to SUBSIM, so everybody could be a part owner in it.

*sigh* have to win the lottery first.....

Kruger · 09-04-06, 05:04 PM

Yes...I was just checking the other day some articles on the net about the luxury yachts that some people own in this world....each of them costs about fifty times the money you would have to spend on a U-Boat replica. Anyway...dreaming is for free, it doesn't cost anything

....so I can dream about my uboat in which I would sail the seven seas. Considering that it wouldn't be armed or anything (but it would have torpedo tubes), how many men would it need to operate ? I'd say...about ten or twelve.

09-04-06, 02:33 PM	#1
_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	U505 time lapse The moving of U-505 (time lapse, cool)... I just wish i could buy that sub and sail the seven seas with it.... The story & museum: http://www.msichicago.org/exhibit/U505/index.html __________________

09-04-06, 03:18 PM	#2
SeaWolf IV Torpedoman Join Date: May 2005 Location: United States Posts: 120 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	Its a good thing they finally decided to move the sub inside and preserve it. Too bad there is alot of rare WWII equipment that is just rusting away outside because museums cant take care of them correctly. __________________ "Jeder Tag der Niederlage ein Sieg!" Download my SH3 Files!

09-04-06, 04:26 PM	#3
_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	Sub-museum True, seawolf IV. Those people are dedicated in their work, and more people should follow their example. __________________

09-04-06, 04:58 PM	#5
_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	WWII Sub Kruger: With money you can buy all you want ( in this world, it seems like....)!! Im sure someone would build a WWII german sub replica if the payment was good; It would be kind of cool to pull into the harbour besides the ferries and charter boats. Or taking your submarine out for a fishing & barbeque-trip with friends. Or renting it out to well-paying millionairs who wants to experience the life on a wwii sub (add some torpedoing of dummy-targets, and you have a winner!!). Wish i had enough money........ I would donate the sub to SUBSIM, so everybody could be a part owner in it. sigh have to win the lottery first..... __________________

09-04-06, 04:47 PM	#4
Kruger Commander Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 476 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Seth..I think that the uboat at Birkenhead was sort of for sale at some point. They were going to scrap it...I even went to the bank to see if I could get the 200.000 euros they wanted for it.... Hey boys....wouldn't it be nice to live on such a boat ? There are so many people with money in this world. I was dreaming the other day...let;s just suppose that money wasn't an issue. Do you think that I coud just get to Hamburg and order me a fully functional replica (except of the guns of course) of a W2 U-Boat ? I'm sure they still have the plans, but would they build it ? Or is there some kind os law that forbids this ?

09-04-06, 05:04 PM	#6
Kruger Commander Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 476 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Yes...I was just checking the other day some articles on the net about the luxury yachts that some people own in this world....each of them costs about fifty times the money you would have to spend on a U-Boat replica. Anyway...dreaming is for free, it doesn't cost anything ....so I can dream about my uboat in which I would sail the seven seas. Considering that it wouldn't be armed or anything (but it would have torpedo tubes), how many men would it need to operate ? I'd say...about ten or twelve.