U-515

Kapt. Crunch · 02-22-07, 06:22 PM

took a field trip today to the field museum in Chicago, very interesting. Tight quarters on the sub, i don't think I would have lasted very long on one of those subs. Imagine the smell!!! Anyway for those of you who play this game as much as I do I highly recommend going there and seeing the exhibit.

Ducimus · 02-22-07, 06:27 PM

It's 505.

Having seen the sub, i'd highly recommend reading a memior one of i'ts crewman. Heres an excrept:

http://www.uboatwaffe.net/books/books.cgi?a=4

Puster Bill · 02-22-07, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kapt. Crunch

took a field trip today to the field museum in Chicago, very interesting. Tight quarters on the sub, i don't think I would have lasted very long on one of those subs. Imagine the smell!!! Anyway for those of you who play this game as much as I do I highly recommend going there and seeing the exhibit.

Just think - U-505 is a Type IX sub, roomy compared to a Type VII, and palatial compared to a Type II.

CCIP · 02-22-07, 07:50 PM

Actually the Type IX is no roomier inside than a Type VII - its size doesn't really mean it's any 'roomier'; that extra space is not 'comfort zones' but larger engines, batteries, torpedo tubes and other combat-related stuff - and fuel tanks of course. There's barely a few more bunks on it for the slightly-larger crew, even.

The IX might seem like a cow, but for a sub its size there's been no concessions to performance designed into it compared to the VII. Though it did ultimately have a different role, it was still built around the same aggressive U-boat design philosophy - performance over everything else.

02-22-07, 08:12 PM

I would love to see the 505 in person. There is a virtual tour of the 505 that was posted not too long ago. Also many good books about the 505.

It's one of only two u-boats left to see. The other is a type VII on dispaly somewhere in Germany (IIRC).

Kpt. Kozloff · 02-22-07, 08:21 PM

U-995, type VIIC/41 at Laboe

_Seth_ · 02-22-07, 09:07 PM

Welcome to Subsim, matey!!!

Mooncatt · 02-23-07, 03:22 AM

id love to see inside a u-boat.
welcome to forums too

Kapt. Crunch · 02-23-07, 05:27 AM

Thanks for the welcome, today I was supposed to learn about making dentures but U505 was were me and buddy ended up. Its funny cause just a few months back I picked up this game. Now I'm hooked.

Myxale · 02-23-07, 06:13 AM

I so would love to meet 505 in person. I would love to enter the Boot and scream "Fluten"!
I envy you mate.

Oh well, gotta sa save money for a trip to the US of A

Jimbuna · 02-23-07, 06:26 AM

Welcome aboard kaleun

robbo180265 · 02-23-07, 06:28 AM

Welcome aboard matey

If anyone wants to take the virtual tour, here's the link:

http://www.msichicago.org/exhibit/U5...retorpedo.html

robbierob2005 · 02-23-07, 03:31 PM

It's very interesting seeing an old sub from the inside. It's still a goal for me to go to visit U505. But it still to far away for me

I did visit U995 .

If you want to see some good pix of the U995 check this topic

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=104553

mookiemookie · 02-23-07, 10:12 PM

I would love to see thiat. It's definitely on my list of things to do before I die. Of course we've all heard the stories and descriptions of how cramped it is in a U-boat.

I'm going to the Cavalla tomorrow to help load torpedos and will be taking plenty of pictures. Yeah, its a U.S. sub but maybe it'll give me somewhat of an idea of how constrictive a submarine can be. Don't worry, I'll post them all!

Jimbuna · 02-24-07, 05:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

I would love to see thiat. It's definitely on my list of things to do before I die. Of course we've all heard the stories and descriptions of how cramped it is in a U-boat.

I'm going to the Cavalla tomorrow to help load torpedos and will be taking plenty of pictures. Yeah, its a U.S. sub but maybe it'll give me somewhat of an idea of how constrictive a submarine can be. Don't worry, I'll post them all!

Would appreciate seeing those pictures MM

02-22-07, 06:22 PM	#1
Kapt. Crunch Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 7 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	U-515 took a field trip today to the field museum in Chicago, very interesting. Tight quarters on the sub, i don't think I would have lasted very long on one of those subs. Imagine the smell!!! Anyway for those of you who play this game as much as I do I highly recommend going there and seeing the exhibit.

02-22-07, 07:50 PM	#4
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Actually the Type IX is no roomier inside than a Type VII - its size doesn't really mean it's any 'roomier'; that extra space is not 'comfort zones' but larger engines, batteries, torpedo tubes and other combat-related stuff - and fuel tanks of course. There's barely a few more bunks on it for the slightly-larger crew, even. The IX might seem like a cow, but for a sub its size there's been no concessions to performance designed into it compared to the VII. Though it did ultimately have a different role, it was still built around the same aggressive U-boat design philosophy - performance over everything else. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

02-22-07, 08:21 PM	#6
Kpt. Kozloff Frogman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Jersey - Channel Islands, UK Posts: 305 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	U-995, type VIIC/41 at Laboe __________________ GWX1.03/Cmdr2.7/plus all sorts of tweaks

02-22-07, 09:07 PM	#7
_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	Welcome to Subsim, matey!!! __________________

02-23-07, 03:22 AM	#8
Mooncatt Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Keighley UK Posts: 938 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	id love to see inside a u-boat. welcome to forums too __________________

02-22-07, 06:27 PM	#2
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	It's 505. Having seen the sub, i'd highly recommend reading a memior one of i'ts crewman. Heres an excrept: http://www.uboatwaffe.net/books/books.cgi?a=4

02-22-07, 08:12 PM	#5
von Zelda Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I would love to see the 505 in person. There is a virtual tour of the 505 that was posted not too long ago. Also many good books about the 505. It's one of only two u-boats left to see. The other is a type VII on dispaly somewhere in Germany (IIRC).

02-23-07, 05:27 AM	#9
Kapt. Crunch Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 7 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the welcome, today I was supposed to learn about making dentures but U505 was were me and buddy ended up. Its funny cause just a few months back I picked up this game. Now I'm hooked.

02-23-07, 06:13 AM	#10
Myxale Admiral Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: PQ AN 25 Posts: 2,178 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	I so would love to meet 505 in person. I would love to enter the Boot and scream "Fluten"! I envy you mate. Oh well, gotta sa save money for a trip to the US of A __________________ SH3+GWX SH5+WoS Still Sailing....still Deep

02-23-07, 06:26 AM	#11
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Welcome aboard kaleun __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

02-23-07, 06:28 AM	#12
robbo180265 Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brighton, England.Party capital of the south Posts: 2,255 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard matey If anyone wants to take the virtual tour, here's the link: http://www.msichicago.org/exhibit/U5...retorpedo.html

02-23-07, 03:31 PM	#13
robbierob2005 Watch Officer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Beneath the surface..... Posts: 334 Downloads: 83 Uploads: 0	It's very interesting seeing an old sub from the inside. It's still a goal for me to go to visit U505. But it still to far away for me I did visit U995 . If you want to see some good pix of the U995 check this topic http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=104553

02-23-07, 10:12 PM	#14
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	I would love to see thiat. It's definitely on my list of things to do before I die. Of course we've all heard the stories and descriptions of how cramped it is in a U-boat. I'm going to the Cavalla tomorrow to help load torpedos and will be taking plenty of pictures. Yeah, its a U.S. sub but maybe it'll give me somewhat of an idea of how constrictive a submarine can be. Don't worry, I'll post them all! __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.