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Old 04-22-2007, 05:07 AM   #16
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A U-Turn with a U-Boat... Yeah right!

Just don't be near it when the wrong bit-O metal over one of the supports rusts thru. Picture that rolling over. In your direction.
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Old 04-22-2007, 08:41 AM   #17
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Dave replied with...was actually rescued from the sea bed and was at a museum near Liverpool in the UK, i have actually been there a couple of times and it is difficult to imagine just how big the thing is...here is a link to the picture,,,they are actually looking for a home for it...do you have any space in your garden?? http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh_gfx_en/ART33950.html
I would love to see a museum in the US snatch it up. It would be a great draw. I saw the U-Boat in the Museum in Chicago when I was a kid. It was very cool. I could see a boating company or a port getting a hold of this and restoring it, even if they public could only observe it from the outside. Very cool.
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Old 04-22-2007, 10:42 AM   #18
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I've seen people accomplish that feat in compact cars. At least with a giant sub you have some excuse.

The only thing lamer is turning a u-turn into a three point turn. In a Porsche 911.

Oh, man! Now you really made me wanna go out driving. If only I had a car... Those 911's are often RWD (some AWD), which is nice, not the least for a U-turn.

*Dreaming about clutch dumps and left-foot braking.*
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Old 04-22-2007, 01:55 PM   #19
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Dave replied with...was actually rescued from the sea bed and was at a museum near Liverpool in the UK, i have actually been there a couple of times and it is difficult to imagine just how big the thing is...here is a link to the picture,,,they are actually looking for a home for it...do you have any space in your garden?? http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh_gfx_en/ART33950.html
great link..thanks, davethenewguy.
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Old 04-22-2007, 05:31 PM   #20
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OMG!!! Did you tell anybody that you saw it there?!!! Do the police know?!!! lol!!!
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Old 04-22-2007, 06:24 PM   #21
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That's U-239. A type VII, 60 men, 1070 tons(battle ready), 67Ms long and 9.6ms high.
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Old 04-23-2007, 01:18 PM   #22
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sorry Bruce, but it isn't...it's U534 http://www.subart.net/U534_u-boat.htm

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Old 04-23-2007, 01:34 PM   #23
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Toured an old russian sub in San Diego.

I would love to have that in my yard, just to play in.
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Old 04-23-2007, 04:11 PM   #24
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Looks like a depth charge dead ahead in that first pic.

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Old 04-23-2007, 08:22 PM   #25
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sorry Bruce, but it isn't...it's U534 http://www.subart.net/U534_u-boat.htm

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OK, Knuttz called it U-329.
http://knuttz.net/2007/04/18/german-submarine-u329/
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Old 04-24-2007, 09:18 PM   #26
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It is actually a Type VII-C. Similar to the one in Chicago, which I have also toured.

That sub is in bad shape, rusting, bilges full of trash, gauges damaged and those that are not are corroded and milky. It used to be sorta functional and the engines were turned over briefly once a month. Not anymore. It is in need of a total overhaul soon or else it will have to be closed to the public.

The story of her capture is fascinating however. I had the opportunity to speak to RAdm Gallery, an ensign when she was taken. His account is much better than his book. I would volunteer to help restore it if I had the time and the museum were interested, which they seem to not be. Shame really.

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Old 04-25-2007, 09:00 PM   #27
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It appears to be one of 87 type IXC/40 subs built, not one of the 568 type VIIc subs. I think davegore is right about U-534 as that was a IXC/40.
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Old 04-25-2007, 09:35 PM   #28
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It is actually a Type VII-C. Similar to the one in Chicago, which I have also toured.
I spent a lot of time on the U-505 in Chicago when I was growing up. It was my favorite part of the Museum of Science and Industry. I still have the guidebook on the sub, along with the translated U-Boat Commander's Handbook.

It's a shame to hear it's not being maintained properly.
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Old 04-25-2007, 11:47 PM   #29
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U-505? That's one of 54, IXC boats built and one of six (U-501 through U-506) built at Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg, between 1939 and 1941.

Why yes, I have been doing some research on U boats, now that you mention it.
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Old 06-27-2007, 03:30 PM   #30
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Home found

Anyone remember the image of the day of the second world war submarine which was brought from the bottom of the sea after years and years and was looking like it was going to be without a home???....well the good news is that one has been found
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/m...de/6244784.stm
and it will live its days out right beside the sea too

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