Captured U Boat In Chicago

But on this day the u 505 had just become the hunted.

Captured u boat in chicago.

November erreichte das boot das gebiet östlich von trinidad. She was captured on 4 june 1944 by the us navy and all but one u 505 crewman was rescued. Navy on june 4 1944. On june 4 1944 a german submarine was prowling the waters off the west african coast for american and allied ships.

Part of a u boat fleet terrorizing the atlantic this submarine was known as u 505. This is the story of chicago s other u boat the uc 97. The submarine was taken to bermuda where the crew was interned in a prisoner of war camp. W hen jürgen oesten the famed u boat captain was asked postwar to reflect upon the career of the u 505 he answered with typical german laconism.

U 505 task group 22 3 commanded by captain daniel v. Capture of german u boat. The capture took place about 150 miles west of the coast of. Gallery usn captured german type ixc u boat u 505 on june 4 1944.

Sechs tage später wurde der britische frachter ocean justice 7173 brt mit zwei torpedotreffern vier abschüsse auf der position 10 6 n 60 0 w. We re all familiar with the world war ii nazi germany u 505 submarine which was captured by the u s. All but one of u 505 s crew were rescued by the navy task group. The task group consisted of uss guadalcanal cve 60 uss pillsbury de 133 uss pope de 134 uss flaherty de 135 uss chatelain de 149 and uss jenks de 665.

The story of the u 505 is told in a dramatic 35 000 square foot exhibit chicago the museum of science and industry s beloved u 505 submarine has resurfaced in an amazing indoor exhibition that showcases the story of the german sub s legendary capture in world war ii and explores technology and life aboard the vessel. She was captured on 4 june 1944 by united states navy task group 22 3 tg 22 3 one of six u boats that were captured by allied forces during world war ii. U 505 he said. The u 505 was donated to the museum of science and industry in chicago in 1954 and is still on public display.