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German Submarines

Pictures of submarines of the German Kriegsmarine of 1935 to 1945 on display. U 505 is in Chicago, U 995 is located in Laboe near Kiel and U 2540 in Bremerhaven. More information about these and another boat in the article German Submarines.

2010 April 7 15 / 2014 March 11

Bremerhaven (161) Chicago (155) Germany (318) Illinois (155) Laboe (157) Museum of Science and Industry (155) Rabea (1) Type IX (155) Type VII (157) Type XXI (161) U 2540 (161) U 505 (155) U 995 (157)

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A small desk in the Chief Engineer's cabin.
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Sign for the officers' mess.
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A bench in the officers' mess.
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Officers' mess.
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Bench in the officers' mess.
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Thanks to the hinge the back of the bench could quickly be turned into a bed.
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Officers' quarters and test room (sound room) The original facilities of Type XXI were changed in reconstruction works after the war. Visitors see left: Washroom and lavatory Watch officers' cabin Sound and test room right: Chief Engineer's cabin officers' mess radio room captain's cabin Below the floor there are still the two battery decks containing 62 individual cells in each of 2 decks. In the upper battery deck provisions were stored in the central passage.
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Officers' cabin.
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Bunk in the cabin of the watch officers.
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Bunk of the watch officers.
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Closet between the bunks of the watch officers.
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One of the rechargeable batteries.
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Accumulator cell The battery system for the propulsion of this submarine under water consisted of 6 x 62 = 372 cells positioned in two decks below the floor in the accumulator rooms. Each cell weighed 620 kg, i.e. the battery system had a weight of 230 tons. Structure of an accumulator cell The cell box was made of ebonite and so robust that the filled cel could be transported. Each cell housing contained 2 plate structures made of lead which were either positive (+) or negative (-). For current output the plate structures were connected through a terminal with 3 lead poles which went through the housing cover. Cast in each lead pole was a threated fitting made of brass in order to connect the individual cells with each other. The cells were numbered continuously from 1 to 372. The displayed cell bears the number 356. Performance With the battery system the submarine proceeded at top speed with 5,000 hp 1 hour 8 minutes under water with a speed of 17.5 kn = 32 km/h, Output 6267 Ah (ampere hours); at reduced speed the boat was able to proceed under wataer for up to 50 hours, i.e. more than 2 days, Output 12150 Ah. Manufacturer Varta Batterie AG, Hagen.
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In the center of the photo is the "Load panel", which displays current and voltage of the batteries.
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Battery main switch and above the original log book.
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Original log book of Monday, September 12, 1960.
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