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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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Galley and Reserve Toilet The cook is a very important man on every ship, but on a submarine he is also an artist. The reserve toilet held supplies - so it was unusable for the first part of the voyage.
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Valve in the galley.
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Non-commissioned officer's sleep and living room The U-room accommodated non-commissioned officers (Petty officer first and second class). Two men shared one bunk - one was on watch, the other stayed in here. The room below was the battery compartment.
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The bunks in the non-commissioned officer's room.
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Bunks and the tables right in front.
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Bunks.
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Hatch to the control room.
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Valves in front of the hatch to the control room.
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A pump in the control room.
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Pump in the control room.
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Instrument panel in the control room.
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Valves in the control room.
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Pressurized oil pumps in the control room.
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Atlas depth sounder in the control room.
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Valves on the port side of the control room.
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Forward Control Room In the "brain of the boat", the command and control equipment are concentrated: Chart table, rudder and hydroplane, aerial target and attack periscope. Here are the tower entrance and exit for the watch, smokers and those in need of fresh air.
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