U-505 Type IXC Submarine Walk Around Part 1

Walk Around

Photographs taken at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Illinois.

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Part II here: https://inchhighguy.wordpress.com/2019/10/13/u-505-submarine-walk-around-part-2/

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9 thoughts on “U-505 Type IXC Submarine Walk Around Part 1”

  1. Admiral Doenitz had stated that he wanted 300 U Boats when hostilities started; Had “Der Fuhrer” waited til (I think it was 1945) before going to war, and Doenitz had U Boats like this one, all I can say is “Sprechen sie Deutch?”

    [ From Wikipedia]
    Design

    German Type IXC submarines were slightly larger than the original Type IXBs. U-505 had a displacement of 1,120 tonnes (1,100 long tons) when at the surface and 1,232 tonnes (1,213 long tons) while submerged.[7] The U-boat had a total length of 76.76 m (251 ft 10 in), a pressure hull length of 58.75 m (192 ft 9 in), a beam of 6.76 m (22 ft 2 in), a height of 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in), and a draft of 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in). The submarine was powered by two MAN M 9 V 40/46 supercharged four-stroke, nine-cylinder diesel engines producing a total of 4,400 metric horsepower (3,240 kW; 4,340 shp) for use while surfaced, two Siemens-Schuckert 2 GU 345/34 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 1,000 shaft horsepower (1,010 PS; 750 kW) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.92 m (6 ft) propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 meters (750 ft).[7]

    The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 18.3 knots (33.9 km/h; 21.1 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph).[7] When submerged, the boat could operate for 63 nautical miles (117 km; 72 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 13,450 nautical miles (24,910 km; 15,480 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). U-505 was fitted with six 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and two at the stern), 22 torpedoes, one 10.5 cm (4.13 in) SK C/32 naval gun, 180 rounds, and a 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 as well as a 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of forty-eight.[7]

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  2. Admiral Doenitz had stated that he wanted 300 U Boats when hostilities started; but had only 50 some boats when war broke out in ’39. Had “Der Fuhrer” waited til (I think it was 1945) before going to war, and Doenitz had U Boats like this one, all I can say is “Sprechen sie Deutch?”

    [ From Wikipedia]
    Design

    German Type IXC submarines were slightly larger than the original Type IXBs. U-505 had a displacement of 1,120 tonnes (1,100 long tons) when at the surface and 1,232 tonnes (1,213 long tons) while submerged.[7] The U-boat had a total length of 76.76 m (251 ft 10 in), a pressure hull length of 58.75 m (192 ft 9 in), a beam of 6.76 m (22 ft 2 in), a height of 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in), and a draft of 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in). The submarine was powered by two MAN M 9 V 40/46 supercharged four-stroke, nine-cylinder diesel engines producing a total of 4,400 metric horsepower (3,240 kW; 4,340 shp) for use while surfaced, two Siemens-Schuckert 2 GU 345/34 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 1,000 shaft horsepower (1,010 PS; 750 kW) for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.92 m (6 ft) propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 meters (750 ft).[7]

    The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 18.3 knots (33.9 km/h; 21.1 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph).[7] When submerged, the boat could operate for 63 nautical miles (117 km; 72 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph); when surfaced, she could travel 13,450 nautical miles (24,910 km; 15,480 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). U-505 was fitted with six 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and two at the stern), 22 torpedoes, one 10.5 cm (4.13 in) SK C/32 naval gun, 180 rounds, and a 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 as well as a 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of forty-eight.[7]

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    1. The U-505 has been at the museum since the mid 1950s, but she was outside. In 2005 she was moved into the underground “Sub Pen” and out of the weather. Well worth a look if you’re ever in Chicago.

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    1. The former Curator of the WWII German Submarine U-505 at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Keith spent 17 years restoring and documenting the history of the boat. This culminated in a 7-year project to move the 750-ton U-boat into a new enclosed exhibit hall. He interviewed US and German Naval veterans involved in the capture of the U-505, which became a documentary for The Discovery Channel. He has appeared on several documentary’s and wrote a chapter for the book: Hunt and Kill: U-505 and the U-boat war in the Atlantic.

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