Captured U Boat In Chicago

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Captured u boat in chicago. It is now on display in chicago. On june 4 1944 the german submarine u 505 was captured by american forces off the coast of africa. Chicago wls world war ii veteran don carter was there 70 years ago when the german u boat on display at chicago museum of science and industry was captured. But on this day the u 505 had just become the hunted.

Part of a u boat fleet terrorizing the atlantic this submarine was known as u 505. Navy on 4 june 1944. More information on this boat can be found on the u boats today page. The german submarine was the first enemy warship captured on the high seas by the u s.

On 4 june 1944 united states navy s uss guadalcanal captured the german u boat u 505 the first time a us navy vessel had captured an enemy at sea since 181. The capture took place on sunday june 4 1944. On june 4 1944 a german submarine was prowling the waters off the west african coast for american and allied ships. 21 nov 2016 explore a pasta u boat u 505 de joão lara seguida por 350 pessoas no pinterest.

Navy since the war of 1812. U 505 is a german type ixc submarine built for germany s kriegsmarine during world war ii. Veja mais ideias sobre navio segunda guerra mundial guerra. If ever there was a submarine laden with bad luck it was germany s u 505.

In her uniquely unlucky career with the kriegsmarine she had the distinction of being the most heavily damaged u boat to successfully return to port in world war ii on her fourth patrol and the only submarine in which a commanding officer took his own.