![]() ![]() Im from a generation that doesnt know war, and Im about as old as he was at the time. The whole experience was really eyeopening on how lucky my modern european generation is. Luckily his captain surrendered him and his crew to the british after the german capitulation, and he got to live a long live. Till the last days of his live he allways carried some memorobilia from the sub. He could still explain all the stuff he worked on back then. Sure, he couldnt jump through the "holes" anymore like he used to - hes not 19 anymore. He was 88 years old at the time but he still knew all his stuff. Somebody tolt him that you had the best chances of survival when getting into the Navy and more specifically getting into the Navy.īeing in there with him was somewhat surreal. He basically had the choice of getting drafted for some sort of Volkssturm or enlisting. ![]() My grandfather was a german submariner in WW2. Inside the U-boat you get a vivid picture of life on this type of U-boat and, if you get lucky and the boat is crowded with other curious visitors, you can experience it firsthand too.I know I'm late but I just wanted to tell this to someone: The torpedo hatches are covered for corrosion reasons, but you can still see where the openings have been. You have to pay an admission fee to view the interior, which is absolutely worth it.īecause the submarine is displayed on the beach, you can walk all the way around it and see many of the details. You can visit this Type VIIC/41 submarine on the beach at Laboe, North Germany. U-boat “U995” Type VIIC on the beach of Laboe, Germany (pic 2011) U-boat U995 Type VIIC – Top view taken from the Marine Ehrenmal in Laboe Visit Since 1972, the boat is exhibited here in Laboe. Thereafter, the submarine was used by the Norwegian Navy until 1965 when it was given back to Germany. Submarine U995 was deployed from 1943 by the Kriegsmarine until the end of the war. Torpedo’s were hoisted from a storage under the bunk beds where the crew slept.Īt the back of the submarine tower it carried a 37mm deck gun and two double barreled Anti Aircraft 20mm guns. German U-boat U995 Type VIIC torpedo tubes at the bow Kriegsmarine U-boat U995 Type VIIC torpedo room. It could carry up to 12 torpedo’s or 26 to 39 sea mines, although later in the war the possibility to carry seas mines was left out for this submarine type. Type VIIC/41 was armed with four torpedo tubes at the bow and one at it’s rear. In some pictures the tube can be seen lying in the space in the deck, but here it seems to be missing. The snorkel tube is folded away in a compartment in the deck on it’s port side. The U995 is also fitted with a snorkel, as can be seen from the clamp at the front left of the tower. Some early British radar models could pick up the snorkel or periscope too at distances under a thousand meters. At the surface the tube left what was known as a “periscope feather”, a small v-shaped wave clearly visible in calm seas. Also the tube sticking out of the water and the diesel fumes coming out could easily be spotted, especially in clear weather. The speed of the submarine was limited to prevent breaking the tube. Although this gave them increased range being submerged, it also had downsides. U995 Type VIIC – engine room U-boat “Schnorchel” or Snorkel Snorkel example of U-boat Type VIIC/41 at Laboeįor this reason some Type VIIC submarines were fitted with a “Schnorchel” (German) in the latter years of WW2, which was a snorkel device enabling the submarine to operate it’s diesel engines while submerged. It’s limited range submerged made the submarines very vulnerable to air attacks, which claimed a heavy toll on the German submarines when the range of the Allied aircraft extended. The range of the Type VIIC/41 was 10.000 nautical miles at 7 knots on the surface and 130 nautical miles at 2 knots when submerged. U-boat Type-VIIC/41 information sign and specifications Type VIIC/41 Range The submarine was propelled by two MAN 6 cylinder 1400hp diesel engines and two 370hp BBC electro engines, giving the submarine a surface speed of 17 knots and 7,6 knots submerged. ![]()
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