U-505 in Chicago by bmac62
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"Torpedo los" (Torpedo away in German)
Who knew there was a German U-boat in Chicago???
Many of you do know of the recent trip three of us Renderositians took to Chicago. "The Chicago Three" were Buffalo1, debbielove and me.
The objective of this visit was one thing, to pay a visit to the World War II captured German submarine, U-505. The true story of the capture of U-505 is almost stranger than fiction. Here's an excellent link: Capture of U-505
U-505 is a Type IXC U-boat of the Kriegsmarine that was captured on 4 June 1944 by United States Navy Task group 22.3 (TG22.3). Codebooks and other secret materials from U-505 assisted Allied code breaking operations. U-505 was the first warship captured at sea by the US Navy since 1815.
The two officers pictured in the collage are:
1. Captain Daniel V. Gallery, a native of Chicago, the Captain of the Aircraft Carrier Guadalcanal (CVE 60) and the Commander of US Navy Hunter Killer Task Group 22.3
2. Oberleutenant Harald Lange, Captain of the U-505
Will post photos in the future of the captured Enigma Code machine and the actual red, lead covered code book.
This is a fascinating thing to see for anyone but particularly those interested in WWII history.
Thanks for stopping by and Please ZOOM...left very large.
Bill:)
Comments (32)
bimm3d
great photo and very interesting!!!
junge1
Great photos and information Bill!
beachzz
Amazing story, I had no idea!!
PSDuck
Oh, yeah, brings back childhood memories. When I was there, she was not under roof. I got to enter thru the conning tower, and go from stern to stem. And back again.
durleybeachbum
Fascinating!
bugatti
interesting ...
drace68
Fantastic story. The submarine and it's setting certainly call to mind the scenesof the first "Indiana Jones" movie. Thanks Bill.
GBCalls
Fascinating. Excellent photos and information.
lyron
Excellent shots!!!
kenmo
Awesome.... I love how you combine photography with history....
cfulton
Great info and capture.... ummm... photos! Cheers, Clive
blinkings
Thanks so much for posting this Bill. Sensational photo and such interesting information. I cant wait to see more of your fine photos.
debbielove
Dude! Way cool looking collage! Of course, brilliantly impressive thing to actually be around. The size is much bigger than you realise! Marvelous. Well done Bill. Rob.
PD154
Excellent shots Bill, and a great narrative as ever, well done!
anahata.c
wow bill, an amazing capture; I always zoom, but this one blooms wonderfully when zoomed. You caught the sweep of the sub & its torpedo, as well as the looming space it's in (and that insulated museum lighting that makes it seem so intense). And your other shots are marvelous too; both for the historical detail as well as (again) the actual space & museum ambience, etc. I read a lot about U boats years back and they were very intensive chambers; and I know it was a big deal when the Allies captured these. An amazing montage, and your angles & light are quite fine. More fine museum work from you...
MagikUnicorn
I like this collage my friend Thanks for share :)
CavalierLady
Interesting shots, and you did a great job on the lighting, the bottom right one is especially good!!
kansas
Amazing captures. Interesting history of the sub and capture. Thanks for sharing..
jendellas
Am loving all these pics & hearing the history.
orig_buggy
how wonderful this must have been for you to view such amazing work..I would love to view one of these up close
goodoleboy
Ach du leiber, Augustine, eine schöne Spitze der Fotographie in dieser, Bill! Love the light/shadow effects in this collage. Terrific POV of the sleek slim-jim torpedo, seemingly on its deadly way to sink another merchant ship in the North Atlantic.
Sea_Dog
Great work. A fascinating story. Adm Daniel Gallery wrote several books on submarine warfare, by the way.
npauling
Great captures and another amazing story. It has been been very well set up in the museum.
vkoontz
Yup. I remember when it was outside. I was stationed in Glakes in 1974. I took a tour inside and again in the mid eighties. I believe he was chewed out for keeping the sub afloat because if spies found out it was intact the codes would have been changed and the Enigma would be useless. Dan Gallery also authored several humorous naval themed books. The Kriegsmarine machines used 4 rotors
Buffalo1 Online Now!
A fine slection for this collage, Bill. Master level photography and postwork!
flavia49
Great pictures!!! I visited a U-boot at the German Navy Museum in Kiel (Germany)many years ago. The U-boot was outdoors and it was possible to enter inside. It was a really impressive experience. It was so small inside and they told us that it was "empty" (no supplies all around)! Terrific! Claustrophobic!
sandra46
superlative capture! we are safely arrivd in Montreal!!!!!!!!!!!
dbrv6
Fascinating and fantastic!
auntietk
Do I need to tell you I like the bottom right-hand image best? Wow ... that's totally cool lighting. It certainly gives the sense of being under water! Excellent image.
elfin14doaks
That is cool. Ry will love that!