U-Boat Views by Buffalo1
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Here is a humble effort from the trip Bill (bmac62), Rob (debbielove) and yours truly made to Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. The U-505 is a Type IX u-boat captured in June of 1944 by a US Navy hunter/killer group. If you have visited Bill's gallery you know the full story and have seen better photos. (I had a lot of problems with the musuem lighting - either too much or too little.)
Anyway, I like the view of the 37mm anti-aircraft gun. The level of the conning tower that it sits on was called the "Wintergarden" by the German sailors. FYI: The big 10.5cm deck guns were removed from most German subs during 1943-44. By this time it was too dangerous to surface and use them on Allied merchantmen.
I've been on the road lately, so I'll have to catch up on visiting your gallerys.
Comments (22)
erlandpil
Great shot my friends erland
Kazziga
Great photos of an interesting subject.
ragouc
Good shot and collage.
texboy
what a sweet boat! just so happens, I'm re-reading "Das Boot" for the zillionth time, but it's about a type VII-C.... good stuff, bud!
rainbows
Grand shots, Rodge! Excellent work :-) Hugs. Diane. xx
tennesseecowgirl
These are great, love the top one, they sure seem to have it lit up nicely so they helped you a little there. Nice work.
RodolfoCiminelli
Splendid and impressive photo series my friend....!!!
proteus2
Nice shots,well-done ! P
flavia49
great capture!! I really like the big one!!
junge1
great shots in this collage!
sandra46
fabulous collage, great shots!
debbielove
These came out well, mt friend! Not bad all ..... I too struggled A LOT with the lighting down there... And kids! Again! Machine gun not handy... But looks REAL good, my friend.. Top one especially... Rob.
MagikUnicorn
Sweet collage!
jared99
Wow! That's the first uboat I've actually seen. These are great pics, and it looks like it was a fun outing.
jocko500
wonderful shot with the bad lighting. not your error but i think you did good with the lighting
Richardphotos
at first I was thinking it was inside of a larger ship from the structure looming overhead.sure looks to be in well maintained condition. excellent shots
bmac62
Well done Rog! I like submarines anywhere, anytime. Guess I'm just glad I wasn't serving on 'em in WWII.
vagalex
Very nice Photograph!
CleonXXI
Great shot of U-505. visited when I was young and it was outside. Great perspective, thanks for sharing!
ontar1
Fantastic captures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HADCANCER
Nice one. You when to Chicago with debbielove aka Donkeyrider, now that explains a lot...LOL
A_Joker_B
Great captures!