Captured U Boat In Chicago

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Captured u boat in chicago.

Captured by the us navy hunter killer group 22 3 which included the aircraft carrier uss guadalcanal and the destroyers uss pillsbury pope flaherty jenks and chatelain. But on this day the u 505 had just become the hunted. On june 4 1944 a german submarine was prowling the waters off the west african coast for american and allied ships. With multiple interactive units archival media videos narrated by bill kurtis and nearly 200 artifacts the u 505 submarine exhibit is a treasure trove of history as well as a national historic landmark.

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. If ever there was a submarine laden with bad luck it was germany s u 505. The capture took place on sunday june 4 1944. On june 4 1944 the german submarine u 505 was captured by american forces off the coast of africa.

U 505 is a german type ixc submarine built for germany s kriegsmarine during world war ii. The german submarine was the first enemy warship captured on the high seas by the u s. Navy on 4 june 1944. She was captured by the u s.

1 german was killed in the incident. Navy since the war of 1812. 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. Part of a u boat fleet terrorizing the atlantic this submarine was known as u 505.

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