THE U-505 WAS THE ONLY GERMAN SUBMARINE CAPTURED BY THE US NAVY DURING WORLD WAR II. U-505 WAS THE ONLY SHIP CAPTURED BY THE USA SINCE 1815! THE U-505 IS THE ONLY TYPE IX-C SUBMARINE LEFT IN THE WORLD. LARRY VISITED THE U-505 IN 2003 AT THE CHICAGO MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY, WHERE IT HAS BEEN RESTORED AND RELOCATED INDOORS.
USS GUADALCANAL TOWING
FORE CREW QTRS & TORPEDO RM
OFFICERS QUARTERS
MAIN DECK U-505
DRYDOCK & CAPT. LOEWE
CAPTU-505 U-505. LOEWE
RADIO ROOM
FORE CREWS QTRS & TORPEDO RM
PETTY OFFICERS QUARTERS
GALLEY
EQUIPMENT ROOM
U-505 UNDER TOW
EQUIPMENT ROOM
EQUIPMENT ROOM
CONTROL ROOM
CONTROL AREA
CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS
ELECTRIC ENGINE ROOM
AFT CREW AND TORPEDO RM
DIESEL ENGINE ROOM
U-505 UNDER TOW
DAMAGED U-505 AFTER ATTACK
ENGINE CONTROLS
U-505 AFTER CAPTURE
U-505 UNDER ATTACK
USS GUADALCANAL
U-505 REACHING UNITED STATES
U-505 MODEL