GERMAN U-BOAT U-995
THE GERMAN WW2 U-BOAT U-995 IS THE ONLY TYPE VII BOAT REMAINING IN THE WORLD, AND IS LOCATED AT LABOE, GERMANY, OUTSIDE KIEL. THE BOAT WAS BUILT IN 1943 AT BLOHM & VOSS, HAMBURG, THE SAME SHIPYARD WHICH PRODUCED THE FAMOUS BISMARCK. U-995'S WARTIME RECORD INCLUDED SINKING 6 SHIPS WITH A TONNAGE OF 9,474 TONS. AT THE GERMAN SURENDER IN 1945, U-995 WAS TURNED OVER TO THE BRITISH, LATER RETURNED TO GERMANY AND BECAME A MUSEUM IN 1971. LARRY VISITED THE BOAT IN 2000 WHILE ON A MILITARY TOUR OF GERMANY, HOLLAND, AND POLAND.
U-995 PORT SIDE
FORWARD TORPEDO ROOM
CONTROL AREA
COMMUNICATIONS
TORPEDO AREA
HATCH FROM BRIDGE
CONNING TOWER WITH PERISCOPE
CREW BUNKS AND TORPEDO AREA
ENGINEERING AREA
CONTROL VALVES
SERIES OF HATCHES
CREW BUNKS
ELECTRIC MOTOR CONTROL
TWIN SCREWS AND RUDDERS
CAPTAINS CABIN & RADIO ROOM
ANTIAIRCRAFT GUNS TOPSIDE
ENGINE CONTROL
NAVIGATION AREA
CONNING TOWER AND PERISCOPE
U-995 STARBOARD SIDE
SCHNORKEL
30,003 SUBMARINERS KILLED
LARRY CRAWLING THROUGH HATCH
LARRY IN DIESEL ENGINE ROOM
UNDERSIDE AFT U-995
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