Captured German submarine U-505 arriving in Chicago on June 26, 1954 after being towed from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It will be made a permanent exhibit at Museum of Science and Industry. (AP Photo) ...

The U-505 was launched on May 24, 1941, and completed 12 patrols before it was eventually captured. Over its three years of service, it had four commanders — one of whom took his own life during ...

The two men had been friends since the first U-505 reunion lured Doebler from Germany and Trosino from Pennsylvania to the museum in 1982. Here they were at another reunion, retelling war stories.

The U-505 is now housed at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry, a national memorial to the 55,000 American sailors who died in World War I and II.. Today, Bob and the old sailors who remain ...

Despite its distinctive capture, the U-505 was only one of many. In 1946, the Navy planned to use the U-boat for target practice. But Gallery's brother intervened to save the boat.

The U-505 had a pretty unlucky tenure prior to its capture. It’s second captain, Peter Zschech, notoriously committed suicide in front of his crew. How did you balance the German vs. American ...

Germany's U-505 submarine was the 1st warship captured by the US Navy in over a century and top secret during World War II. ... who commanded the U-505, ordered the crew to abandon ship.

Once a feared weapon of Nazi Germany, U-505 became a turning point in the Battle of the Atlantic when it was captured by U.S. forces in 1944. Following a fierce battle and a failed scuttling ...

Of the U-505’s crew, just one was killed in the operation. The other 59 became prisoners of war and were taken across the Atlantic to a POW camp in Ruston, Louisiana.

U-505 is a museum ship in Chicago nowadays, having been restored and housed at the Museum of Science and Industry since 1954. During World War II, however, it was a fearsome enemy.