52K views · 1.4K reactions | U-505 is a German Type IXC submarine built for Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was captured by the United States Navy on 4 June 1944 and survives as a museum ship in Chicago. #uboot #uboat #submarine #museum #museumship #chicago #reel #reels #video #instagram #facebook #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #ship #warship #vessel #navy | Ships & Models by Erick Navas | Facebook

"From the carrier's bridge it looked for all the world like a rodeo with a cowboy trying to rope a wild horse." - Captain Daniel V. Gallery On this day in 1944, during World War II, a U.S. Navy Task Group successfully captured a German U-boat. Capturing the U-505 submarine, instead of destroying it, provided the Allies with confidential German information. Today, you can visit the real U-505 submarine in a captivating exhibit. http://bit.ly/1TTnuWe | Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

42K views · 733 reactions | It's National Submarine Day? Ya don't say! Take a look back at the U-505's final dive. | Griffin Museum of Science and Industry | Facebook

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