Gordon Williamson Posted May 28, 2005 Posted May 28, 2005 Another survivor worth a visit is U-2540, a Type XXI at Bremerhaven. She was raised after the war, commissioned as the "Wilhelm Bauer" with a remodelled conning tower. After she was taken out of service she was put back as near as possible to wartime spec and became a museum ship. A lot of the interior machinery however, is still the more modern postwar stuff. There are also quite a few original artefacts onboard ( KM visor caps etc).
Gordon Williamson Posted May 28, 2005 Author Posted May 28, 2005 This is where the diving planes operators sat in the control room or "Zentral"
Gordon Williamson Posted May 28, 2005 Author Posted May 28, 2005 The periscope. At the periscope in this shot is Horst Bredow , director of the U-Boot Archiv who was with us during our visit. There is a taped sound effects track playing on board to give visitors a feel for the sounds on board a U-Boat in action. Highly amusing to hear a real veteran U-Boat officer like Horst telling us what a lot of cack the effects were. Visitors ended up listening in to him and ignoring the sound effects.
Gordon Williamson Posted May 28, 2005 Author Posted May 28, 2005 The interior is much more pleasant than on the Type VII and Type IX boats. Much more spacious, with a lot of wood panelling etc.
Gordon Williamson Posted May 28, 2005 Author Posted May 28, 2005 At the nearby Marinemuseum at Wilhelmshaven, they have a "Seehund" mini-saub on display. During our visit they also have an original U-Boat Badge with Diamonds on display, along with the original owners award Knights Cross with Oakleaves and the documents for both.
Michel Posted May 30, 2005 Posted May 30, 2005 I hope that I will go this year... thanks for the pictures Gordon.
james Stewart Posted October 11, 2005 Posted October 11, 2005 Yes , nice photos seems well worth a visit - liked the observation on the sound efects and Horst's view on them.A few years ago I spent a day at St. Nazaire and was on board the Atlantic class boat they have placed in the lock system, it is really just a carbon copy of the XXI.
J Temple-West Posted October 13, 2005 Posted October 13, 2005 Nice thread, Gordon.Here's a little more info on her war time record.Laid down 28 Oct, 1944 Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Commissioned 24 Feb, 1945 Commanders 24 Feb, 1945 - 4 May, 1945 Oblt. Rudolf Schultze Career No patrols 24 Feb, 1945 - 4 May, 1945 31. Flottille (training) Successes No ships sunk or damaged
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now