Life Inside a WWII Type IXC Submarine (Cross Section)

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    The nightmares of Allied cargo shipping, the German U-Boats reigned supreme in the turbulent seas during 1940-1942. Taking one of these U-Boats as an example, the U-505 submarine sunk an impressive 8 ships and yet still was below the devastating 14:1 average of the early war years. But what did life look like beneath the 1,120 t exterior?
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  • @Simplehistory
    @Simplehistory  ปีที่แล้ว +99

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    • @arcaderdude
      @arcaderdude ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gu oxygen so r ill when i by Ugo gu rjt8h

    • @arcaderdude
      @arcaderdude ปีที่แล้ว +5

      No

    • @davidspencer8373
      @davidspencer8373 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Like video

    • @ejharvey2764
      @ejharvey2764 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I never thought this was your authentic voice.
      I thought it was a through-voice filter.

    • @josepholiver6733
      @josepholiver6733 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cool face reveal

  • @cha5
    @cha5 ปีที่แล้ว +255

    Das Boot is the essential submarine movie.

    • @scottanno8861
      @scottanno8861 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ERIKA

    • @WessyD123
      @WessyD123 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      yea, Run Silent Run Deep was pretty good too

    • @waschte123
      @waschte123 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      But the original, not the remake

    • @cha5
      @cha5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@waschte123 Yes of course. 😂

    • @carlsaganlives6086
      @carlsaganlives6086 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Essential movie, period. But yeah, not the one starring Kelsey Grammar.

  • @erickam6733
    @erickam6733 ปีที่แล้ว +445

    I've seen the U505 up close and personal at the museum, it really is a tight fit! There are also so many knobs and levers that operated the submarine that i didn't even know what to do with! Truly a fascinating part of history and a great link to the past and a part of the Second World War that isn't talked about much.

    • @IvanPlayyz
      @IvanPlayyz ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I was in it

    • @Plugneedsahug
      @Plugneedsahug ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@IvanPlayyz chicago?

    • @IvanPlayyz
      @IvanPlayyz ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Plugneedsahug yes and the U505

    • @Kelnx
      @Kelnx ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I've been in a couple of those old boats, including American variants, and yeah it's really tight. I served on a more modern 688 class, which I wouldn't consider "luxury" by any means, but definitely night and day difference compared to the old U boats and WWII US subs. While the "everything smelling like diesel/lube oil", hot racking/bunking, and cans of food shoved everywhere were still things on a modern nuclear sub, we at least had showers. Tiny ones and you got like 5 minutes to use it, but we at least had them. Without that and enough space to stow like a mid-size suitcase worth of clothes items, it would have been pretty hellish after a month.

    • @grontelp77
      @grontelp77 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It’s a fantastic exhibit!

  • @maxjendri4677
    @maxjendri4677 ปีที่แล้ว +1474

    Never saw your Face lol

    • @jonnytaylor5822
      @jonnytaylor5822 ปีที่แล้ว +106

      Whoaaa lol not what I expected

    • @micahdadbeh5955
      @micahdadbeh5955 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jonnytaylor5822 look up Chris Kane. That’s the guy’s channel.

    • @augustuswayne9676
      @augustuswayne9676 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      Me either . Not what I expected.

    • @adampatino5372
      @adampatino5372 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Me neither. I regret it

    • @Macadamia923
      @Macadamia923 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Kinda expected a tall, dark and handsome. Oh well.

  • @rongendron8705
    @rongendron8705 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    I went on the U505 in a Chicago museum, about 20 years ago & was fortunate to have a
    former WWII, U-Boat sailor going through the tour, with me! He said the Commander of the
    505 was his boat's Exec-Officer, when he served! His description of "life on U-boats", was
    way more informative than the museum's guide! Cramped quarters would be an understatement!

    • @carlsaganlives6086
      @carlsaganlives6086 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Wow, sounds like you met the '505 Ambassador' a friendly ghost who enjoys joining the tour from time to time, reminiscing. Happy to be "living" along the lake in Chicago now, by all accounts. Polar opposite of those scary clowns or creepy skeletons. ⚓

    • @robtankbuster5215
      @robtankbuster5215 ปีที่แล้ว

      Amazing story!

    • @minotaurei
      @minotaurei ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hans Goebler. His book is called Steel Boats Iron Hearts. Very good book.

    • @starzkream
      @starzkream 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I just recently visited the U-505. It is amazing. For anybody who ever visits Chicago, it is a must-see.

    • @malcomx1924
      @malcomx1924 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@starzkreamwho wants to visit Chicago anymore? BIxck ppI claimed/ruined the city. My old highschool used to go there on field trips when I was younger, but I heard they canceled it due to how dangerous it is.

  • @elitely6748
    @elitely6748 ปีที่แล้ว +179

    Man I love cross sections for vehicles, machines anything! Great video as always Simple History!

    • @PaintMyTaint
      @PaintMyTaint 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Shut up

  • @Yotarian
    @Yotarian ปีที่แล้ว +171

    Brings me back to when I used to have all those cross section books. Had castles, boats, heavy construction, the space shuttle, etc. It was so cool to see inside them.

    • @aceous99
      @aceous99 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      those books are the best

    • @danvondrasek
      @danvondrasek ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I love those books, even in my 30s. Always fun finding "the pooper".

    • @MKJ23
      @MKJ23 ปีที่แล้ว

      Spot on was just thinking bout that

    • @neutralino1905
      @neutralino1905 ปีที่แล้ว

      Stephen Biesty is awesome.

    • @shammy8703
      @shammy8703 ปีที่แล้ว

      and no ads in the middle....

  • @shadow_7355
    @shadow_7355 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    The most unexpected face reveal in history

  • @oatmeal0
    @oatmeal0 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Love how much the animation has improved on this channel.

  • @MyLateralThawts
    @MyLateralThawts ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Excellent video. I believe I’m not the only one who would like to see a follow up video covering the Type XXI U-Boot.

  • @germanperp651
    @germanperp651 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    I was in the U505 in Chicago 6 years ago. They toed the sub through the greate lakes and had a huge system to essentially roll the sub and lower it into the new addition of the museum, then built the ceiling over it. They also had to cut the top of the conning tower off so it would fit the new space. It is also extremely cramped inside. Much more than the video can explain. I honestly have no idea how 50 sailors could work in those cramped conditions. I would develop claustrophobia pretty quickly.

    • @aceous99
      @aceous99 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      and nobody could bathe for 3 months... I wouldn't last a week inside.

    • @carlsaganlives6086
      @carlsaganlives6086 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ....and no Prozac.

    • @trainliker100
      @trainliker100 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Actually, in 1954, after getting it through the Great Lakes, it was originally transported from the shore of Lake Michigan over land (across Lake Shore Drive) and displayed OUTSiDE of the museum. For many years it shared that location with the New York Central 999 steam locomotive and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Pioneer Zephyr streamlined diesel train (both displayed inside the museum today). Also, outside was the very large Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 4-8-4 No. 2903 steam engine which is now at the Illinois Railway Museum. It wasn't until 2004 that, due to continuing damage from being out in the weather, they constructed the subterranean display area for the submarine. And they did a fantastic job of it.

  • @lordnugget5225
    @lordnugget5225 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I’ve been in multiple submarines before and the U-505 is very tiny inside but massive on the outside it is a very cool ship and I’ve seen footage in the museum of them capturing the submarine. When I compared the U-505 to an American Gato Class the Gato was about a third larger and much more spacious.

    • @novacolonel5287
      @novacolonel5287 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Go visit U 96 at Laboe, a Type VIIC. THAT is tiny inside.

  • @bubbalo3388
    @bubbalo3388 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I toured the Battleship Missouri and submarine Bowfin in Oahu. The Missouri was an amazing experience to see, but the Bowifn I felt was the most amazing. The Missouri was kind of what I imagined it would be. The Bowfin on the other hand made me rethink how cramped I imagined it would be. I imagined space would be tight, but not that tight. It was very interesting and eye opening to imagine being crammed into such a tiny space with others for so long. And it was eerie thinking being so confined underwater and being hunted. It's a coffin. You just can't abandon ship. Every fear one can imagine of dying from is all there.
    Great respect for people who served on submarines during the war.

    • @ronjones9447
      @ronjones9447 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The American subs are Cadillacs compared to German subs

  • @lindaoneil5085
    @lindaoneil5085 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I visited the U-505 some years ago, and the best part was the simulated depth charge explosion near the hull. There was a tremendous explosion that violently shook the sub and the lights flickered. It was a sobering experience, realizing the dangers that submarine crews faced. Sinking to the bottom of the ocean and no way to get out......chilling thought.

  • @Someonethatyouysedtoknowlol
    @Someonethatyouysedtoknowlol ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The Legend finally showed us his face

  • @cxrive
    @cxrive ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Never seen your face, but seen almost all your content, keep it up as I learn more history!

  • @andrewmontgomery5621
    @andrewmontgomery5621 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Perfect for my birthday yesterday and also a fitting tribute to the man who gave us Das Boot (The Boat) Wolfgang Petersen who passed away last year.

    • @Pgb633
      @Pgb633 ปีที่แล้ว

      Happy Birthday

    • @azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401
      @azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Another famous film including Air Force One, Troy & Poseidon (Remake version from 1972 The Poseidon Adventure)

  • @Daniel_McDonald
    @Daniel_McDonald ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Man, World of Warships really takes us back to the good old days of fighting wars from behind our computers.

  • @smtoonworld
    @smtoonworld ปีที่แล้ว +8

    *Being inside WW2 submarine was often times a straight death sentence*

    • @fighterbig5883
      @fighterbig5883 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      50/50 chance.
      but The Kriegsmarine had the highest casualty rate of any military branch.

    • @ronjones9447
      @ronjones9447 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Being a huge ww2 history fan I’ve often thought about if I was a captain of a uboat or an American sub . I probably would not have survived a uboat, an American sub captain I’d be telling war stories while having a beer at the vfw

  • @travishabursky4362
    @travishabursky4362 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I’ve been in that boat multiple times in my life, such a beautiful vessel.

  • @alexanderleach3365
    @alexanderleach3365 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I saw U-505 in Chicago. She's a marvelous U-boat. THe first enemy ship captured by the US Navy since the War of 1812.

  • @average_joe8905
    @average_joe8905 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    U-505 has been on my visit list for quite sometime, but haven't been able to make it to Chicago for long enough to see her.

  • @jano867
    @jano867 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I literally just toured u-505 yesterday, amazing timing

  • @louisavondart9178
    @louisavondart9178 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    No Uboots had refrigerators. The type XX1 did have a freezer. If you want to see one of those engineering marvels, visit Bremerhaven. It's museum ship called the Wilhelm Bauer.

  • @cannonball666
    @cannonball666 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "Do you know how to operate an enigma?"
    "Ja, bend over"
    "Mein Gott, I said enigma not enema!"

  • @kennethhall2740
    @kennethhall2740 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Literally my favorite of any visit to the museum of science and industry in chicago is seeing the U505

  • @lauraveretenikoff8271
    @lauraveretenikoff8271 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I went there in Chicago and saw the U-505. I took the tour through it. I really enjoyed the tour and the exhibit. So much to learn. Thanks for posting this. Great video 👍

  • @Harbinger37
    @Harbinger37 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Damn, man. After years of seeing your persona animated with your Voice it's a shock seeing the real thing.

  • @evansnyder430
    @evansnyder430 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This was the first I'd seen SH's face. I always knew there was a catch for these being such good videos. He had to give up his ginger sole to create such glorious content!

  • @zachvalderrama7323
    @zachvalderrama7323 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm watching das boot rn,
    So why not...

  • @crazyeen1564
    @crazyeen1564 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Can you do another video like this of the Japanese I-400 Submarine?

  • @danvondrasek
    @danvondrasek ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've been in U505 about 100 times growing up. Single handedly spawned my love of military vehicles and navy ships.

  • @NotaCoolguy1246
    @NotaCoolguy1246 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    These are my favorite types of videos!

  • @modelermark172
    @modelermark172 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The first thing that came to mind when I saw the thumbnail was that in the mid-1970's, the Revell Plastic Model Kit Company released a 1/125 scale model of the U-47 (though this was a Type VII) with a detailed, cutaway interior including figures. This is an impressive kit that's still available today. Seeing this brought back plenty of memories of building that model. Thanks for sharing this!

    • @abbcc5996
      @abbcc5996 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      back then ww2 was a recent memory to many. crazy to think about

    • @modelermark172
      @modelermark172 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@abbcc5996 WW2 is still the most popular modeling subject; at least for those of us "of a certain age." At my local hobby shop, the old timers are in the isles with the planes, ships, armor, and car kits. The few customers under 20 are usually in the Gundam isle.

  • @FinlayDaG33k
    @FinlayDaG33k ปีที่แล้ว +4

    3:47 Knowing that most U-Boats after 1941 used the G7e(TIII) fish, which weighted around 1500kg a pop, those sailors just "casually" lifing that torpedo must have been absolutely jacked and/or high on pervitin.

    • @therealspeedwagon1451
      @therealspeedwagon1451 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And probably on other steroids and drugs if they’re jacked enough to lift a 1500kg torpedo.

  • @LiamBennett1655
    @LiamBennett1655 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’ve been to see this U-Boat it’s super interesting hearing about these boats but seeing and touching one is a whole different experience

  • @cannonball666
    @cannonball666 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "This food sucks. Can we order pizza?"
    "Nein, der Italians don't have an enigma"

  • @dorothygale5896
    @dorothygale5896 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The museum of science & industry is well worth a special trip
    as are nearly all museums.

  • @quantumx9729
    @quantumx9729 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ah yes the AA FlaK cannon, truly a masterpiece
    "Anti air flight defence cannon cannon" has got to be one of my favourite terms when it comes to weaponry

  • @cheapolegunguy
    @cheapolegunguy ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've been in the U-505 several times as a kid, always a high point at the museum.

  • @ernestchoi4464
    @ernestchoi4464 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Loved the museum of science and industry in Chicago, IL

  • @racialconsciousness6996
    @racialconsciousness6996 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've been aboard the U-505 nearly a dozen times, down in Chicago.

  • @matthewwilson5548
    @matthewwilson5548 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    really facinating! I love the detail and research that this channel goes through to present a quality product!

  • @NotReallyRussel
    @NotReallyRussel ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cross Sections are now my new favorite from this channel. We can may be to other Cross-Section videos

  • @nicholasmoore2590
    @nicholasmoore2590 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've visited u-534 at Birkenhead a couple of times. She has been cut into sections but not restored inside, although she's in pretty good shape. The ends of the sections are glassed to keep her weatherproof. u-570, a Type VIIC, was captured by the Royal Navy and was then put into service by her captors as HMS Graph in August 1941. She served until grounding during a storm in March 1944, finally being scrapped in 1960.

  • @adammetzger4182
    @adammetzger4182 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thank you for covering the u 505! Probably my favorite museum exhibit

  • @alexhulsebos5401
    @alexhulsebos5401 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    5:03 I believe this is a Raiders of the Lost Ark reference. If it is one, then I love the inclusion!

  • @luisarciniega5387
    @luisarciniega5387 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    U-505 was my 1965 high school history term paper. I saw 505 in 1995 in Chicago. I was not aware of the dimensions nor its capacities until today. My history teacher emphasised over time we would always add to our papers.Thanks

  • @Livinghighandwise
    @Livinghighandwise 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So good.. Please keep them coming!

  • @jeremyronald
    @jeremyronald ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Got to visit the U-505 in person some years back and even made up a school project on it and how they were able to fit it inside the museum and transport it to that location. I live a few hours away from that museum and would love to go again :)

  • @ThyNewRat
    @ThyNewRat ปีที่แล้ว

    i am happy to see improvement in animation, this video is amazing!

  • @NexusBreeze99
    @NexusBreeze99 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Would be interesting if you’d make a comparison video for a WW1 sub!

  • @ratagris21
    @ratagris21 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Remember regarding the toilet "we have to eat in order to use it!" Or something like that according to Das Boot.

  • @katsarelas1947
    @katsarelas1947 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh, that’s what it’s called? We did hot bunking for county workers drafted to work during Hurricane Ian. We’re actually not sure who’s bunk was being re-used, the schedule was kinda hectic sooo sometimes you came from a 12 hour shift and a random dude is in your bunk, sometimes your stuff was completely untouched and nobody was assigned your bed.

  • @lagueuxrobert
    @lagueuxrobert ปีที่แล้ว

    My favorite channel. Allways delivered.

  • @alanroberson9749
    @alanroberson9749 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very good job fellows!! Congratulations throughout spring break. Being inside WW2 submarines was often times a straight death sentence or survival from the past.

  • @LordShadrach
    @LordShadrach ปีที่แล้ว

    We finally get to see the face behind the channel. I am proud of this channel!! One of my personal favorites.

  • @christianswartwood2854
    @christianswartwood2854 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So crazy to watch this video after seeing u-505 in person in Chicago, beautifully preserved and extremely interesting ship.

  • @matthewmoran5297
    @matthewmoran5297 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Musuem of Science and Industry is one of the reasons why I love living close to Chicago. Exhibits like the Pioneer Zephyr, the _Great Train Story_ , and the space center are all fine, but it's the U-505 that keeps me coming back.

  • @oromartin10
    @oromartin10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job in your video, now I know more about submarines. Congratulations !!!!

  • @huskaroar6869
    @huskaroar6869 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Das Boot truly captured the horrors of U Boat missions

  • @barneycummins8904
    @barneycummins8904 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi simple history

  • @rjohnson80100
    @rjohnson80100 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a museum membership to MSI. I see the sub like every other month. It is great. Im so glad it was moved in door. When I was a kid and go to the museum it was outside for decades. It was slowly falling apart outside. Now it is really restored and looking great.

  • @Office_De_Receiver_Complaints
    @Office_De_Receiver_Complaints ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Makes me think of U571...An underrated movie.

  • @michaellong2661
    @michaellong2661 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Interesting that I get a notification about ol U-505. As a kid, I did a sleepover on it. At the time, it was just sitting outside in the Chicago winters and summers without much in terms of ventilation. Now, the indoor display has changed dramatically and for the better. Highly recommend it (at the Museum of Science and Industry) if you're in the Chicago area. Oh and the rest of the museum is cool too.

  • @ozymandias1758
    @ozymandias1758 ปีที่แล้ว

    Here at 8:22 the way the sailor eats the chocolate with zest😂I found the animations and the crunching sounds to be entertaining and soothing, I watched it over and over like a mini tiktok clip. Now I need some good chocolate..

  • @ZackShark1
    @ZackShark1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man i love these cross section vids

  • @dennismason3740
    @dennismason3740 ปีที่แล้ว

    @Simple History - your animations are sheer hilarity.

  • @blagojpejov4155
    @blagojpejov4155 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice work simple history

  • @ec6052
    @ec6052 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Never heard "sub-variant" used so literally before!

  • @AndrewPonti
    @AndrewPonti ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You need to do something on the U-1105 "Black Panther" sub that had experimental rubber sheathing that was tested as a stealth sub by the Germans, and later captured by the US and is now at the bottom of the Potomac here in MD. I work for a museum that will be doing a new exhibit on it!

  • @patrickgjorven7832
    @patrickgjorven7832 ปีที่แล้ว

    Glad to see your face now during your video! Keep up the great work and thank you!!!

  • @jehb8945
    @jehb8945 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As a citizen of Illinois I've been to this submarine twice in my lifetime and I also read that admiral gallery who captured it was almost court-martial because he was supposed to sink the U-boats as the code breakers in bletchley Park and U505 was captured just a few days before D-Day which would have been disastrous if the Germans had found this out

  • @ton_of_law5024
    @ton_of_law5024 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    At the museum of since and industry or the msi in Chicago, there is one of these that saw action in ww2 and you can take a tour of the inside

  • @hectorleon465
    @hectorleon465 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow this channel has come along way, that now i finally see how you look :) love this channel so much...

  • @Nobodytoworryabt
    @Nobodytoworryabt ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I went to see that sub a couple weeks ago, it was huge tho we only saw the outside still amazing sight and would go again

  • @ludecom-cz1wz
    @ludecom-cz1wz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Growing up in Chicago I was able to watch the U505 and the USS Silversides race in Lake Michigan. That was back when the Silversides was still docked at Navy Pier.

  • @kennetth1389
    @kennetth1389 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Subs,even modern ones, are some of the coolest vessels ever constructed
    That said, you would never convince me to serve on one.

    • @eldridgedavis
      @eldridgedavis ปีที่แล้ว

      Same lol. Screw that haha 😆

  • @drjohnwarren12
    @drjohnwarren12 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Dan Gallery was a friend of mine and occasionally visited him at his home, Avast Heaving, in Northern Virginia. One of his favorite stories was how nervous it made him to tow the U-505 all the way across the Atlantic behind his aircraft carrier. He was well aware that the torpedo tubes were loaded and that the ship had a number of curious aboard who might be tempted to play with the various knobs and levers. He held that he didn't get any sleep during the entire trip from off the coast of Africa to Bermuda

    • @PeterFendel
      @PeterFendel ปีที่แล้ว

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @guodzillakaiju5683
      @guodzillakaiju5683 ปีที่แล้ว

      My uncle was mentored by Capt. Gallery during officer's training in the Navy.

  • @silversurfer3202
    @silversurfer3202 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was able to walk through and tour the 505. It's presently at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago IL. It's an experience I'll never forget!!!

  • @albertomiyake2541
    @albertomiyake2541 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video, teletransported me to the sailors life... amazing what humans can perform during a war ... chocolate was the only token on board !

  • @rider4440
    @rider4440 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Would love to see a similar video on the Gato class

  • @josephhelgersonjoseph6115
    @josephhelgersonjoseph6115 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    0:00 WTF is a Burke class destroyer doing in WW2?

    • @sargesacker2599
      @sargesacker2599 ปีที่แล้ว

      4:16 We can also add a WW1 vintage battleship with lattice masts to the list.

  • @paulbervid1610
    @paulbervid1610 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. The u505 is an awesome artifact. Fantastic to see your face.

  • @mrbigw100
    @mrbigw100 ปีที่แล้ว

    Been listening to your voice for years finally have screen the face behind it cheers from australia

  • @crippleguy415
    @crippleguy415 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been inside the U 505 . It's way cool to checkout . One of the few still nice things in Chicago .

  • @paulhoffman778
    @paulhoffman778 ปีที่แล้ว

    I went to see the 505 amazing went inside , its small size is something I can't put in words. The outside was huge inside we went they closed the hatch , it was then and there you were in for the journey.

  • @cahivx
    @cahivx ปีที่แล้ว

    The museum ship is incredible!

  • @mikeyroodbol3121
    @mikeyroodbol3121 ปีที่แล้ว

    Been to the U505 2 months ago! Very impressive

  • @kirkdurkadurka
    @kirkdurkadurka ปีที่แล้ว

    This history lesson is important to learn

  • @djenei2564
    @djenei2564 ปีที่แล้ว

    these cross section videos are awesome

  • @Quincy556
    @Quincy556 ปีที่แล้ว

    I live in Chicago so I am lucky to have the u505 close by to visit when ever I want, I recently just got back from Hawaii and got to see the USS Bowfin at Pearl Harbor I can say both are extremely cramped and you have to be a special breed to wanna do that.

  • @Electricity-life
    @Electricity-life 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love this video so much

  • @samueldocski4426
    @samueldocski4426 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am from Chicago, loved seeing this vessel in person while attending Elementary and High School.

  • @lm5085
    @lm5085 ปีที่แล้ว

    Been on that sub many times at the MSI in Chicago.
    I had the privilege to meeting Admiral Gallery. I met him thru his younger brother who was a priest at my church.
    Both great men. Both served on the USNavy.
    It was interesting story abt the capture. I always wondered what the unofficial unedited version was.

  • @A.G.798
    @A.G.798 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Type IX.C auch Monsun U-Boot oder Milchkühe genannt, wegen der hohen Reichweite bis Japan, oder als Versorger von Hilfskreuzer und anderen U-Booten.

  • @lordbarristertimsh8050
    @lordbarristertimsh8050 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Maybe do one about life on one of the long range Type X U-boats, or one on life in a British Submarine of WW2? Maybe something earlier, something about WWI submarines?

  • @alexanderbrown4250
    @alexanderbrown4250 ปีที่แล้ว

    I visited the U505 as a child in the early 70s on class field trips at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. They also have a Spitfire on display.

  • @allanfifield8256
    @allanfifield8256 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Outstanding

  • @fynnott8479
    @fynnott8479 ปีที่แล้ว

    I still love this channel