On June 4, 1944, the US Navy captured its first German submarine. Now it's displayed at Chicago's Griffin Museum of Science ...
So I spent the last week on vacation in Chicago visiting my brother. We went to the Museum of Science & Industry there, mainly so I could see the U-505, a Type IX U ...
Over eight decades ago, the US Navy made the historic capture of a Nazi U-boat during World War II. A treasure trove of vital German intelligence, the submarine's capture was top-secret. See inside ...
"Hitler's strategy was to have his U-Boats prowl the ocean and cut off all supply transports, so as to wear down and exhaust the Allies," explained Keith Gill, curator of the new U-505 Submarine ...
CHICAGO (AP) -- Sixty years after the U.S. Navy captured the U-505 from Germany, the corroding submarine has embarked on a new voyage -- a harrowing one. On Thursday the 700-ton U-boat began a ginger, ...
Tickets for the U-505 tour cost an additional $18 for adults and $14 for children, with a $4 discount for active military and veterans. Thankfully, I booked my tickets online — other visitors who hadn ...