U BOOT
Laboe  / Kiel

U995 was in service during world war II. It sunk several Allied boats in the Northern seas on their route to Russia.


Hi Farmer Phil, we discussed U-boats so I made this page for you to see the U995 in Kiel, Germany.




It sits on the beach



You pay in the booth



This is Henk, our boy-next-door who traveled with us,



The boat was full with gauges, tubes, valves... everywhere!



One of the two Diesel engines



"E-maschine" levers



Beds that were always occupied.
On top are the 'lockers' of the crew.







Depth rudder (I guess)



Vocal pipe :-)



1940ties 'High tech' position indicators



There was one big door ...



But Henk did also the U-boot crew door-dive



Torpedo rail, still usable



Henk between torpedo tubes



One is still in there



And Henk is launching it.



Exit-door
Henk is sheltering for the rain :-)



This is me



Other side of the boat



Screws



City of Kiel and a ferry leaving for Scandinavia



Rudders
The building on the beackground is a monument for the fallen serviceman in the first- and second world war.



Guns on top



Henk



My wife Tina



"Dogs must be kept on leash"



So we did  ;-)




Well, those beach chairs just had numbers on it. But when you just visited a German U-boat you might read something else ;-)






Our trip to the D-day beaches in Normandie
Our trip to 'the battle of the Bulge'