On June 4, 1944, the US Navy captured its first German submarine. Now it's displayed at Chicago's Griffin Museum of Science ...

Germany's U-505 submarine was the 1st warship captured by the US Navy in over a century and top secret during World War II.

WarsofTheWorld. Trapped Beneath the Waves: The U-Boat Crew Experience. Posted: July 7, 2025 | Last updated: July 7, 2025. The U-boat was not some near-mythical creature as it was almost portrayed ...

Serving aboard two U-boats from January 1940 until Germany’s surrender in May 1945, ... 1941, after which U-boat and crew spent seven months in the Baltic undergoing intense combat training.

Of the U-505’s crew, just one was killed in the operation. The other 59 became prisoners of war and were taken across the Atlantic to a POW camp in Ruston, Louisiana.

On July 30, 1942, U-boat U-166 attacked the Robert E. Lee southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi. The passenger ship sank, taking 25 lives (404 survived). Claudius and his crew fought back with ...

In the midst of World War II, the battle below the seas rages. The Nazis have the upper edge as the Allies are unable to crack their war codes. That is, until a wrecked U-boat sends out an SOS ...

U-571 - Full Cast & Crew. 62 Metascore; 2000; 1 hr 56 mins Action & Adventure PG-13 ... But masquerading as Nazis and taking over the U-boat is the smallest of their problems.