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U-2540 (Wilhelm Bauer). A visit from the One-Legged Miner.
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- čas přidán 13. 08. 2024
- Today’s video takes us underwater instead of underground! One-Legged Miner goes on vacation to Germany and visits one of the last four remaining World War Two U-boats in the world, and the only remaining Type XXI left.
Apologies in advance for a few minor technical glitches that I didn’t catch until I was off the boat.
Chicago native here who toured the U505 at the Museum of Science and Industry many times in my 60 years. The museum is in one of the original 1893 world's fair remaining buildings. It is a fantastic place full of wonder and ingenuity. Worth a visit to the windy city just by itself. ❤
Thanks Ross, very interesting piece of history. The only one left in the world! Very cool. Thanks for sharing . Take care, Ross.
Thanks Ross! Your video is the best tour one of those old boats I have seen. Those hatches have to be a challenge to most people. Take care!
That’s a pretty impressive boat Ross! It looks pretty modern but is about 78 years old! The Germans sure made them good!
Yes indeed!
There's an American WW2 Submarine tourists can enter docked next to the USS Alabama in Moble Ala Bay, off the Dauphin Island Parkway. The Submarine is called the USS Drum. Very tight squeeze, not good if you're claustrophobic or have low back, or rheumatoid arthritis.
I love old military history...... Enjoy your trip
Thank you for bringing us along Ross! Very impressive
My pleasure!
Very interesting tour of a boat I've never seen before.
Nice episode. When I worked in Chicago I toured the U-505 at the Science and Industry. U-boats are not for tall people. Ouch.
Ross, that was a cool tour ! Thank you so much! Enjoy this dream trip and a German beer. Greetings from Oregon.
Very interesting. Thank you. I'm in Chicago and I've been thru the U-505 several times. The boat had been displayed outside, next to the Museum for more then 50 years. The Chicago weather was taking it's toll on the sub, so in 2004, they moved it to an underground display area.
Not for anyone who's claustrophobic! Kind like a mine, I think. Thank you stay safe You are a long way from home cowboy
if wonderhussy shows up it would be something. great video
And Wondersister!
Fascinating. Thanks Ross
Very cool tour Ross ! 😁👍
Thanks 😁
That was cool to see. Reminded me of a tour of a research sub in NH. Thank you!
We were never in our life in Wilhelmshaven but our home is only 150 km from there - very nice to see you visit our country !
It was a pleasure and a life’s dream. You’ve a wonderful country indeed!
Hell, if I knew you were going to Germany, I probably could have hooked you up with your own personal tour guides, especially with Oktoberfest going on, you lucky bastard!
Next time then!
Thank you for sharing this awesome U Boat with us today. Top of the line for their time. Glad to see you get out of the desert a bit. Everyone stay safe, happy and healthy. From Henrico County y
Compared to the German submarine types that followed it, this thing is huge! 😂 Try visiting a Type 205 boat next, for a comparison. 😅
Fantastic! Thank you very much for sharing, Sir. Appreciate it 👍
Greets from the Netherlands 🇳🇱, T.
Glad you enjoyed it! I look forward to getting back to the Netherlands again soon too. I love your country.
@@tecopamines : Wish you a great time.
That boat's namesake has a bio worth reading. Enjoy Oktoberfest amigo 🍻
Far from Tecopa ! Sure looks cool, Ross 😃
A fair ways, but after my first year at the mines I thought a short vacation was in order before visitor season starts up again.
Thanks for the visit, I am disabled and could never get around in a submarine's spaces now. Funny thing, I almost went navy and was considering sub service before I changed my mind and went USMC (0311). I will use your video when I do my 1:144 scale Revell type XXI model build.
Great video. Very interesting. More videos from Germany please.
More to come!
husband ( Dennis ) age 80 - that was interesting for sure - going from the desert to the ocean and under ground
to under water. It took a special type person to go for submarine duty. I wonder if they had a choice.
Thanks for sharing…!
Ross, another interesting video. From a desert mine to a U Boat in Germany. New channel.....TRAVELS WITH ROSS! Super explanation. Now I can cross that off my bucket list. Today, my son and I toured Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley Calif. Even went aboard Reagans Air Force One. TV preparing for Republican debate 9.27.23 Wednesday. Pics of the two of us in front of the stage. Did you ever serve.
Biden 2024!!
Very cool!
You are so full of surprises!
Great tour Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it. I sure did.
Thanks for the great video. Verrry interesting.
Oh my! That would be an honor to see that Boat! Are you going to get a chance to see the only Type 7 uboat at Laboe? Those Uboats were the closest Germany came to winning the war. I've visited the USS Batfish a few times here in Oklahoma. I've only dreamed of seeing a real Uboat. Thanks for giving me a look around.
There’s a real U-boat in Chicago at the Museum of Science and Industry.
In 1964, 0:32 I signed up for Europe unassigned, was sent to Bremerhaven Ger. Then on the night train to Paris. Stationed 2 yrs 50 kicks or so W. of Paris. Now here's Ross coming on the "air" from Bremerhaven G. 59 yrs later. Did I mention that it was Sept of 64!
Wow! Cool.
I went on a World War 2 Attack submarine
In Fall River mass, the technology was very impressive.
Great video and an interesting change of topic more please
Cheers
More to come!
That was quite interesting. Thank you.
Very welcome
Sweet! Ah man, I'm jealous!
I wonder if those opaque glazed apparently bi-folding doors next to the bunks are Der Scheißhaus?
Ross, I used to work at BBC which is not the British Broadcasting co. This was so many moons ago. Ahoy seemann. I enjoyed this video, I hope you enjoyed some great german food and beer as well
I am ruined for American food now. And the beer…can’t get enough here!
@@tecopamines if I ever get out to your area I’ll make you a promise. Schnitzel or Bratwurst any side, I’ll prepare it for you. Can’t help you out on the beer
Nice Sub
I wonder how long they were able to travel under water without the diesels running... I have a friend who has 6 - 2 volt DC batteries out of older submarines that he powers his entire property with and charges with solar. HUGE batteries. And they are made from clear plastic so you can see through them.
This boat had a snorkel system so they could run the diesels underwater. Major advance in sub technology.
Cool Ross but where was the coffee mess area
From the war, A U boat sank in Halifax Nova Scotia
U-505 is a type IXC boat. I visited it. Its second captain committed suicide during a depth charge attack. The XO had to bring the boat back.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_submarine_U-505
I’ve seen that one too. Pretty sure it’s a Type VIIC tho. There’s another Type VIIC in Kiel, Germany. Next trip perhaps.
I visited it too, back about 1962 on a high school field trip.
Very cool! Hope your vacation is great! Are you staying for Oktoberfest?
It actually started in September. I caught a bit of it in Munich and Nuremberg. Wunderbar! Heading back to the mines now tho.
The main drive motor would develop almost 2500 horsepower. Wonder what the torque out put was considering large props are hard to spin in water. Will you visit Sarinda?
Good question. And no, I won’t get there this trip. On the way home currently.
Das Boot!
Thanks for sharing , Ross !!!
My pleasure!
The history channel did a Special about how Hitler and Eva Braun escaped the bunker, went thru underground tunnels and made it to South America, Argentina and lived until the early 1960s. One of those U-Boats may have been instrumental in the great escape.
Question is, how his teeth made it to Moscow? And they're there since 1945. I assume he enjoyed Argentinian mashed food and soups for the rest of his days, since he never got his teeth back from ze bloody Russen. Btw. there's a common German joke that there is "sufficient evidence", Adolf served as a foreman on one South American VW assembly line after the war. Well what boring place the world would be without conspiracy theories.
What is the combustion air system ?
Has a snorkel so the diesels can run underwater.
ALL IN ALL HOW MANY CREW NEEDED FOR U-BOAT 2540 TO RUN.??? 🙄🙄🙄
5 officers, 52 enlisted.
@@tecopamines THATS A LOT OF CREW. ITS REALLY IMPOSIBLLE TO HIJACK A U-BOAT BY ONE MAN ALONE. I THOUGHT 3 OR 5 CREW CAN ALREADY RUN THE UBOAT JUST LIKE IN A MOVIE & GAME.
@@tecopamines
THE USS SUB HAS MORE SPACE TABLE & BED FOR MORE CREW INCLUDING THE PRISONER OF WAR.
BUT U-BOAT has THE EASY & MUCH CLEAN INTERIOR ENGINEERING. U-BOAT is REALLY DESIGN FOR HUNTING BUT NOT HIGHLY UPGRADED.
SO GOOD THEY REVIVE THE SUB FOR PUBLIC MUSEUM. THE MACHINE REALLY EXIST NOT ONLY IN A BOOK.