Walter, I don't mean to offend, but that took such big balls it is a wonder that sailor was able to get down the hatch. :-)
Lee Huddleston s/v Truelove -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Walter Knopf Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2011 12:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] FW: RE: U-505 Norm, I visited U-505 several times in the 60's when it was still outside. Fortunately it is now located inside the museum, in a climate controlled room. There is no movie, picture, or video that conveys how narrow and cramped it was, I think they screened people to serve on subs for claustrophobia, I sure wouldn't be picked. Interesting also to see all the old instrumentation and valves, all mechanical; you'll probably appreciate it more than most visitors. The one thing that is lost in most historic accounts is that the crew opened the valves to sink the boat when they left, but one(?) US sailor went below in the sinking boat and closed those valves; you had to climb down a ladder in the conning tower to get below! Now there's a hero. Walter -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2011 1:30 PM To: A LiveAboardList Subject: [Liveaboard] FW: RE: U-505 Gregg, Thanks for the reminder. That museum and the U-505 has always been on my list of things to do if I ever get in the Chicago area. It always saddens me to see large objects of historic value left outdoors to decay. There is an Apollo rocket in Canaveral, now in a proper building, that was left out in the elements for a long time. Another example, although I do understand the reasoning behind it, is the repeated efforts to destroy "Hitler's Bunker" in Berlin. The burning of Caligula's party barges in Italy by retreating German forces was so pointless and tragic. On the other hand, when the Germans left Paris many beautiful places were set with explosives but the German officer that was left behind to do the deed, to his great and everlasting credit, declined to give the order. I'm sure there are many such examples. Norm S/V Bandersnatch Lying Julington Creek FL N30 07.68 W081 38.47 _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
