Any WWII-era German Warships on display?

derGespenst · Post by **derGespenst** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 3:40 pm

Simon, where are Gneisenau's turrets?

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:20 am

I went to see the U-505 around this time last year and they've cleaned her up pretty nicely and gave her a new underground "pen". She's got her own room and alot of exhibits around the submarine that talk about submarines and all the related stuff. If you want a tour, order the tickets online so you actually can get some (me and my wife went and couldn't get tickets for a on-board tour 30 minutes after the museum opened!)

Cheers,
Tony

Simon Orchard · Post by **Simon Orchard** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 12:23 pm

derGespenst wrote:Simon, where are Gneisenau's turrets?

http://www.atlantikwall.net/museums_no_austrat_fort.htm

Matt B. · Post by **Matt B.** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 3:04 pm

That pictured battery, with the addition of the Gneisenau turrets, must have then become one of the strongest in the world at that time! That was pretty ingenious of the Norwegians to have salvaged them and put them to defensive use.

Matt B.

sniper1shot · Post by **sniper1shot** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 4:44 pm

Not a warship but I believe Goerings motor boat is in private hands here in North America and isn't the USS Eagle (Sailing ship) a "war prize" from Germany??

Nice thread on the Turrets in Norway too.

phylo_roadking · Post by **phylo_roadking** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 5:53 pm

The success of Norwegian coastal batteries was one of her army's few successes in 1940....and that was with the old guns from the 1890s! They'd have been tripping over themselves to modernise! LMAO

Matt B. · Post by **Matt B.** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 1:58 pm

I did a search on the USS Eagle, and found that it was indeed a war prize. Here's a link to some information on it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Eagle_%28WIX-327%29

Interesting stuff

Matt B.

Hagen von Tronje · Post by **Hagen von Tronje** » Tue May 08, 2007 11:31 am

Last I checked, U-2540, a Type XXI, was still on display in Bremerhaven, Germany.

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bild:2004- ... erlich.jpg

Plus, although I'm not sure, another of Gneisenau's turrets was installed outside of Bergen at Fjell. Come to think of it, the turret was removed lately.

And, if you're ever in the vicinity of Esbjerg, Denmark, you'll find some cut-up 38cm barrels at Blavand. Not sure, but they were from Tirpitz, I'd guess.