Brit Reacts to America Stole A German Submarine And Stuck It In Chicago

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[@dylandylanson4448]

Fun fact - after the Museum of Science and Industry received the U-505, they sent letters to the companies which made her original parts and asked for new ones to replace anything which was too damaged to be fixed. Every single German company which was asked all sent replacement parts for free, along with letters which more or less said: "we are sorry you have our U-Boat, but since she will be with you for a long time, we'd like her to be a credit to German engineering."

[@wasa1207]

very interesting.

[@wolfie1979]

That's very cool!

[@mistyvanpelt2408]

😂😂😂

[@theJuLYheat]

That's actually pretty cool

[@Ofnir_Grabacr_]

A fellow history enthusiast AND a Code Lyoko fan, I tip my hat to you!

[@iKvetch558]

Taking pictures of the inside of the U-Boat was their only insurance that they would still get very valuable intel even if the boat sank. The idea would be to take as many detailed pics of the important stuff, so that even if they could not save the boat, they would at least have all the pictures they took.That is why the photographer was brought along.💯

[@andrewhalo100]

I mean yeah, thats what we told the pencil pushers

[@brigidtheirish]

@@andrewhalo100 Yeah. You can *bet* there were some pictures of the boarding party posing with pieces of equipment. I mean, the first known selfie was taken in *1839* by a man named Robert Cornelius. There is no way that a bunch of college-age guys with a camera didn't do exactly what college age guys now would just because it was the 1940s.

[@ginnyjollykidd]

Yes. That was wanted to say.

[@secretsquirrelgames]

As soon as I heard this part of the video, I popped down here to explain this very thing, only to see you already explained it. Well done, and I totally agree.

[@johngillespie3409]

Supposed to tell him to watch the video to the end for the bloopers and and historical video.🤣

[@lesleekahler6514]

During WWII the American's did a lot of crazy stuff like this, mt dad was part of a bomber crew that was shot down behind enemy lines in winter. The crew made sleds out of the doors and ropes out of the seat belts and dragged the 2 worst injured men towards the border of Switzerland. Along the way they came upon a group of German soldiers, my dad's crew tried to surrender to the Germans as they tried to surrender to my dad's crew. They ended up teaming up to walk to Switzerland. The German's had not had any new supplies in months and were freezing and starving.

[@ismaeljimenez6562]

Lmao

[@khrisbreezy3628]

I wanna hear that story in detail lol. Very cool

[@species3167]

I heard a story from my grandfather (now deceased) about a B-17 crew he trained that did something similar. He was not happy that he was forced to train others to go into harm's way and never got to fly a mission himself.

[@MatthewLawrence.]

That definitely needs to become a Movie

[@jesusofbullets]

Americans and Germans speaking at the same time: I surrender! wait what?

[@poppyshoessp]

"Not allowed to rage quit" "Just to flex on you" 😂😂 He is hilarious! I need to go check him out. I like the way he tells a story.

[@joeram1980]

As an American...I can't tell you enough how good it feels to hear people from other countries say how much they think of America. Thank you for humbling myself.

[@helenreebel9856]

Growing up my grandfather decided to take me to the Museum of Science and Industry as an outing. We had done the coal mine tour, walked through the heart model that was large enough to support a 28 story tall human and then decided to take the submarine tour. My grandfather, who had played professional soccer (football) before he emigrated to the U.S., was a tall man. We were surprised on how small it was inside and how cramped we felt. Then the tour stopped moving and we were told that there was a special visitor and his party on board. Pretty soon we spotted an individual in Navy dress whites who was pointing various things out to his party. Turns out it was Commander Gallery who orchestrated the mission! Pretty cool!

[@BryanW-bp3le]

You should do more reaction videos to The Fat Electrician. He’s freaking hilarious and makes history fun for everyone. I love history but he is the best when it comes to telling the crazy military history of the U.S.

[@Loldeception]

i posted he should react to it probably about a month ago. by far one of the best youtubers in his field

[@faithscheidl5837]

20:46

[@laurahayes8784]

Yes please

[@dirtylou2962]

My Grandfather was the first one on the sub. Not kidding. It's pretty cool. We used to go to Chicago to see it quite often at MOSAI.

[@michellehathorus3324]

🤯

[@johngillespie3409]

Does he have any pictures 🤣🇺🇲

[@dirtylou2962]

@johngillespie3409 I'm sure they are somewhere. Not sure why you think that was funny, but glad you're enjoying yourself.

[@VikingCarter]

Neat. Just imagine that flex for the rest of your life. Yeah, I pirated this German submarine.

[@chavezychavez323]

Love reading this. My grandfather was a F4 pilot on the Guadal Canal. Wasn't in the air when they caught up to it, but was on the deck in his plane ready.

[@LoveandBonestm]

People need to be told more stories like this one. I think Americans would be more proud of our badassness. It’s also nice to know that Americans have always had a love for blowing up things.

[@catlady443]

Most Americans are. What we don't like is when our lawmakers want to strip us of our rights or when the ex president tried to steal the election. Why? He had the law on his but prior to 2015! And he knew that they were going to prosecute him

[@kelduarjudgester9083]

Sometimes we are a little too proud and it leads to being obnoxious, as long as we can have a balanced amount then I couldn't agree more

[@naDu4653]

We are a determined country, we are strong people. Our pride in these attributes isn’t our problem. Our problem is forgetting from whence we came and how we earned that pride for our country. I’m proud of my grandpa, and other ancestor’s who fought for our country in which l live. I’m proud of my country, yes, even when we take missteps and make mistakes. I’m proud to be American. You will NEVER hear me bad mouth our Veterans, P.O.W.’s, M.I.A.’s, or K.I.A.’s. This is why our history and world history needs to be taught. As generations pass, people forget the pain that was experienced in our efforts to become the country that we are. The seeds that started America and all that we are started when our forefathers came to these shores. With those seeds, they are the ones who started building our American pride. “Yes we can!” isn’t arrogance. It’s confidence, no apologies. It is an earned pride in knowing that we did more than move our mouths expecting others’ respect because we are America. Indeed, we “flex” when we need to, and we don’t really care if respect is given. We are what we are, we do what needs to be done, and in fact, we do for other countries too- because, “Yes, we can!” 🇺🇸

[@evelynbare1975]

Well yeah! 😊

[@dawnseeker176]

the problem these days we are basically only taught all the bad stuff we did and all the good things we did are downplayed.

[@jesusarellano3156]

So, I was born and raised in the south side of Chicago. About a 20 min drive to the Science And Industry Museum. I have been to see this submarine many, many times. And it will never not be interesting! It is truly amazing to see the inside of this sub and the living conditions of the crew! I highly, HIGHLY recommend that if you're in the area, it's definitely worth a visit. The entire museum is truly a jewel in the south side of Chicago!

[@Cramernutz22]

I grew up in Cal City, every year we'd go to MSI for a field trip. It was outside at the time and I don't think we could go inside to tour it. I just went back earlier this year for the first time since the 90's and got a tour of it. I'm 6'3 and it was definitely a tight squeeze in there for me.

[@jesusarellano3156]

@Cramernutz22 yea, the last time I went inside on a tour, it definitely was back in the 90s when I was on a field trip with my classmates. I haven't been back in years, so now that I'm a dad, I plan to take my kids when they start learning a lit WW2 in school

[@shibboleth5768]

Been there several times. It is very impressive and definitely should be a bucket list item to visit. It is unbelievable how claustrophobic it is inside. After touring it numerous times (used to live in Chicago), it still is terrifyingly fascinating how 50 men actually lived on that thing FOR MONTHS. I mean I have a closet at home that is bigger than the galley (kitchen) on that sub. But as small as the submarine is compared to other ships and subs of modern times, the thing is still massive in person. You definitely need to see this one in person.

[@jeffdege4786]

50 men, no shower, two toilets - but one was stuffed full of food and couldn't be used until the second half of the voyage.

[@elvyfoster7455]

Yes! It's so tiny inside!

[@neutrino78x]

Modern nuclear powered ones are quite a bit bigger, but it's still close quarters, because most of the extra space is taken up by weapons (torpedoes and missiles), tanks, etc. Ohio class is the largest of the submarines we have, and my first boat was Ohio class, originally a "Trident" but now SSGN ("Submersible Ship, Guided missiles, Nuclear power")...but junior enlisted quarters is a series of "bunkrooms", each about the size of an office cubicle, and each fits nine people (women as well now, of course the women would be together in their own separate bunkroom). Officers also get a room the size of an office cubicle, but only have to share it with one or two other officers (depending on how many officers aboard). Also, we can hold more potable water than that diesel boat, but it's still 5000 gallons total that you share with 120 people, so a shower is turn water on for 1-2 seconds, turn it off, put soap on body, turn water on for 1-2 seconds, turn it off, shower over. 🙂

[@ImprovmanZero]

Not to mention it is more chlostrophobic since people are taller on average

[@brambo09]

Yea that’s an amazing tour I recommend it

[@Jtretta]

There is a movie based on this and the similar story of the Royal Navy capturing a U-boat called U-571. It follows the same basic idea, capture a damaged U-boat to get the enigma cypher keys and make sure the Germans think it's on the seabed, but the US sub they rode in on gets sunk and they have to keep the U-boat afloat to stay alive.

[@brambo09]

A good movie

[@arnodobler1096]

Yes, but the British captured an Enigma.

[@rcslyman8929]

@@arnodobler1096 Yes they did. The HMS Bulldog, which captured U-110. We did it, too, from U-505. The distinction is, we got the new 4-wheel variant used exclusively by the German Navy after the capture of U-110. Plus the codebooks for it. Which were key because the machine wasn't crackable in any meaningful timeframe, nor was Turing and the Ultra group even built to break cyphers using a fourth wheel. Also, capturing Enigmas wasn't that big a deal. We (the Allies) had a working model already, before the war started. The Nazis knew we had a working Enigma. They still used it anyway, thinking that even with the hardware, there's no way we could get any actionable intelligence. And they would have been right, except for hubris ("Heil bloody Hitler!"), and the times any of our troops captured their codebooks. Like U-110. In fact, the problem with U-110 is, the Brits made no effort to hide the fact they captured the ship. Which is when the German Navy developed the 4-wheel variant. Which we absolutely didn't know about for the longest time.

[@cynfulwolf1996]

👀 Ummmm in the movie u-571 it was the Americans not the Brit’s who captured the u-boat

[@Jtretta]

@@cynfulwolf1996 You are correct, however I stated that the movie was inspired by both this capture of a U-boat and a separate British capturing of a different U-boat. I should have been more clear and I apologize for the confusion.

[@boringnoninterestingname65]

What’s also funny is the story about it’s two periscopes lol they both got lost in the US while the military was studying them and they recently found one in like the 2000s in a navy warehouse

[@Geekabibble]

Chicago's Museum of Science & Industry is fantastic! I've been on that UBoat. I was a kid though so didn't really understand anything other than it was a German boat we had from WWII. The museum has an elevator that you take down, down, down (or at least it feels really far down) and they've recreated an underground coalmine which you walk through. It has many huge machines that have been used in coal mines. Very cool! It's a huge museum and every time I've visited it, even as an adult, I have been impressed and awed by all the things in it! I love Chicago's museums!

[@brigidtheirish]

I did not see that coal mine exhibit when I was there! Then again, I was only there for most of an afternoon and the place is *huge.* The U-boat itself was closed when I was there, but I recall they had a mock-up of the interior of at least *a* submersible that visitors could walk through. Not the full interior, of course, just a section of corridor and the command area. It was definitely cramped. And dark, which didn't help. I suppose good lighting wasn't a priority.

[@donaldstewart8342]

Yes,the had to take the mining equipment apart piece by piece and reassemble them down below.

[@Aikibiker1]

I have been there as well. The submarine was neat, but that coal mine made an impression as well

[@Ava-ew5xj]

Chicagoan here, the Museum of Science and Industry is a yearly field trip for school kids, so we’ve all seen it in passing but it wasn’t until I went with family and actually read the plaques that I understood it’s significance. Also, I wonder if Laurence from Lost in the Pond has seen it yet.

[@louisinjoliet8546]

I think he has mentioned it in passing, but hasn't done a video since that isn't his territory. It would be Drachifnel who would post a video on it. He is going back to North America this summer so hopefully it is on his itinerary.

[@dano9008]

My father served on the USS Pillsbury. He was there. He was a radioman but not part of the boarding party (which included a radioman).

[@user-ip3fr1kv4f]

I live in Chicago, and teacher in 5th grade was one of the servicemen who helped pull it into place at the museum. So he took our class on a field trip to the museum to tour it. The museum also had a working coal mine inside. As well as we were able to make video calls back in the early 1970’s, around 30 years before the public could do so on iPhones and suck.

[@terrigaines1812]

And suck? 😂

[@SirFloofy001]

Them bringing a photographer as one of the 18 people on the teams is actually very forward thinking. They were planning on capturing the sub, but Germans were well known for scuttling their subs to prevent capture, so in the event that scuttling charges were already placed by the time they got on board if they couldnt defuse them they would simply get photos of as much important machinery as they could (documents can be grabbed, equipment might not be quickly grabbable)

[@distracting_games]

They strategically transfered that sub to an alternate location because they could. The Intel was just a bonus.

[@CoconutxKimchi]

"Why do they want it this badly?" Quite literally, to assert dominance. Imagine this, someone sent a Lion to kill you only for them to find out the Lion is your pet now. lol

[@shawnfindley196]

It's there and because we can.

[@gumbopie]

I first read about the capture of the U-505 when I was about 12, and I'm 67 now. The first time I went to Chicago a few years ago it was specifically to see and tour this submarine. Wonderful. I stood in the control room, looked at the deck, and thought, yep, that's where Capt. Zschech's body fell when he shot himself during a depth charge attack, the only submariner in the war to commit suicide because he couldn't take the stress. Just touching the boat made 12-year-old me a very happy little boy.

[@Itallianmobboss]

True story, when the museum it is displayed at wanted to refurbish interior as it had all been stripped out, they reached out to the original equipment manufacturers to see if they could get replacement parts. All companies they reached out to sent replacement parts at no charge

[@brothaznarmz7505]

“The second largest navy on the planet is Americas fleet of museum ships” lmaoo 😂😂😂 that’s crazy to think about

[@AnimeByTheHour]

Holy crap!!!! I didn’t even realize until the end! I’ve been in that thing!! Multiple times!! I used to live in Chicago and would go to the museum all the time! 😮

[@secretsquirrelgames]

It makes sense for a submarine to be in a museum in Chicago, since the U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command (Basic Training for our sailors) is just north of Chicago, along the banks of Lake Michigan.

[@cdubs9918]

When I was a kid. I was in the Boy Scouts and we spent a night camping ON THAT SUB. I slept in a bunk and we actually had to do "Guard Duty". It was awesome.

[@margiegenx]

One story I recall regarding WWII, was a train full of German POWs were being sent to a farm in Idaho to work. When 24 hrs passed and realized that they still had more to go until their destination, they realized how large USA really was and they were going to lose. They were treated really well, so much so that after they were released & gone home - would return back to USA to live. I live in Chicago burbs and have been to the museum, but don’t recall the ship. My daughter’s high school would rent out the museum to have their High School Prom there.

[@VikingCarter]

Europeans and citizens from the rest of the world in general just have no concept of how large America is until they come here. Russians, Chinese, and Brazilians might, but I doubt any of them cross their country as often as we do.

[@zamboughnuts]

@@VikingCarter Russians might be the only ones who have that sense of scale. Nobody willingly goes from coastal China to inner China, and the ones who do go tend to disappear. Brazil is massive, but the population centers are mostly along the east coast. I can see how Russians might have traveled from like, Volgograd to Moscow or something.

[@StarSong936]

@12:46 Among other things on the U-boat there was a working naval version of the Enigma machine used for sending coded messages, and having a map of the general layout of the sub would allow the US to more precisely target the German subs. Also probably not well known at the time was how long the German subs could stay submerged, and their maximum dive depth. These are just a few things I can think of off the top of my head. There were likely other reasons I haven't thought of.

[@robertneumann1117]

I've been inside that vessel numerous times since I was a kid, as I grew up in the northern suburbs of Chicago... It was always a highlight of my visit to the Museum of Science and Industry until I became an adult... The ship is very small inside and I am quite large at 6'4" tall... Even as a young teen, I had to turn sideways and duck through the bulkheads... but the fact that I was able to experience this first hand so many times is remarkable... If ever in Chicago, this is a MUST-DO

[@toddmcclellan979]

I've seen the exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry. It was sitting outside, but sometime in the 90's? They built a replica of the German U-boat pens underground and lowered the sub into it. It's a really cool exhibit, well worth the extra 20 bucks to go see it.

[@alanzimmer999]

I've been to the U-505 display and it is absolutely worth it to see. Its crazy that they put the whole ship into it's own indoor display. They still do guided tours of her. The museum itself takes a full day to explore. Would absolutely recommend a visit if your in the area and have a day to spend.

[@elvyfoster7455]

Can you still go down in the coal mine? I thought that was so cool on school field trips as a kid.

[@ImprovmanZero]

If I'm in Chicago definitely seeing it

[@PickledPepper01]

Saw it this year for the second time since I was a kid. I didn’t know it was inside now. The information about the chase you get on the was to the boat, and then finally coming into the room it’s stored is pretty epic. I had only seen the inside before as it used to be stored outside. It was breathtaking to see in its full glory!

[@MichaelNaydeck]

Being a submarine volunteer when I graduated from Navy Boot Camp in Great Lakes Illinois I went the see the U-505. About 20 years later I took my Japanese wife and son to see it when we were visiting my mother who lived in Chicago at the time. Being able to see it from a fresh boots perspective and then from a veteran's perspective was enlightening. My wife was blown away behind the story of how the boat was acquired and moved all the way to Chicago. TFE needs to have this video added to the entrance of the exhibit.

[@lillian8589]

Our father (Navy/Vietnam) drove us from Indianapolis to Chicago to see the U505 when we were 5! He really wanted to see it😊. I have since been back and appreciate this opportunity very much.

[@armanii4005]

As a Chicagoan, they ain’t ever getting that shit back😂💯💯

[@m2hmghb]

We stole it fair and square!

[@K_Swap_The_World_69]

You Damn Right!💯👊🏽💯

[@K_Swap_The_World_69]

​​@@m2hmghbBwaaaaaaaahahahahahaha 🤣😂

[@verticalintegration5222]

None of y’all knew about this until he played this video, so don’t act like you knew

[@armanii4005]

Bruh its literally in the Museum of Science and Industry which is one of Chicago's most popular attractions😂 why you hating for no reason, get a job @@verticalintegration5222

[@hiheeledsneakers]

As a kid in Chicago, my parents took me to the Museum of Science and Industry often. I remember going through that U-boat and looking thru the periscope. My dad held me up, I was 5 at the time, so I could see, and I rested my arms over the hand grips of the periscope. After the war, German submariners went to Chicago to make sure the sub was cleaned and repaired. It was said all you needed to do was weld back the ends of the sub and she was good to go.

[@dawnyoung8]

Me too ! I loved the babies in the jars . Lol. It was amazing to me

[@richdurbin6146]

Yep, I got to go through it in the early 70s. They also have early torpedoes and at the time a huge model aircraft carrier with F9Fs flying off it.

[@techman2553]

Oh wow, I've been in that sub as a child when we visited the museum, but it never even occurred to me to ask how it got there. I just remember looking at all of the valves and pipework and wondering how on earth someone designed all of that. Awesome story !

[@mellocello8212]

Love your reactions to this story! Yes, I have indeed been on this ship and it is amazing to see. There is a guided tour which is quite informative but not nearly as enlightening as this man’s video. If you do ever get to Chicago, definitely stop by the Museum of Science and Industry to check it out.

[@iscoville486]

Theres an old movie called U-571, and it's basically this story. It's mainly about the enigma cipher machine but its well done

[@WhatDayIsItTrumpDay]

The "movie" is actually a docu-film at the museum where the sub sits to this day. I visited the exhibit I think like twice when I was a young kid back in the 80s. At the time, the sub was sitting outside in a courtyard, but they've since built it into an enclosed area as you saw at the end of the video. The adoremention docu-film uses actual footage from the event, probably from the camera guy and others aboard the Guadalcanal.

[@mikecalif5553]

Note the British captured the first German sub U-110 and the Enigma code machine and used it to cripple Germany.

[@hatleyhoward7193]

There was a POW camp in my hometown and one day my Dad told me how many of our community were German POW’s who loved it here and moved back after the war. The camps were like army bases with the exception of patrolling security to keep people in. The actual discipline came from German officers. It’s a little lengthy but here is a great summary by The Texas Historical Association: “Daily life for the prisoners was basically the same at all base camps. Reveille was at 5:45 A.M., and lights were turned off at 10:00 P.M. Between those times, the prisoners worked, took care of their own needs, and entertained themselves with a large variety of handicraft and educational programs. Every camp had an impressive selection of POW-taught courses, ranging from English to engineering, a POW orchestra, a theater group, a camp newspaper, and a soccer team. Some prisoners even took correspondence courses through local colleges and universities, and their academic credits were accepted by the Germans upon their return. Apparently the majority of German prisoners who spent the war years in Texas remembered their experience as one of the greatest adventures of their lives.”

[@WickedJesss]

He is such an amazing story teller I hope you watch more of his videos!

[@buddystewart2020]

The British actually didn't want us to take the sub, and for good reason. They had already captured a German Enigma Machine and were reading the Germans mail with it so to speak. They were afraid the Germans would find out we had the sub, and thus the machine, and change their codes etc. Turns out that didn't happen, but it was a valid concern.

[@odonovan]

I was born in Chicago and toured the sub back in the early 1960s, when it was still out in the open, on the Chicago River, at the Museum of Science and Industry. A friend of mine (also from Chicago), who I met years later, after moving to central Florida, was actually playing ON the sub, when he was a kid. He was pointing the deck gun at boats going by on the river. Security saw him and chased him off. As he ran, he swung the handle of the deck gun and it jammed in place with the barrel pointing upward. The gun stayed in that position for many years afterward. The U-505 now has a custom-built, fully enclosed display "hangar," so it will be preserved and will be available to tour for many years to come.

[@emilydublo966]

Seen it twice! The first time I was young and it sat outside the museum. Then when I went back 15 years later, they had built and in closed it, like they had built an whole addition to the museum around it. Really very cool.

[@DaInfamous0ne]

That movie is "Friday" One of the funniest movies that ever came out in the 90s.

[@Mr.Potato420]

"you got knocked the fuck out!"

[@dylanvasicadrums]

I used to live in Illinois, and have been to the museum of science in Chicago 2 times, that U-Boat is massive and the part of the building it is in was built around it

[@justsoicanfingcomment5814]

This is where the meme of engineers fix anything in video games comes from.😅

[@evanduty6150]

I've seen 505 many times. It's a unique exhibit at a cool museum. The Fairy Castle there is a hidden gem.

[@joshuaking34]

U-505 used to sit outside of the museum. They moved it indoors in 2004.

[@dekulruno]

I've seen this one in person, it's a pretty awesome piece of history and yes, the Germans were way ahead (In some ways) on submarine tech so capturing the sub to analyze it and its technology was a huge deal. They could have just grabbed the documents and code machine and left but the sub itself was super valuable.

[@WhatDayIsItTrumpDay]

Yeah Lewis, if you ever get to Chicago, definitely go to that museum and check it out. It's a cool ass exhibit. They've got the docu-film there as well as the actual inigma machine that was aboard the vessel. One thing that you don't realize is how narrow and cramped quarters those old WWII subs were. Even as a young child i thought it was pretty cramped. I can't imagine what it'd like like as an adult. I wanna say that those subs were only about half as wide as today's regular sized subs. If i ever were to serve on a sub, I'd probably want to serve on Russia's Typhoon class, which was basically two cyclindrical hulls side by side attached by a smooth top and bottom between the hulls, right? The class of sub that was in Hunt for Red October. Big son bitch.

[@louisinjoliet8546]

"How narrow and cramped..." and while carrying all those long torpedoes. How they got shots off is an engineering miracle.

[@jasonnelms4556]

That would be badass to see. Went to San Diego and spent most of the day touring the USS Midway aircraft carrier. The size is absolutely insane.

[@enigmagrieshaber5555]

12:36 one of "what if or can we" scenario for people who have enough men to do crazy stunts like this which is also valuable for the duration of war.

[@user-uq6kk8lp1m]

It is outstanding you can go inside and see how it works, and all the wood work. You see how they lived on it.

[@MetroCSN]

The U505 is a popular attraction at the Museum of Science and Industry. It was "easy" to get to the site because they only had to tow it across a beach and a street from Lake Michigan, basically through Lakes Ontario, Erie, Huron and Michigan. The story of the U505 is available in documentary form from the films taken of the capture.

[@warshout69]

That is Ice Cubes movie "Friday" one of the best ever. 😂😂😂😂

[@steveg5933]

After graduating from US Navy boot camp at Great Lakes, I attended Hospital Corps School also in Great Lakes. On weekends we could go into Chicago. When I last saw the 505, It was an outdoor exhibit. Now it's in an enclosure to help keep it from deteriorating.

[@vincentlavallee2779]

What a great video! This guy does such a good, and does such a funny job telling his stories. And yes, I have been there in Chicago in the Museum of Science and toured the sub. I have also toured the USS Pampanito in the San Francisco harbor (Pier 41?), which is larger. I always had wondered why and how the German sub made it to Chicago, so this story filled in that info. And at the end he finally told you why capturing that sub was so critical - the enigma! He held that info off for so long! Also, there is a movie that comes close to the real story, although it is probably not based on the Guadalcanal escort carrier towing the sub. The movie is call U571, and it is about Americans taking over a German sub in the high seas during the War. It is a fantastic movie - highly recommended.

[@camillep3631]

that is a captivating movie!!

[@mudcatfrank7537]

Admiral Gallery wrote several books about his navy experiences, including about capturing the Uboat. His hometown was Chicago

[@Eboreg2]

I imagine U-505's story would make a great comedy movie that takes a seriously dark turn on its 10th patrol.

[@arcangellowkey28]

I live and grew up in Indiana my high school took a field trip up there and we got to tour the submarine as part of that they'll take you in you get to look around and they'll simulate the sound of it running the engines which is deafening the whole experience is really cool

[@marciewright9670]

My oldest son served on two submarines. He loved the Silent Service.

[@joshualoudenbeck8003]

I've seen it a few times on school field trips. It is amazing anyone actually lived in such tight quarters.

[@MikeF_44]

his video about "The Eager Beavers - Old 666" is amazing. Actually had a tear in my eye

[@zuzax1656]

I remember touring the sub back in the 60's when I was about 9-10yo. At that time, it sat outside the museum building and it was one of the only things that asked for a donation, in order to build an enclosure for it. Back then, acid rain was still a thing and it was eating the sub up. The museum itself was, and I hope still is, an awesome place to be a kid in. So many exhibits were hands-on or interactive that you could spend an entire day there and not try the same thing twice.

[@phoenixkitchen2452]

These stories are 10/10 and they're real events which makes it even better

[@Mr.E723]

I’m from the Chicago area. Been on the U-505 many times, it’s an incredible exhibit. My first few times I was a kid and it was still outside the museum, about 15-20 years ago they moved it to a new underground exhibit, fully protected from the elements insuring it will be around for a long long time. It’s a must see for anyone visiting Chicago.

[@SolidKore]

12:20 "To defeat your enemy, you must know your enemy." Proven later in this video when Americans find the fabled "Enigma" machine that turned the course of WWII.

[@53kenner]

OK, I read Admiral Gallery's books and this is all a bit off. Gallery had observed that Uboats stayed on the surface for a while after the crew abandoned ship, so he put together a plan, a team, and they drilled. Part if the flooding came from a cover that the Germans removed and left next to the hole, with the nuts alongside -- so, the Americans simply bolted it back down. They actually sealed the boat up well enough that the chief engineer wanted to take it to Bermuda on its own power, but Gallery vetoed that and kept it in tow -- which he later regretted. The Allies humored him when he talked about capturing a sub and ignored him, figuring he couldn't pull it off. When he did, they were upset because there was a risk that the Germans would find out and change their codes. What Gallery could not know wss that the Brits had done the same thing previously and the Allies already had the Enigma machine. After this went down, Gallery was reading the news which was posted on a board for the crew to read...the big story being the D-Day invasion. One of his sailors said, "Look what Eisenhower had to do to top us!"

[@wilburshaw9330]

Best U boat or for that matter the best Submarine movie ever made is “Das Boot”. Watch it in German with English subtitles! Excellent!

[@Cody38Super]

Watch EVERYTHING from this guy!

[@TwoPlusTwoEqualsFive32]

There is a game/simulator called Wolfpack that I have been playing on/off for the past couple of years, there is genuinely no horror game that has made me feel as much tension as being in a sub hearing the pings bouncing off the hull and the splash of depth charges dropping through the hydrophone counting down the seconds until the explosions. For anyone interested in subs/uboats or love games with a realistic form of horror/tension it should be on top 10 list to play. It does have a steep learning curve as it is a simulator style game so be aware of that but honestly just going around hitting all the levers and valves and figuring it all out is part of the fun.

[@thewatcher8028]

Check out U-751, a movie from the 90s. Stars Jon Bon Jovi. Very good. I've been in that sub numerous times and it reminded me of why the navy has a height restriction for submariners. VERY tight. As an army vet, tight quarters combat like that seems crazy. 😅

[@LSFA-KrissyL16]

yup, saw 505 at the museum when I was 14. the whole museum is amazing. I remember hearing other kids in the group of people touring the boat make fun of all of the interior panels signs and switches that had words ending in "fahrt". cause kids are stupid lol

[@brenttherion539]

It was the only reason I agreed to go to Chicago with the old lady is to go see it. It's cool. It's like walking threw a cave with stops telling different parts of the story then u come around this corner and you come out to the point of its nose like its staring at u. Its fucking cool! Love your show. Salute brother.

[@K_Swap_The_World_69]

'Merica Don't Give A Fuck Honestly! 🤷🏽... ...🤣😂 And this is a story we all (most of us lol) know!

[@jonathandinh4657]

Valuable intell is priceless that 1 photograher snappin shots could reveal othe Uboats locations or secret bases or hell battleplans that one cameraman could be the deciding factor of a major operation

[@Jeratin]

I’ve been on this boat many many times. I don’t understand how 50 guys ever fit in this thing it’s insane. They have so many different things from the ship also showing how the tech from that time worked. They actually have an enigma machine sitting on display.

[@keegansmetanko3755]

I've seen this before actually, it's crazy that this whole story occurred and now I, someone who has never seen the ocean, can drive a couple hours and visit a german u-boat.

[@ronalddobis6782]

I've been on that sub about four times at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. If you can't imagine being on a sub when explosives are raining on it try going in the sub and seeing how small and cramped it is and imagining that. I'm 6'1" and there is no way I could fit in one of those bunks.

[@jamesw8698]

wasnt it also said that they sabotaged it on the way out with explosives or something to make it unable to be retrieved by other governments? lots of things going on all at once

[@johnulrey6609]

I live near Chicago. When I was pre-school aged, I dragged my parents through the U-505 over and over and over. I still visit it about once a year, or whenever I go to the Museum of Science and Industry. Also, if you visit, they have a mock-up of the enigma code machine and you can encode a message and e-mail it anywhere.

[@philmakris8507]

The Greats Lakes are so big there has been a Naval base in Chicago for many years

[@brandonbrown9573]

“Attack and capture” the story of u-boat 505.

[@ac7ivesleeper610]

I was in middle school. To put it in perspective, I think that's year two at Hogwarts. Only then 505 wasn't indoors. It was in the museum's back yard outside. They didn't do it the easy way as I understand it and built a structure around the sub where it was. They added to the museum and moved the sub into place.

[@DeniseRinehart]

One of my most impactful experiences as a young child (late 1960s) was seeing the this U-boat at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry.

[@drakedbz]

I saw that U-boat multiple times as a kid. I was too young to remember much about it, but I've been there, touched it, gone inside. Crazy.

[@RevPeterTrabaris]

That was so cool and so much fun. I am from the Chicago area and used to go to the Museum of Science and Industry every year. I always went through the submarine. It was one of the highlights of the trip to the museum. I never really knew the back story of what happened and how it arrived at the museum. What an awesome story. Thank you for doing this reaction, Lewis. I also love the guy in the video and his work. Hope you had a great weekend. Peace

[@zackstrong8034]

I didn’t read the comments to see if anyone else mentioned it, but this is essentially the same plot as the movie “U-571.” Great film.

[@K_Swap_The_World_69]

12:12 "Now Theyre Gonna Joy Ride It Through The Bermuda Triangle And Not Even Lose It Just To Flex On You Like That" 🤣😂 That Is Historically Accurate!

[@naDu4653]

The enigma machine codes were reset every 24 hrs, hence making it so hard to crack. Cracking that machine took a top secret team of men and women working against the clock for months! It wasn’t just American’s who worked on breaking the code. It’s amazing.

[@charlieclaus8594]

They do tours inside the sub, its really tight quarters and super dope. I believe they also have an enigma machine on display near the sub. If you ever get the chance definatly check it out. That section of the museum was actual built AROUND the sub its so cool.

[@tomeatshouston]

Dude, America did not "steal" that sub. They captured it in war time. Also, I grew up near Chicago. Just about every kid in the Upper Midwest knows about that sub. When I was in grade school, circa 1966, I went on a school-sponsored day trip to Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. There, among other things, we toured the inside of the U-Boat 505. Submarines in that era were SMALL. Quarters were tight. What a nightmare for those sailors.

[@donaldstewart8342]

No they did not steal it,it is reparations for all the subs the nazis sunk

[@johncee853]

In this context, captured = stolen. We did steal it.

[@higgme1ster]

James, your Royal Navy had already had working Enigma machines and shared the intel with the United States Navy. Notice the reason they knew the U-boat was in the area: The Allies had learned from decrypted German messages that U-boats were operating near Cape Verde, but not their exact locations.[23][24] The US Navy dispatched Task Group 22.3 to the area, a hunter-killer group commanded by Captain Daniel V. Gallery. Already decrypted messages. The U-505 Enigma machines provided up to date ciphers and rotor designs.

[@user-vk1lp5ss6b]

I toured that amazing piece of equipment at the museum of science and industry in Chicago as a child. A very memorable experience to say the least.

[@patrickhaley4569]

I just went to see it last Friday with my Dad. The whole exhibit at the Museum of Science & Industry was very well done.

[@bushyiscool2]

I live in Chicago and I have been there on school trips. Its an amazing exhibit and I would really recommend visiting it if you get the chance. I love my city.

[@patrioticz2858]

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[@brookeplute5863]

It is now inside the museum of science and industry, the best museum to go if you like to interact with the exhibits. So much fun.

[@afarmer3751]

I was born and raised in Chicagoland and toured U-505 when I was pretty young, I didn't understand the historical significance at the time but now I have a hankering to visit again.