German WWII Type XXI Submarine Walkthrough & Tour - The Wilhelm Bauer/U2540

Join me in a walkthrough inside of a German WWII Type XXI submarine.

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
4:36 Torpedoroom
7:54 Forward crew area
12:34 Control room, conning tower, bridge, galley
18:56 Pump cellar
20:55 Aft crew area
22:35 Diesel engines
24:41 Electric motors
28:33 Rudder compartment



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» CREDITS
Extensive mails and interviews with The Wilhelm Bauer museum :
https://www.u-boot-wilhelm-bauer.de/en/
Daniel Sundrup
Klaus Kreowski
Heiko Mross

Videos from US National Archives :
GUPPY" SUBMARINE FOOTAGE, Local ID: 428-NPC-8327
CONVOY IN NORTH ATLANTIC, Local ID: 428-NPC-16459
GERMAN SUBMARINE IN ACTION, NORTH ATLANTIC, Local ID: 428-NPC-16795
GERMAN SUBMARINE IN ACTION, NORTH ATLANTIC, Local ID: 428-NPC-16796

Books & publications :
David Miller, "U-boats, The illustrated history of the raiders of the deep"
Fritz Köhl & Eberhard Rössler, "The type XXI U-boat"
Klaus Mattes, "U-boot Wilhelm Bauer ex U2540"
Norman Polmar & K.J. Moore, "Cold war submarines"
The US Navy Design study of the type XXI : http://www.uboatarchive.net/Design/De...

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Music :
"Etherial Choir Ascends" by Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions
Epidemic Sound

Script advisor : Blair Shaw, EMLog MInsTA MSOE CMILT
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» NOTICE
Some images may be used for illustrative purposes only - always reflecting the accurate time frame and content. Events of factual error / mispronounced word/spelling mistakes - retractions will be published in this section.
Corrections :
At 1:36 its stated a type VII could travel submerged at 7-8 knots for 1 hour.
The correct time was 30min.

Clarifications :
At 5:22 its stated that it was unique for the type XXI & XXIII to carry the homing torpedo. This torpedo was also carried by other types. However, its unique for the type XXI & XXIII to use the Nibelung for targeting.


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