It often impresses me how much was done by hand before, in terms of math, design, construction, etc. and how well things worked. Thanks for watching and commenting! -Ari

Max - It is truly amazing what they could do before computers. The SR-71 was designed and built the same way. It's still the fastest plane ever made, and it was designed in the late 50s through early 60s and took flight in 1964. The Saturn V rocket that took us to the Moon can no longer be built because of the complexity of the specialized parts and craftsmanship to assemble the parts. And it was designed using slide rules and drafting boards.

Ha ha you must be young. Well bozo how do you think they designed Anything back in the day? Farted & had a brain storm? Lol. We used the greatest computer on the planet our brains. Ladies & gentlemen I now have proof that the internet, computers, cell phones & the like in technology is degressing us human beings. Making us stupid pardon my candor. Wow, I hope you were joking cuz if not I'm scared shitless. YOUR generation will be the leaders of our country & protector of our kid & old ppl like me? Oh boy.

@@nicholaslatsaras3631 you called me bozo? 😢

@@alexpalmer8846 The key word in what you say is "craftsmanship." I knew a lot of mechanics and engineers who got their training in WW2, when a tiny mistake meant death for them and many, many others, and you could trust them virtually never to make mistakes. There is NO one in the trades, tool-and-die, or other hands-on industries who can do anything any more. Only the old guys, and fewer of them every year. This country has screwed itself in so many ways since the Reagan era, but one of the biggest is getting rid of Shop classes and allowing machining and heavy industry to be outsourced.

That would have been really neat to be able to see that boat being moved like that. Thanks for watching and sharing that story with us! -Ari

@@Trekers When I was last there in the early '80s, general admission was free, with extra charges for the U-505, Space Shuttle, and coal mine.

If only they put as much funding into crime is they do for history.

Spending just a short time inside one of these boats makes your head spin thinking about what they went through. Hats off, indeed. Thanks for watching and commenting! -Ari

My friend was in the U-boats from about 1934 till 1943 being brought up off the coast of Algiers. His longest patrol was 8 weeks.

Have you finished one yet.

Was a paycheck and u always ate but was your patriotic duty😊

I would love to compare the designs, layouts and cut away diagrams of the U-boats and allied subs.

Thank you for the tip! That would be something cool to visit.

In Kiel it is U 995. A Type VII C / 41. If you think U 505 is small, visit U 995. THIS is small including the 50 men crew. U 505 is a Dancing Place, U 995 a cage.😂

iv been in that one and visited the memorial,,very sad

In Bremerhaven you can visit a Type XXI-Boat, the most advanced Sub of WW2.BTW: the british cracked Enigma long before.

@@A.B.225... man sollte das Boot noch voll mi Proviant und Ausrüstung ausrüsten dann wird es schon enger

It is a very nice set-up inside now; you should make a return trip. Thanks for watching and commenting!

@@Trekers You're welcome.

The real prize was getting the new top secret acoustic torpedoes.

@@robtankbuster5215 It is nice to know the capabilities of a weapon as that helps develop potential counter-measures and tactics. However, that is not as important as being able to read your enemy's status reports, deployment orders and other tactical & strategic planning messages.

I believe the U-Boat Enigma Machines had an extra rotor, making them exponentially more complex. US boats seem like cruise ships, compared to the zoo-like lack of crew comfort on the U-boats---That was even the case on the last model (Type XXI???).

Those are really interesting facts! The only one we knew about was #3. We learned about the suicide of Commander Zschench when we visited the U-505 and got to hear some of its history from a curator. Thanks for sharing this information. -Ari

Thanks for the info! I knew this boat looked different than U96, was wondering what type of was. 😺

This video goes into more detail about the boat and its capture. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rt1hqt1iypuqcqM.html

Sir Boomsalot, thank you for this detailed information. I knew about some of the information you mentioned here but not all of it. Outstanding! Once again, thank you!

@@tylerfoss3346You know what’s funny? I just rediscovered this comment, read through it and the replies (without reading the username of the poster), and I had no idea that I wrote it until I saw your reply. Man the things you can forget in 4 years.

Thank you for sharing your memories. We never saw it when it was outside but we are so glad that it was moved inside not only for its historic preservation, but also because the inside exhibit now is a fantastic experience. We appreciate you watching and commenting!

That's so cool that they did that. Thanks for watching and for sharing that info!

I toured it as a kid in the early 70s, would love to see it again but I live far away.

It's cool how displays like this can inspire someone for their entire lives. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Thanks for watching and sharing your story. Interesting to hear about what it was like to visit when the boat was still outside.

Valid point -- I was speaking more as and out-of-towner. For whatever reason, we know folks who will hit Chicago and not make the trek to see this particular museum. We always encourage them to make sure they visit on their next trip. -Ari

They've done such a nice job with the display and it's wonderful they were able to move the sub inside to preserve it even better. But I'm sure seeing that sub outside the museum was quite the sight. I'm glad you enjoyed our video and that it brought back some good memories. Thanks for watching and commenting! -Ari

I also have toured it when it was outside. I also have been in the "Silversides" when it was docked at Navy Pier before restoration. Specifically I was there with my Army reserve unit using out 5 ton wreckers crane to pull out the remaining torpedoes. Last saw the "Silversides" at it's permanent home in Muskegon Michigan after restoration.

Toured the Cobia in Manitowoc many years ago. They have a very interesting maritime museum there also. I worked on a power supply refit for the NR-1 deep diving nuclear powered submarine, also many years ago, which has since been scrapped. One thing I must say you cannot be claustrophobic and be a submariner.

I'm right there with you; one of my "liberties" from Great Lakes Naval Base was to Chicago to see the Museum of Science and Industry. It was 1972 so I don't remember too many specifics, but I do remember that I was impressed with the whole museum. I also had the privilege of touring the USS Clamagore in Mount Pleasant, SC which was also of a similar size of the U 505; tight quarters for U.S. sailors as well. Sadly, the Clamagore is scheduled for scuttling and used as an artificial reef. (the USS Clamagore was moored in Charleston Harbour and succumbed to the elements of the salt water.

Wow! Thanks for sharing your story. What a neat piece of family history.

They really have put together an impressive display there. Thanks for watching!

@JIMBO5444 JIMBO5444 Yeah, I can imagine the Skippers reaction ;-)

so hard to imagine 48 guys crammed into that. They must've been small skinny guys..how else would it have worked.

So much of living in a submarine is hard to imagine!

We visited the museum back in the late 60s while visiting “the folks” - contrary to instructions to not touch anything, my Dad just had to pull some lever- luckily we were in the back of the line, and the guide didn’t see. Also liked the coal mine - I wondered how long that display would last-with all that coal being mined every day.

I actually went there also on a field trip from grade school....i remember it well..it was then Outside in the water..Notttt inside.......amazing trip it was.

@@dannymccoy1783 Last time it was in the water was the day it pulled up and got taken across LSD in the 50's

When I was there in the 80's it was outside but not in the water.

What a cool story. And what a treat to have been able to meet a crew member. Thanks for watching and for sharing your tale!

Peter43John absolutely correct and the Type 7 was smaller......

Perfectly right. Type VII terrorized atlantic Océan... Type IX arrived too late (fortunatly!!!).

American subs were bigger and had better living conditions.

@@declissonolivier9376 you confuse that with the XXI class. The IX was just the long range sub which was available from 1939

@@gbbarn we arent talking about america though are we

We agree, there is so much more to the exhibit than just the submarine and it is a very good experience. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Agreed -- just getting into one for short visit makes you start to wonder how they did it for long stretches. Thanks for watching and commenting! -Ari

@@Trekers Wife and I visited the U-505 when I was stationed at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in the early 1980's. I had also toured the USS Torsk in Baltimore MD. Comparing the two I would say the 505 boat was more cramped than the US boat. Both were absolutely fascinating. I was a destroyer guy, was never even TEMPTED to go to sea in a submarine even though modern subs are larger and more comfortable (relatively speaking.) I take my battered dixiecup hat off to the guys on both sides who went to sea in submarines. A lot of them are 'still out on patrol.'

@@robertf3479 It takes a special breed to serve in a submarine, that's for sure. Thank you for your service -- and thanks for watching and commenting! -Ari

@@Trekers I was honored to be able to serve. CTA1(SW), USN Retired.

@@robertf3479 Thanks for serving! BTW What does (SW) mean? Should it be SS or SV?

They charge now for people to view the exhibit.

@@truthillinois6397 Just saw this.. that is really to bad.. But if they need to make money.. How much do they charge now do you know?

I believe it's $26 for a museum ticket and then the U505 on-board tour is another $18. You can go and see the display as part of your museum ticket; you just have to pay extra if you want to go on board. -Ari

@@Trekers Whoa.. that is a lot of dinars.. Glad I got to see it all back when life was cheaper.. thanks brother..

@@truthillinois6397 ---They always charged extra for the sub & coal mine, but there always was free general admission to the museum itself. IDK when that changed.

As we said in the video, MSI is a favorite place for both of us. And bloopers keep it real, you just have to learn to laugh at yourself and try again. 😄

You should have seen the USS Silversides when it was still docked in Chicago. The Silversides was contemporaneous with the U505 but it was twice the size of the U505 and, despite what you may have heard, was much more advanced than the German U-boat. The American fleet submarines of the US Navy where the Cadillacs of the submarine world in the Second World War.

@@miked1765 Indeed the US submarines were first class, unfortunately the torpedoes they were issued with were the Yugos of the submarine world and despite the UK offering the US the design for the Rolls Royce of torpedoes ( even used to sink the Belgrano in the Falklands conflict) the USN insisted on continued use of the rubbish torpedoes for years, rubbishing the complaints of the submarine officers and refusing to use the UK design.

@@andrewallen9993 Very true. The US torpedoes were built in the 30's, and in a stupid effort to save money they set aside only TWO torpedoes for testing! One worked and the other one to save money they did not fire. By a coin toss they got one that worked, apparently the Navy had no use for scientific testing and analysis. They also found during the war that one of it's problems was that they would circle back and sink you. The same problem occurred in the late 50's with the Air Force and missiles, this was one of the main reasons for the low kill ratio in Vietnam. It seems building a propulsion system is not that difficult, but building a accurate and reliable guidance system and detonator is where things get very tricky. The solution: lots of test firing, expensive yes, but you save a lot of lives later on.

My dad was a pilot on the carrier group that captured it. Hense him and I went to the opening of it. Steak dinner, private tour and it was completely open. Both torpedo rooms and the conning tower. Awesome trip

It's a great museum for kids and adults...and adults who still have some kid in them. 😊 Thanks for watching!

It is great they got it inside to preserve it. And you can still get up close and personal if you take the interior tour. Thanks for watching!

It is awe-inspiring in so many ways. Thanks for watching and commenting!

It's an incredible display and something everyone should see to appreciate that era more. Thank you for watching and commenting!

It's crazy how tight those quarters are, and under stressful conditions, too! Thanks for watching and commenting.

That's one of our favorite museums, too. So much to see and do there. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Now think of the german navy personal who lost 30.000 of 40.000 of theier mates an still set sail nowing theier small chance of survival.

Wow, that's incredible, thanks for watching and for sharing your personal story!

Yes, it is sad when we see historical things left abandoned. That's why we love going to and supporting museums that are trying to continue bringing history to life for people. Thanks for watching!

Yes, despite becoming prisoners of war. The guides at the museum said the men probably ended up surviving the war because of that event. The high percentage of loss of submariners is startling. Thanks for watching and commenting!

I saw a different video on the U-505 yesterday. Actually, the 505 was such a cursed boat that one harbor actually posted a sign:"U-505 hunting ground" because the boat was constantly being repaired. As a matter of fact, the second skipper of the 505 committed suicide on the boat because of being an abject failure.

@@The_Dudester The book "Steel Boat, Iron Hearts" was written by Hans Goebler, one of the crew of U505. It appears that much of their "bad luck" in getting back to sea after the overhaul was as a result of sabotage. Maybe hiring French workers to repair damaged German u-boats wasn't a very good idea after all. As to lucky vs. unlucky, 8 out of 10 of their fellow u-boat sailors died at sea, I think they were lucky

This is relevant actually that when it comes to nautical history the US clearly beats out other nations. Museum ships include battleships from the Spanish/American War (USS Olympia), World War One (USS Texas) and World War two (6 of those). Aircraft Carriers (several), destroyers and destroyer escorts as well as subs and PT boats and one Liberty ship. The collection includes a German U boat, Japanese mini sub and a British Ocean Liner (Queen Mary). Now, if we could find 100 million we could restore the SS United States to complete the collection.

I understand that u boat service was one of the preferred postings for a German military man. Because your chance of surviving on the eastern front was about 10%. Just imagine.

@ dakotabillyone They are, but do you know why? And they ARE technically ships.

@@geoben1810 In the earliest days, some submarines were transported by cargo ship. Any craft that can be carried by a ship is considered a boat -- or at least, it Was. In any case, the term stuck.

A ship "Schiff" in german navy, means a vessel that got an first officer. A vessel without him is called a "Boot" boat.

@bademeister U-boats had a 1st, 2nd and 3rd Wachoffizier. They also had 3 watches. My friend an Obersteurmann, was also 3rd Wachoffizer.

Indeed and hot bunking has nothing to do with temps

So great to hear that you got to actually visit the model you built all those years earlier! Thanks for watching and sharing your story.

Yes, they did a really nice job with that exhibit. Thanks for watching and commenting!

But only a few intact Enigma machine's had been captured during the way. Also they did update them. I just seen a short clip on the U-505 on 'Dark Docs' it also mentioned the machine being complete and how important it was.

Actually, the British codebreaking organisation at Bletchley Park was intermittently breaking the Enigma code (especially the Luftwaffe variant) from very early in the war, based on information about Enigma and how to crack it supplied by the Poles. The codebreaking operation developed throughout the war, and was working on an industrial scale by the time of D-Day. The first naval Enigma machine captured was by HMS Bulldog in May 1941. Officers from that ship recovered an Enigma machine and codebooks from the damaged U110, before scuttling it so the Germans wouldn't know that the codebooks had been captured. More codebooks and machines were captured from German weather and supply ships that were captured for that specific purpose by the Royal Navy. The codebooks were actually more useful than the machines, because the Enigma settings changed every day. Bletchley Park is well worth a visit if you're in the area (between London and Birmingham in England). Allow plenty of time, it's quite a large site.

@jerry2357 - I have read about Bletchley Park and have it on my list of places I'd like to visit if I get to the UK. Thanks for sharing the code-breaking information, and for watching our video! -Ari

@kysmitty - I think it was the fact that everything was intact that made it so important, at least from what I remember from the presentation. -Ari

Yeah, but they couldn't let the Germans KNOW that they had it. Even in 1944. I think that was what they meant.

if you haven't been since they moved the sub inside, it is worth the visit. They did a really nice job with the new exhibit, Not to mention all the other cool new things at the museum. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Yes , I would love to go again . Probably would hit the museum of natural history as well .

Wow, now, THAT would be an interesting day at the museum. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Yes, they have a video loop that runs in the exhibit that explains how they did the move. That was very interesting in its own way. Thanks for watching and commenting!

The whole museum has a lot of things to offer, but I believe the U-505 exhibit is one of its best. Thanks for watching! -Ari

same here David have you also seen many WW2 documentory's? It was also on Dark Doc's a few days ago.

Awesome! Thank you!

@@Trekers great content by the way thank you.

Hello Kevin!

You should also visit the Nautilus in Connecticut. It was our first nuclear sub. There's a battleship, sub, and PT boat not far away from that in Massachusetts. I hope you enjoy your visit. Just don't listen to or read the news media here. I think many coastal states here have museums with ships if interested.

Interesting and sobering. That's a great way to sum up a visit like this. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Another sub worth seeing is the USS Blueback (SS-581), it's docked at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in Portland Oregon. It's newer than U505, launched in 1959, and interesting in itself as it was the last conventionally powered combat capable submarine in the US inventory (careful word choice as there is at least one diesel powered research sub still operating). When I was there (late 1980s) the curator said it could be operational a week after the Navy asked for it back... it was tied up to OMSI's dock, and there were current Navy personnel involved in the maintenance.

It certainly was a dangerous assignment! We agree that it's hard to imagine serving on those U-boats. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Thanks for watching and sharing your story -- and an even bigger thank you for your service!

Das Boot is an excellent film...

I have seen das Boot -- and it was the subtitled German version. I agree it's a great movie. We have a WWII submarine in Michigan, as well. It is the USS Silversides and is on display in Muskegon. We also have an LST on display in Muskegon. Here's the video I shot when I visited LST393, if you're interested: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdBnZLmdl8zNcWw.html. Thanks for watching and commenting! -Ari

@@Trekers An LST! Wow, I had heard that there was one on display in the southern US but I had no idea there was one close by in Michigan, I'm in ONT. I'd love to see that. My Dad was in the RCN in WW2 and was on LST's the entire time. He was involved in landings in N Africa, Sicily, and made 16 runs ferrying British troops to Gold Beach on DDay. Thanks Ari!

@@peterjeffery8495 You're welcome! They've been working to restore it for years and have done some nice work. They have a great local group that takes care of the LST. After the pandemic calms down, I'm hoping they bring back the movie nights -- that's where they invite people on board to watch movies on a giant screen on deck. It's a great way to draw people in and maybe get them to learn some history without realizing it. LOL -Ari

"Das Boot" is one of the best WW2 films ever made. Longish but truly exceptional.

american submarines works the same way...

...to this day the 'Gold-Standard' of submarine-movies...!

Dave M great movie👍

Ya crazy kids! 😄

have you seen the movie das boot if not try to watch the long version

@uncletigger I have no idea what WW2 got like, but the aft end (engine room) reaches 140 C during trials, so i assume its not much better when at sea. Think forward is a bit cooler though

@uncletigger might do lol But its soul sapping heat, and i couldn't imagine doing it every day for months at a time, a normal day with breaks for us civilians is awful

Thanks for watching and for sharing your story!

That sounds like a super interesting experience. Thanks for watching and for sharing your story with everyone!

My dad was a WWII vet, as well, and I miss him every day. I'm glad you have that memory of visiting with your dad. I'm sure his experience at the museum was different than most given his service. Thanks for watching and commenting! -Ari

It's an incredible display. Thanks for watching and commenting!

You're welcome, thanks for watching!

@David JonesYES IC2SS

@David Jones thanks David, good fortune to you as well sir. And Stay out of Davy Jones locker

@KwiChangCane -- Thank you for service!

I bet it was! We always hope the schools are continuing to take field trips to that museum. So much there for kids to learn about. Thanks for watching and commenting.

That would have been something to see! Thanks for sharing that story.

Everybody seems to leave out the Poles. Polish mathematicians were absolutely vital to cracking the enigma code. We mustn't forget the Poles [... Around December 1932, Marian Rejewski, a Polish mathematician and cryptanalyst, while working at the Polish Cipher Bureau, used the theory of permutations and flaws in the German military message encipherment procedures to break the message keys of the plugboard Enigma machine. Rejewski achieved this result without knowledge of the wiring of the machine, so the result did not allow the Poles to decrypt actual messages. The French spy Hans-Thilo Schmidt obtained access to German cipher materials that included the daily keys used in September and October 1932. Those keys included the plugboard settings. The French passed the material to the Poles, and Rejewski used some of that material and the message traffic in September and October to solve for the unknown rotor wiring. Consequently, the Polish mathematicians were able to build their own Enigma machines, which were called Enigma doubles. Rejewski was aided by cryptanalysts Jerzy Różycki and Henryk Zygalski, both of whom had been recruited with Rejewski from Poznań University. The Polish Cipher Bureau developed techniques to defeat the plugboard and find all components of the daily key, which enabled the Cipher Bureau to read the German Enigma messages starting from January 1933. Over time, the German cryptographic procedures improved, and the Cipher Bureau developed techniques and designed mechanical devices to continue reading the Enigma traffic. As part of that effort, the Poles exploited quirks of the rotors, compiled catalogues, built a cyclometer to help make a catalogue with 100,000 entries, made Zygalski sheets and built the electro-mechanical cryptologic bomb to search for rotor settings. In 1938, the Germans added complexity to the Enigma machines that finally became too expensive for the Poles to counter. The Poles had six bomby, but when the Germans added two more rotors, ten times as many bomby were needed, and the Poles did not have the resources. On 26 and 27 July 1939, in Pyry near Warsaw, the Poles initiated French and British military intelligence representatives into their Enigma-decryption techniques and equipment, including Zygalski sheets and the cryptologic bomb, and promised each delegation a Polish-reconstructed Enigma. The demonstration represented a vital basis for the later British continuation and effort. In September 1939, British Military Mission 4, which included Colin Gubbins and Vera Atkins, went to Poland to evacuate code-breakers Gwido Langer, Marian Rejewski, Jerzy Różycki and Henryk Zygalski out of the country with their replica Enigma machines. The Poles were taken across the border into Atkins' native Romania, at the time a neutral country where some of them were interned. Atkins arranged for their release and onward travel to Western Europe to advise the French and British, who at the time were still unable to decrypt German messages. ...] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine

Enigma (naval code) decoding was helped by electromechanical device (designed by poles I believe) called the Bombe under Turing's team. Colossus was designed and built by Tommy Flowers which was used to speed up cracking of Lorenz teleprinter cipher (military / Hitler's cipher).

The first capture of a naval Enigma machine with its cipher keys from a U-boat was made on 9 May 1941 by HMS Bulldog of Britain's Royal Navy, commanded by Captain Joe Baker-Cresswell. The U-boat was U-110. In 1942, the British seized U-559, capturing additional Enigma codebooks.

@@stumac869 you have picture wrong way around. Yes, Poles have cracked cipher. This cipher was box standard enigma used by land or air forces. Land and Air enigma traffic was deciphered in Bletchley Park. Colossus was used mostly for naval enigma. Submarine had improved naval enigma

The Poles were instrumental in creating proto bombe machines. This work was expanded enormously by the genius of people like Alan Turing, Max Newman, Dilly Knox, Josh Cooper, and many others. The revised and more efficient bombes led to the development of the Heath Robinson Machine and finally, with the brilliance of Tommy Flowers, the world's first digital computer, Colossus at Bletchley Park. So let's not forget the Brits. According to Eisenhower, Bletchley reduced the length of the war by 2 years.

Very interesting, I'm glad you chimed in with your experiences. Thank you for watching and commenting. More importantly, THANK YOU for your service! -Ari

@@Trekers Thank you very much for posting, I would love to see it one day!

They have put together a really nice exhibit around the U-505. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Yes, amazingly, the Museum of Science and Industry used to be free. They started charging admission in the 1990's. As I write this in 2023, it costs $25.95 for adults and $14.95 for children, which includes entrance to the U-505 exhibit - but the on-board tour of the submarine is an extra $18.00 for adults and $14.00 for children.

Good insight, thanks for sharing!

Despite all the glaring ignorant errors ?

Interesting information, thanks for sharing. And thanks for watching!

One of the best things to see in Chicago. We really like that whole museum!

So many opportunities to learn that way. Safe travels!

And this was one of the bigger ones...

@@mut311 OOMMGG

Imagine a large part of it was a dedicated safe space for the members of the crew who were triggered whenever their comrades didn't use their preferred pronouns.

A total madhouse man

weirdguy564, now THAT is very, very interesting stuff. I only knew the bits at the end (the Bombe and Turing). I had never heard that the enigma started as a machine for secure banking transactions or the brute force method employed to crack the code. Excellent stuff!

@weirdguy564 -- Very interesting. There are so many facets to everything that happened during WWII that we just never seem to hear about. Thanks for sharing! -Ari

The interior was also flooded, as the crew tried to scuttle the sub, to prevent its capture. One imagines there would have been a lot of damage from prolonged exposure to salt water. They must have worked long and hard to restore it.

Last I heard, they never broke the Shark code. The allies did use High powered radio receivers to triangulate locations, of U-Boats, thru radio signals, Why silent Otto didn't send signals and received dressing downs by the Grand Admiral.

@@charleswendt953 Yes they did as a result of the capture of code materials from U-559 by crew of HMS Petard on October 30, 1942.

That does sound like quite a trip! Thanks for watching and commenting.

We've heard about that book but haven't read it. Thanks for the tip, and for watching!

Spending time inside for more than just a walk through would give you a better sense of life on those boats! You're right, Das Boot was a great movie.

Would have been neat to still see it afloat. Thanks for watching and commenting!

I'm not sure what the rules were for size, but I always assumed they would have to take that into account before they would assign you to a sub. Thanks for watching and commenting! -Ari

That's really interesting that they were able to get the engine running. It would be neat to see, hear, and, I"m sure, feel that. Thanks for watching and commenting! -Ari

Thank you for the tip. And yes, I'm sure his tour would have been quite different from what the museum offers. Thanks for watching! -Ari

Yes, we thought the museum did a great job with the restoration and presentation. Thanks for watching and commenting!

@@Trekers I wasn't sure if the museum was gonna restore it when it was still sitting outside when I was young. We went for a class field trip in elementary school and it wasn't open cause it was in such bad shape from sitting outside so song. I'm glad they did what they did to restore it and make it look as authentic as they could. Had to replace a lot of pieces due to rust over the years. But I'm glad they didn't repair the bullet holes from the battle it was in. Would of taken away from the history I think

It was definitely a tough and risky assignment! Thanks for watching and for sharing your story.

It would have still been outside then, right? It's incredible that they were able to create the indoor space for it. Well worth a return visit. Thanks for watching!

@@Trekers Right was outside and you could access it from an inside doorway. Now that it's inside I think they should allow access to the deck and conning tower.

I've heard it was cool to see it outside. It's good they moved inside for longevity's sake though. Thanks for watching and commenting! -Ari

@@Trekers it was really cool but like u said it was falling into a state of disrepair. I remember they had talked about selling it but the people here in Chicago were not having it . I'm so glad to see it inside. Nice job on the video me and my kids really enjoyed it.

We thought they did a great job with it. Thanks for watching!

Interesting perspective to think about. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Very interesting, thanks for watching and sharing your story!

I believe they still offer a military discount there. Thanks for watching and commenting!