Submarine Driving on the Street

Four heavy haulage trucks were needed to transport the 500-ton submarine on 32 axles 4 kilometers to the museum site.

[efikrommida]

Πολεμική μηχανή, όσο σκέφτομαι πόσα ναυάγια έχει προκαλέσει, πόσοι άνθρωποι χάθηκαν εξαιτίας του, θα ήθελα να ζούμε σε έναν ειρηνικό κόσμο δίχως όπλα

[Darthdoodoo]

One thing I learned at work after having my ankle smashed by a machine don't stand close enough to anything that could fall over on you especially if its moving around

[maruthurajak]

Submarine is a wonderful engineering project.
Shipping strategy is unbelievable

[mattweber]

The engineering feats of man never ceases to amaze me. Wow that trailer!

[tommccallan]

As you watch this, think human hands built that..Amazing

[paulvisage]

Yes.
The submarine was driving(diving) on the street

[stevenweaver]

A sister boat, S173, "sank" USS Enterprise during an exercise in the Carribean Sea in 2001, by getting close enough to get a periscope photo of the carrier and firing flares.
These little diesel-electric boats are the the definition of "silent and deadly".

[cindybogart]

It’s amazing to see it out of the water. Very impressive!

[seanhorgan]

They'll never expect an attack by land sir, you're a genius

[gertrudevanessen]

When I look at these things, I see them as a miracle for the developing and consuming countries, and they are counted for the industrially developed countries in their work, operation, transportation to the water, or lifting them out of the water with this huge amount of weight, or their resistance to salty sea water and their non-rustiness. Greetings from me to everyone who works with them. You are really heroes.

[Ssamaha]

I visited this Museum in 2013, it was interesting wish to go back again.

[maxter]

They built the trailer just for that😆. I mean there are long heavy loads out there but, this one is once in a lifetime job.

[manoharanvnnair]

Amazing 👏 First time seeing such big submarine on the road for unforgettable moments.

[philyip]

One thing i learned is never stand so close to something that can squash you like a bug.

[The_roblox_railfan]

Bro said gotta take my submarine on a walk

[miltonomondiouma]

Am glad atleast some people who never thought of seeing a submarine actually saw it . Someone like me I don't even know if I'll ever set my eyes on one except on the screen like am doing now😅

[donaldjohnson]

Even though its Old its still beautiful and a majestic looking Undersea Ship, Amazing !

[nichderjeniche]

Its the german U 17.
U 17 was commissioned on November 28, 1973 as the fifth U-boat of the 206 class . From September 18, 1989 to July 22, 1991, the conversion to the improved class 206 A took place at Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft.

From April to August 1997, U 17, under the command of Kapitänleutnant Wolfgang Müller-Seedorf - together with U 26 (Korvettenkapitän Achmed Zaouer) - was the first German post-war U-boat to sail across the Atlantic, around the Caribbean and on the east coast of the USA to complete an extensive military training program. This was the first time German submarines were operating in the western Atlantic again after the Second World War ( Operation "Paukenschlag" ) and even 81 years after the last visit of a German-flagged submarine to the USA (Handelsunterseeboot Deutschland ).

The operation took place as part of SUBEX 97 and included participation in various international naval maneuvers, as well as port calls at Ponta Delgada ( Azores / Portugal ), Roosevelt Roads and San Juan (both Puerto Rico ), as well as Washington, Groton and New York City (all USA). Highlights of this venture were joint exercises for both crews with the two Los Angeles- class nuclear-powered anti-submarine warfare submarines, USS Augusta and USS Memphis, as well as visiting New York during Independence Day .

In the summer of 2010, U 17 took part in the NATO operation Active Endeavor in the Mediterranean with the crew of the sister boat U 18 under the command of Lieutenant Commander Frédéric Strauch. As part of this mission, the ports of Malaga (Spain), Catania on Sicily (Italy), La Valletta (Malta), Palma de Mallorca (Spain) and Brest (France) were started.

On December 14, 2010, U 17 was decommissioned in Eckernförde.

From 2010 to 2021, U 17 was in the naval arsenal in Wilhelmshaven.

In addition to U 15, U 17 was considered a candidate for being transferred to the Technik Museum Sinsheim after measures to remove pollutants and demilitarization . U 17 was discussed at the end of 2017 because of its better overall condition and the resulting lower renovation costs. The decision and transfer was originally planned for mid-2018, but was delayed until mid-2021 and ultimately fell out in favor of U 17 .

On June 30, 2021, U 17 was transferred from Wilhelmshaven to the ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems shipyard in Kiel, where the weapon systems and batteries were removed.

From May 11 to 17, 2023, the submarine was transported across the Rhine to Speyer. The pushed convoy stopped in several ports with great public interest.
In Speyer, the submarine is now being prepared for onward transport to the Sinsheim location, which is expected to take place in the following year.

After its decommissioning, the boat is in the inventory of the military technology study collection in Koblenz, which is responsible for the preservation of essential exhibits of military development in the Bundeswehr, but has been given to the technology museum in Sinsheim as a permanent loan.

Source: Wikipedia

[tinasoblessed]

I didn't realize how huge a submarine was, this is huge!😮

[vioricastratu]

Бедный карабль, дожил до пенсии, точно как человек 😢