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 :
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"

Creative Commons Copyright mentions:
YouTube Creative Commons, Wiki Commons, Google Commons, Bundesarchiv Commons

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

Script advisor : Blair Shaw, EMLog MInsTA MSOE CMILT

» 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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[BecksHobbyProductions]

This video has generated an amazing amount of interest and I am very happy about it. I am trying to keep up with the comments, but there quite of lot of them :)

[jeffr]

German engineering and their ability to produce equipment like this late in the war under an extreme amount of duress is incredible.

[babuzzard]

Absolutely amazing, that after 12 years on the bottom she was raised, refitted and back into service.

[Osmond_Wrought]

I really appreciate the background noise of the ship. Makes it seem we're underway.

[PeaceU-eces]

This is amazing. She looks brand new after 80+ years and 12 years under water... Incredible!

[kevinc]

Excellent work done here, I'm an American Submariner and the interior on these XXI boats is incredible for that time period, especially during the last two years. True pioneers in Submarine warfare these boats are. I saw the Captains Quarters with the black brimmed hat now a Sub Skipper's " cover" in the Kreigsmarine would always be white with black brim. Captain is the only member of the crew with such a distinction. I myself was on Fast Attack boats. Plank Owner USS SCRANTON SSN-756. 40, 900 German Sub sailors went to war and 28, 000 lost their lives with 5, 000 being captured, roughly 3 out of 4 never saw home again. Being a Submariner is my finest accomplishment of my youthful years and beyond. The men I served to this very day I'm closer with than my own blood relatives. Thank you for this, exceedingly well done.

[peterevenhuis]

This U-boat is in a open air museum in Bremerhaven, it's really great to visit and enter it

[deino]

Grossartig! My father served in the Canadian navy in WWII and I remember him telling me the Type XXI could outrun destroyers when submerged. I always found that difficult to believe - though I never challenged him on it. :)

[lucantonin]

Fantastic video of the fantastic revolutionary Type-XXI sub! Unlike modern trend that displays invasive dramatic music, fast and moving-all-over-the-place shots, skipping from one image to another - so that nobody can see anything -, your style is slow-paced, thorough, extensive. The narrative brings a whole lot of interesting details to this great sub class, and we have time to really see what the interior looks like. Thank you so much for posting such high-quality program! Keep it up! Well done!

[kwqvzle]

The restoration is a work of art in itself. Great knowledge in low key narration. Aside from being on the wrong side, genius intrepid design. Whew...

[robinwells]

So glad that one of these beautiful pieces of engineering has been preserved. What an amazing backstory.
I bet if you asked the Russian, British or American navies they would have copies of the complete drawings with photos! If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery then the original naval architects should be very proud.

[mitshumarner]

I am impressed on how the Germans used wood in their subs for the crew accommodations which added a warm and comfortable feel to the boats. That pump room under the control room looked a bit uncomfortable, much like the basement of a house and the seat perched in the plumbing was a hoot.

[BELCAN]

Compared to US fleet type boats, this boat is a Luxury Liner..
Thank you for a very thorough walk through !

[bjw]

It's amazing that they took the time to re float & re build this sub & not just scrap it, well done.

[ramirosauce]

Watching this beautiful and futuristic German sub, so ahead of her time, and recalling other late-war toys like the jet Me 262, the V-2 rocket, the Tiger tank, and countless other wonder weapons, I can now understand how proud today's Germans are about their fantastic skills in engineering and state-of-the- art craftmanship during the war...On top of all that, you've got to consider they managed to reach such works of art while their factories and cities were heavily bombed day and night incenssantly !

[tonymata]

Best vid of 2024, that boat looks brand new. great narrative too .

[geoland]

Very good video! The Type XXI and Type XXIII submarnies were the true sumbmarines themselves and the first moden conventional submarines. All current submarines are derived from them.. Germany did it once again!

[clarkgable]

This thing is absolutely awesome. An engineering marvel. And elegant.

[gerardshort]

If that sub had existed earlier in the War Germany would have won. The sheer brilliance in design is astonishing for it's time. Thank you poster.

[desobrien]

Fantastic video, you went slow & steady which allows one to see everything...I too stumbled across this video...I will be checking your other videos asap! ☺