U-534
For the Rusty, Crusty and Falling to Bits Group
They don’t come much more rusty and crusty than this.
U-534, a German type IXC/40 submarine was sunk by Allied forces in 1945. 48 years later, in 1993, she was raised from the seabed between Denmark and Sweden. She is the only U-boat to have been recovered after being sunk by the Allies.
This photo shows her on the side of Birkenhead docks, close to where the largest collection of preserved 20th century warships in Europe used to be before, in a monumentally short-sighted decision, the collection was forced to close through lack of funding and council support in 2006.
It is planned that she will be chopped into four sections, moved to a new site in Birkenhead, and made into a more touristy attraction in 2008.
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brummieboy, 10 months ago
Fascinating … there is one that you can actually go inside at Chatham Maritime Museum and that is really fun ….
pat oubridge, 10 months ago
Sunk a year after I was born, I feel as rusty as this u-boat looks LOL :):):)
Joan Smart, 10 months ago
perfect capture !! wonderful find
moonstone, 10 months ago
great capture and love your writing too very historic indeed :)
moonlight1, 10 months ago
excellent shot love how you put he histry behind this photo
Rosalie Dale IPA, 10 months ago
Seems a shame that she will have to be cut to bits first! At least she will still have a ‘life’ ... thanks for sharing Dave – one HUGE rusty subject!
Arthur Chambers, 10 months ago
what a find-well done Dave…..........
Craig Hender, 10 months ago
Pity you could’nt get on there and get some close ups. You’d get a years worth of rust i reckon!
bnj0, 10 months ago
jolie photo
Robert Boretti, 10 months ago
Perfect capture. Like the History lesson of this beauty too
SnapHappy, 10 months ago
wow, you’re not kidding Dave!
leapyearbrian, 10 months ago
Amazing history and capture i can`t believe they closed down that collection
Steven Sandner, 10 months ago
Intriguing history here, nice photo!
Yago Veith, 10 months ago
Wooaw this one is dry for shure :-)
Dave Sandersfeld, 10 months ago
This is a unforgetable token of history re-captured. I am glad they are not going to just scrap it out short-sightedly>thats like taking stonehenge and making stair steps to a rock concert hall?
Ashleigh Robb, 10 months ago
I really like this!
Antanas, 10 months ago
Beautiful capture
Deri Dority, 10 months ago
Wow, such an incredible piece of history. I hope that when they reassemble it that they are planning on renovating it.
Simon Mears, 10 months ago
shouldn’t it have been declared a war grave? or was it scuttled with no crew aboard? whatever.. i never knew you had one up there, or one in Chatham for that matter, i may head for Kent if i can get aboard das boot.. great pic!
Sean Farragher, 5 months ago
thats amazing great catch
Phil Threlfall, 5 months ago
Impressive