U-2540 (Wilhelm Bauer) (Bremerhaven)

Germany / Bremen / Bremerhaven
 Second World War 1939-1945, submarine, museum ship, tourist attraction
U-2540 was a German Type XXI U-boat of World War II.It was scuttled at the end of the war.In June 1957,it was raised from the Baltic Sea and is now being used as a museum ship at the Deutschen Schiffahrtsmuseums(German Maritime Museum) in Bremerhaven.

It is the only example of a XXI U-Boat still afloat

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR3cXp5ZPZU
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unterseeboot_2540
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   53°32'29"N   8°34'40"E
This article was last modified 12 days ago