Inside the U-boat The U-505 had a displacement of over 1,100 tons and measured about 250 feet long. Propelled by two saltwater-cooled diesel engines, the U-boat had a range of nearly 17,000 miles ...

Over eight decades ago, the US Navy made the historic capture of a Nazi U-boat during World War II. A treasure trove of vital German intelligence, the submarine's capture was top-secret. See inside ...

A treasure trove of vital German intelligence, the submarine's capture was top-secret. See inside the U-boat, now a permanent exhibit at Chicago's Griffin Museum of Science and Industry.