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Operational lifespan
Posted by: Paradroid ()
Date: November 17, 2009 11:16PM

Good evening, this is my first post!

At the museum of Chicago, U-505 was moved inside and had to have a lot of refurbishment done. The boat suffered in the Chicago weather, and they say it was only built to last 4 years.

This surprised me, I can't find much information but I think I've seen a reference to boats lasting 10 years in service on this site.

Do we know how long a u-boat was designed to last, or does it vary a lot depending on the type? And how long did they last in reality?

Thanks

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Operational lifespan Paradroid 11/17/2009 11:16PM
Re: Operational lifespan DanOdenweller 11/19/2009 06:48PM
Re: Operational lifespan Paradroid 11/24/2009 06:30PM
Re: Operational lifespan DanOdenweller 12/03/2009 11:49AM
Re: Operational lifespan Jack the Rigger 12/23/2009 06:36PM
Re: Operational lifespan Paradroid 12/23/2009 09:51PM
Re: Operational lifespan JTMcDaniel 01/10/2010 11:43PM


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