That's really interesting thanks! I'll go and take a look
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Thanks for your reply. I think the main thing I was surprised about what the museum in Chicago saying that u-boats were only built to last 4 years. That didn't sound right to me, it seems some lasted longer than that if they managed to avoid being damaged or destroyed.
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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-b
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