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German Ships on Exhibit

U-505 — German submarine
Codebooks, an Enigma machine, and other secret materials that were found on board assisted Allied code breakers during World War II. All but one of crew were rescued from U-505. For U-110, there were casualties among the crew caused by two attacking destroyers. LAUNCHED: 1941, August → FATE: Captured in June 4, 1944. Now at Chicago museum.

U-995 — German submarine
The last existing submarine of its type, which was the workhorse for the German navy during World War II. From 1943 till 1945 the U-995 fulfilled several missions against allied convoys heading for Murmansk, Russia. LAUNCHED: 1942, November 25 → FATE: At the end of WW-II, she was surrendered to the British in December 1945 and then transferred to Norwegian ownership in October 1948. Eventually, in October 1971, she became a museum ship at Laboe Naval Memorial, in Germany.

Wilhelm Bauer — German submarine, Type XXI
One of several captured World War II Type XXI U-boats designed to operate primarily submerged. She is the only floating example of a this type of U-boat. LAUNCHED: 1945, January → FATE: Scuttled May 4, 1945; raised, June 1957; museum ship as of April 1984 at Bremerhaven, Germany.

The number of German Ships on Exhibit listed is 3

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First Ship on each page
Page	Ship Name (Country and Type)
1.	U-995 (German submarine)

German Ships on Exhibit
1.	U-995 German submarine
2.	Wilhelm Bauer German submarine

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There are more than 400 ships in this database, but the initial list is only for famous ships names that begin with letters "A-B". For other listings, use the country and type tabs.

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