German submarine U-505

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title: German submarine U-505
text: U-505 is a German Type IXC submarine built for Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. It was captured by the United States Navy on 4 June 1944 and survives as a museum ship in Chicago. In her unlucky career, it had the distinction of being the "most heavily damaged U-boat to successfully return to port" in World War II, suffering six botched patrols, and becoming the only submarine in which a commanding officer killed himself in combat conditions. On 4 June 1944, it was captured by United S
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description: German World War II submarine
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_submarine_U-505
date created: 2002-11-11T16:40:20Z
date modified: 2024-09-06T13:33:06Z
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