The 2nd U-boat Flotilla, also known as the Saltzwedel Flotilla, was the second operational U-boat unit in Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. Founded on 1 September 1936 under the command of Fregattenkapitän
U-boat pen Keroman I at Lorient.
U-505, briefly known as the USS Nemo, is a German Type IXC submarine built for Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was captured by the United States Navy on 4 June 1944 and survives as a m
2nd U-boat Flotilla
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U-505 shortly after being captured, pictured from the USS Pillsbury in preparation for towing
Depth charges explode near the German submarine U-505 in the Atlantic Ocean on 4 June 1944
USS Guadalcanal lying alongside the captured U-505
Marker at the Museum of Science and Industry