U-505 was a near absolute failure as a killer, failing to sink a single ship for multiple combat tours in a row, suffering the only suicide of a commanding officer in the German undersea service until ...

The U-505 submarine served 12 patrols and sank eight enemy boats before the US Navy captured it. The U-boat is now on display at Chicago's Griffin Museum of Science and Industry. Visitors can walk ...

After an 11-minute encounter that utilized depth charges, torpedoes and machine-gunning fighter planes, the U-505's crew under the command of Capt. Harald Lange, abandoned ship. Gallery and his men ...