Off topic - U-505

[Mad Baron]

Great photo!!

I'm a U-boat enthusiast, and have seen both U-505 (a Type IX) in Chicago and U-995 (a Type VII) in Laboe, Germany first-hand. There used to be a cool Virtual Tour of U-505 online, but the Museum sent me this:

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I’m sorry to be the bearer of (temporarily) bad news, but as you’ve discovered, we’ve temporarily removed the U-505 Virtual Tour as part of the Museum’s website redesign. The old Virtual Tour required users to install plug-ins before it could be viewed. Because the site was redesigned in part to be easier to use, we’re working to find a new presentation for this tour that requires no additional software.

I apologize if you were disappointed to find this feature missing, but we do hope to restore the U-505 Virtual Tour soon. In the interim, for your U-505 viewing fix, there’s always the “U-505 Extend the Experience” DVD available from our online store <http://www.msichicago.org/about-the-museum/store/> .

Thanks again for your message, and for your interest in the Museum of Science and Industry.

Best wishes,
Jason Meyer

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Jason Meyer
Web Editor
Museum of Science and Industry
57th Street and Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60637