Around the Buoy

Ep. 92: U-505 & The Griffin Museum of Science and Industry


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As the Battle of the Atlantic raged on, the German U-boat fleet wreaked havoc on the Allies.  Boasting superior technology and extended underwater range, the submarines were crippling the Allies’ ability to resupply the front lines throughout Eurpoe. For this reason, the US Navy made it a priority to capture a U-boat so they could get a closer look at these advancements and off the coast of Africa in June of 1944, they got their opportunity.  In this episode we are joined by John Llewellyn, a Senior Exhibit Strategist at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry to talk about the capture of U-505 and the museums unique exhibit displaying the captured submarine. 

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