One special Hunter-Killer Task Group even managed to capture a submarine—the U-505. The U-505 was launched on May 24, 1941, and completed 12 patrols before it was eventually captured.

Several American sailors climbed aboard the German submarine U-505, focused on saving it from sinking into the depths of the Atlantic Ocean. They did not know if the Nazi submariners who dove ...

An underwater ship-killer Serving as an attack submarine, the U-505 had six 21-inch torpedo tubes — four in the bow and two in the stern — with storage to carry up to 22 torpedos at a time.

The U-505, a 750-ton German submarine that fills a 35,000-square-foot space, is intimidating. It took weeks and millions of dollars to move inside in 2005, after braving 50 years of Chicago ...

It mostly sailed on the surface at night and dove when spotted or when sneaking up on ships to torpedo. Serving as an attack submarine, the U-505 had six 21-inch torpedo tubes — four in the bow and ...

Once a feared weapon of Nazi Germany, U-505 became a turning point in the ... the covert effort to hide the event from Germany, and the submarine’s transformation from war trophy to museum ...

Capturing U-505 was an intelligence coup, yielding vital insight into German submarine operations. In early June 1944, more than 100,000 Allied soldiers and thousands of ships and aircraft massed ...

US Navy sailors work to save German submarine U-505 shortly after it was abandoned by its crew, June 4, 1944.US Navy In June 1944, Allied militaries were preparing to cross the English Channel and ...

Canadian soldiers alight on Juno Beach in France, one of the five beaches Allied soldiers descended upon during D-Day -- 80 years ago this week. June 6 marks 80 years since Allied Forces landed on ...