U-9, Type 205 submarine in Speyer, Germany
U-9 is a German military submarine of the Type 205 class now displayed at the Technik Museum Speyer. The vessel features eight torpedo tubes and shows both the exterior hull and interior compartments of a modern diving boat from the 1960s era.
The submarine was built in the 1960s at a Kiel shipyard and served the German Navy for nearly three decades. After its retirement in the 1990s, it was preserved and transferred to the museum, where it now educates visitors about its role in the postwar period.
The submarine represents a crucial period in German naval history after the war and demonstrates how the nation rebuilt its technical capabilities. Visitors today can see how this vessel symbolized a society finding its way forward again.
You can explore both the outer hull and interior spaces of the submarine, though individual compartments are tight and low-ceilinged. It helps to wear comfortable shoes and prepare for confined spaces, as the passages are typical of a warship.
During its active years, the submarine covered a distance that would circle the Earth multiple times, despite spending most of that time submerged. These extreme deployments reveal how intensively such vessels were used and how demanding life onboard was for the crew.
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