Heavy transport - Previous submarine unloaded from water onto land
The decommissioned Marine-U-Boat U17 can continue its journey on land: At Haßmersheim (Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis), the 350-tonne steel colossus was loaded onto a low-loader. Everything went smoothly, said a spokesperson. The low-loader will take the last part of the journey to Sinsheim. U17 is expected to arrive there, according to the organizers of the Technikmuseen Sinsheim Speyer, on July 28.
As preparation for the hours-long maneuver, U17 had already been pumped up in the past few days - so high that the low-loader could drive under the U-boat and charge it. Previously, U17 had been lying on its floating pontoon parallel to the shore. On Saturday, the towline was positioned so that it was perpendicular to the shore and the low-loader could approach.
U17 arrived in Haßmersheim on Tuesday. Hundreds of onlookers had pilgrimaged to the Neckar for the launch ceremony, where the U-boat was greeted with cannon shots. U17 is not expected to continue its journey for transport until Sunday. The destination for the day is the Five Meadows Valley at Bad Rappenau (Landkreis Heilbronn).
U17 was commissioned in 2010
The approximately 50-meter long U-Boat had been in service since 1973 and was decommissioned by the Navy in 2010. Over a year ago, a port crane lifted U17 in Kiel onto a floating pontoon, which initially brought the steel giant to Speyer. There, among other things, weight was removed.
The entire project costs the Technikmuseen approximately two million Euros and is mainly financed through donations. U17 is expected to go on display in the Technikmuseum Speyer from summer 2025.
- The Heavy transport of the decommissioned U-Boat U17 from Haßmersheim will continue to Sinsheim, situated in Baden-Württemberg.
- The Rhineland-Palatinate region, specifically the Neckar-Odenwald-District, played a significant role in the land journey of the U17.
- Defense enthusiasts and history buffs in Sinsheim can look forward to the arrival of the U17 on July 28, which is a part of the Technikmuseen Sinsheim Speyer.
- The U17, despite its massive size of around 50 meters, had been in service for the German Navy since 1973 before being decommissioned in 2010.
- The precise journey plan includes the U17's departure from Haßmersheim to the Five Meadows Valley at Bad Rappenau in the Neckar-Odenwald-District on July 26.
- Pertinent to the project's completion, the Technikmuseen Speyer will showcase the U17 in its Museums starting from the summer of 2025, after an estimated cost of approximately two million Euros has been gathered primarily through donations.
