Tuesday marks 75 years since the U.S. Navy captured the U-505 German submarine, now on display at the Museum of Science and Industry.

So I spent the last week on vacation in Chicago visiting my brother. We went to the Museum of Science & Industry there, mainly so I could see the U-505 , a Type IX U-boat they have on display ...

On the 75th anniversary of the capture of the U-505 Nazi submarine, veterans and families gathered for a bi-annual ceremony and to recognize the newly designated U-505 Day.

The U-505 submarine served 12 patrols and sank eight enemy boats before the US Navy captured it in 1944. The U-boat is now on display at Chicago's Griffin Museum of Science and Industry. Visitors ...

This story was originally published in the Chicago Tribune on Aug. 14, 1954: At the end of a 3,000 mile trip from the Atlantic ocean, the U-505, captured nazi submarine, was hauled ashore last even… ...

The U-505 German submarine at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. A new exhibit to commemorate the 75th anniversary of its capture will open to the public June 4.