The German submarine U17 seen here in staged museum photo, is slated to be a permanent exhibit at the Technik-Museum Sinsheim. This submarine, which first visited the USA in 1985, is slated to embark on its last journey through the streets of Speyer and along the Rhine and Neckar rivers starting Sunday. (Technick-Museum SInsheim)
The U-Boat U-17, a decomissioned German navy submarine, is set to be transported from the Technik Museum Speyer to its final destination at the Technik-Museum Sinsheim on Sunday.
On Sunday the U-boat will be transported on the first leg of the journey from the museum in Speyer to the Rhine at Auwald natural harbor.
The move involves a large-scale heavy transport by road and Rhine and Neckar rivers, necessitating significant road closures and traffic restrictions, Speyer city officials said.
Transporting the submarine poses a number of logistiical challenges, museum officials said. As it is too large for several bridges over the smaller Neckar river on the way to the museum, the submarine has to be tilted by 70 degrees and will travel the river on its side.
Spectators are advised not to travel by car due to the lack of parking spaces along the detour and transport route. The city suggests using large public parking lots in the city instead. The sidewalk along Industriestraße will provide a good vantage point for viewing.
U-17 was the first German submarine in American waters after World War II and the first submarine to enter the port of Baltimore after the last submarine anchored there in 1916, according museum officials.
The extensive transportation route for U-17 continues beyond June 30:
July 5: Departure from Speyer to Mannheim July 6: Arrival in Heidelberg, docking until July 8 July 8: Passage through Neckargemünd, Neckarsteinach, and Hirschhorn, overnight docking in Eberbach July 9: Eberbach to Hassmersheim July 13: U-Boat arrives in Hassmersheim July 14-16: Transport from Hassmersheim through Fünfmühlental, Siegelsbach, and Bad Rappenau July 20: Submarine moves onto Highway A6 July 21-26: Travel past Ittlingen, Hilsbach, and Weiler July 27-28: Crossing Highway A6 July 28: Arrival at Technik-Museum Sinsheim
June 24, 2024 10:51
