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Michigan and Chicago

Trip to Lansing and Detroit in Michigan and Chicago in Illinois in March 2014.

2014 March 8 10 11 12 13 14

Audrey (8) Botanical Garden (236) Chicago (1373) Detroit (189) Erica (28) Field Museum (107) Heidelberg Project (87) Illinois (1373) Jeff (9) Michigan (220) Museum of Science and Industry (252) New Buffalo (31) Ruben (2) Shedd Aquarium (415) Submarines (155) Type IX (155) U 505 (155)

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The German submarine U-505 in the Museum of Science and Industry.
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The building has been modeled after a submarine pen.
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Both the anchor and the torpedo are fiber glass models.
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Since April 2004, the submarine is in an underground, climate-controlled building.
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On the left is a training torpedo which shows the batteries and the warhead and on the right is a disassembled original torpedo of U-505.
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In the reconstruction of the sail, visitors can try out the periscopes.
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The conning tower of U-505 with the anti-air guns.
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The conning tower of U-505 with the emblem.
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Two 20mm anti-air guns at the conning tower.
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Behind both the 20mm anti-air gun is another 37mm anti-air gun.
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The 37mm anti-air gun.
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The two 20mm anti-air guns.
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Conning tower with two 20mm anti-air guns and one 37mm anti-air gun.
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Starboard of U-505.
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In the model of the conning tower, visitors can try out the periscopes.
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