A few photos of the XI/C boat U-534 once at Birkenhead , that which has now been "sectioned".
Recovery is fine and makes the headlines , long term this alone will not secure a future - if a submarine is to be lifted from off Donegal better give some thought to what has to be done care for her.

super pics james

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Usual story , had a lot more , gave them away and can't find the negs.

A shame she had to be sectioned but at least she has a future, a huge lump of a boat when you see her.

you gave them away some machine im sure it is very impressive up close

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Liked the first shot, very much like the opening scene from Das Boot !!

When you look at her its amazing that anything so "metal" could be made to surface again ! from memory one of her after torpedo doors was missing , I bet she is full of stuff which would be "outlawed" in the ship building process of today.

Found this whilst looking for some missing photos , the after cover was not missing , the whole streamlioned cover retracts upwards into the outer skin.
These sit above the props, when you are under her looking up - well that is impossible now - she was one huge mother .
The plunge they must have taken in the course of that call [iAlarmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!![/i] , must have been an utterly nerve racking experience.
There was damage to the starboard side just forward of the tubes , seemed to be the outer skin only.
From the photos above the proximity between rudders , screws and rear tubes can be seen , also the damage mentioned.