18th July 2024 at 10:30am
A 350-tonne German navy submarine is currently halfway through a four-week journey to its new home – travelling by road and river rather than the ocean.
The decommissioned U-Boat U17 – which was operated by the German navy from 1973 until 2010 – is making a slow and careful journey to its final destination of the Technik Museum Sinsheim.
Large-scale heavy transporters have been tackling the journey by roads and waterways.
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The submarine travelled by river barge earlier on its route, but the team members handling the boat are now negotiating more than 50 kilometres of land travel to reach its final destination.
Due to its large size, it poses numerous logistical challenges while being transported this way.
Due to it being too large to fit under several bridges the submarine had to be tilted on its side.