U17 live

From Mannheim to Heidelberg (6 July 2024)

A real highlight took place in Heidelberg on 6 July: Our submarine U17 moored in front of the city's historic landmarks on the banks of the Neckar, attracting numerous curious visitors. Below Heidelberg Castle and in front of the Old Bridge, all those present were presented with a visually stunning scenario: the castle ruins on the right, the Old Bridge on the left and our submarine right in the middle - a real spectacle!

The transport also attracted the attention of families, history buffs and technology enthusiasts on its way from Mannheim to the Rhine-Neckar metropolis. It was a matter of centimetres as the convoy negotiated the Neckar bridge in Ladenburg and the narrow Schwabenheim lock.

U17 rotation in Mannheim (5 July 2024)

The first turn of our submarine on the water has been completed. This challenging operation was successfully completed today, 5 July, and marks an important milestone in the four-week transport of the submarine from Speyer to the Technik Museum in Sinsheim. The convoy left the banks of the Rhine in Speyer in the early hours of the morning. At around 12 noon, it moored in front of the premises of the Kübler haulage company in Mannheim/Rheinau. Then it was a case of one step at a time: loosening the lashings, stowing them neatly and safely, then laying the electrics for the rotating device and getting it ready for operation. A unique spectacle for all involved - 350 tonnes tipped to one side within a few minutes until U17 came to a halt on the river pontoon at an angle of 76 degrees.

Roll-on of the submarine on the river pontoon (2 July 2024)

What a marvellous moment! The roll-on of the submarine U17 onto the pontoon is complete: U17 has been manoeuvred precisely and safely onto the pontoon. This marks another milestone in the four-week transport of the U17 from the Technik Museum Speyer to the Technik Museum Sinsheim! But that's not all! Now there is still a lot of securing and fastening work to be done before the pushed convoy sets off across the Rhine towards Mannheim on Friday, 5 July, where it will be turned on the pontoon for the first time.

Start of transport from the Technik Museum Speyer to the banks of the Rhine (30 June 2024)

Heute, am 30. Juni, um 8:20 Uhr, ging es los: Unser U-Boot U17 machte sich auf den Weg zum Rheinufer. Der Startschuss für unsere vierwöchige U17-Reise ins Technik Museum Sinsheim ist gefallen. Wir freuen uns riesig über den erfolgreichen Start und den reibungslosen Verlauf. Und auch das Wetter spielte mit: Es war ein regenfreier Vormittag. Nun wird U17 für den Fluss-Transport vorbereitet.