U-Boot Wilhelm Bauer
The only surviving Type XXI submarine: a walk-through museum ship in Bremerhaven's Museumshafen, with original technology and cramped crew quarters.
Om museet
The boat was launched in early 1945 at Blohm & Voss in Hamburg as U 2540 and was commissioned in February 1945. It belonged to Type XXI, the first submarine type able to travel submerged at high speed for extended periods, which influenced submarine construction worldwide after the war. It never saw action: on May 4, 1945, its own crew scuttled the boat in the Flensburger Förde (Flensburg Fjord).
In 1957 the wreck was raised and repaired. From 1960 it sailed for the Bundesmarine (West German Navy) as a trials boat under the name “Wilhelm Bauer” – named after the Bavarian inventor who built the “Brandtaucher”, one of the first German submersibles, in 1850/51. From 1970 it continued to serve technical trials with a civilian crew, and in 1982 it was finally decommissioned.
In 1983 friends' associations of the Deutsches Schiffahrtsmuseum acquired the boat. The specially founded association Technikmuseum U-Boot Wilhelm Bauer fitted it out as a museum ship with a great deal of volunteer work and support from companies and the city; in April 1984 it opened in the Museumshafen at the Alter Hafen in Bremerhaven, right next to the Deutsches Schifffahrtsmuseum. Visitors enter the 76.7-meter-long boat through a door cut into the hull and experience torpedo tubes, living quarters and largely original technology in a confined space. The association finances operation and maintenance entirely from its own income.
Højdepunkter
- The world's last surviving Type XXI submarine
- Six bow torpedo tubes in the torpedo room
- Largely original technology with diesel and electric motors
- Cramped living and sleeping quarters for a crew of 58
- Location in the Museumshafen of the Havenwelten Bremerhaven
Permanente udstillinger
- Museumsboot „Wilhelm Bauer“ (U 2540) – Tour through the walk-through Type XXI boat with torpedo room, crew quarters, control room and engine room; the website adds information on the development of German submarines.
- Grundlagt
- 1984
- Ejer
- Technikmuseum U-Boot Wilhelm Bauer e.V.
- Ledelse
- Klaus Kreowski (Vorstand des Trägervereins)
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 4 € |
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| Nedsat pris | 3 €Young people aged 6 to 17, school students and university students |
| Børn og unge | 3 €gratis til og med 5 år · Children up to 5 free when accompanied by a paying adult; ages 6–17 €3. |
| Pensionister | –No senior discount mentioned. |
| Personer med handicap | –No information on discounts for people with disabilities. |
| Studerende og elever | 3 €Reduced for school and university students. |
| Grupper (fra 15 pers.) | 3 € pr. personFrom 15 people; guided tours on request. |
| Familier | –No family ticket mentioned. |
No online ticket sales on the website. Guided tours on request by email to info@uboot-wilhelm-bauer.de.
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig: ingen oplysninger
- Elevator: ingen oplysninger
- Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
No official information on accessibility. The tour leads through the narrow passageways of the original boat; entry and exit are through doors cut into the hull.
Børn og familie
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Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Hochschule Bremerhaven/Stadttheater
From Bremerhaven Hauptbahnhof (main station), take bus 502, 505, 506, 508 or 509 to Hochschule Bremerhaven/Stadttheater; from there the submarine is visible in the Museumshafen and within walking distance.
I bil
Parkering muligt
No dedicated parking; the museum refers visitors to the Columbus-Center parking garage, the underground parking beneath the Klimahaus and the Theatergarage.
From the Bremerhaven-Zentrum highway exit, follow the “Havenwelten” signs toward the city center.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
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Arrangementer & udlejning
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