Germany's U-505 submarine was the 1st warship captured by the US Navy in over a century and top secret during World War II. See photos of the inside.

The U-505 submarine served 12 patrols and sank eight enemy boats before the US Navy captured it. The U-boat is now on display at Chicago's Griffin Museum of Science and Industry.

The submarine U-505, pictured from an American Airline plane, sits in the dry dock of the American Shipbuilding Company at 101st Street and the Calumet River, where it will be placed on a barge ...

Alexander Rose’s "Phantom Fleet: The Hunt for Nazi Submarine U-505 and World War II’s Most Daring Heist" is a thrilling, deeply researched account of one of the most audacious naval operations ...

Lomire, 84, who lives in Butte with his daughter and son-in-law, was part of a famous and daring mission to capture the German submarine U-505, which ended up being a turning point in the war for ...

Phantom Fleet: The Hunt for Nazi Submarine U-505 and World War II’s Most Daring Heist Alexander Rose. Little, Brown, $30 (352p) ISBN 978-0-316-56447-2 ...

Once a feared weapon of Nazi Germany, U-505 became a turning point in the Battle of the Atlantic when it was captured by U.S. forces in 1944. Following a fierce battle and a failed scuttling ...

By summer 1944, U.S. Navy Captain Daniel Gallery was ready to attempt a daring feat no one had tried in over a century—capturing an enemy warship at sea. After a brutal depth charge attack ...

Germany's U-505 submarine was the 1st warship captured by the US Navy in over a century and top secret during World War II. See photos of the inside.