Maritime museums · North Wales
U-534
U-534 in Wales North, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
U-534 is a preserved museum ship in Wales North, United Kingdom — a vessel of historic significance preserved as a public visitor attraction. Britain's museum ships span Tudor warships (Mary Rose), tea clippers (Cutty Sark), Victorian battleships (HMS Warrior) and 20th-century submarines.
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From the Wikipedia article
German submarine U-534 is a Type IXC/40 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine built for service during World War II. She was built in 1942 in Hamburg-Finkenwerder by Deutsche Werft AG as yard number 352. She was launched on 23 September 1942 and commissioned on 23 December with Oberleutnant zur See Herbert Nollau in command. U-534 is one of only four German World War II submarines in preserved condition remaining in the world, albeit cut into sections unlike the others, these being the IXC boat U-505 in Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry, the VIIC/41 boat U-995 at the Laboe Naval Memorial near Kiel and the XXI boat U-2540 in Bremerhaven. U-534 was used mainly for training duties; during her service she sank no ships. A Royal Air Force bomber sank her on 5 May 1945 in the Kattegat 20 kilometres (11 nmi) northeast of the Danish island of Anholt. U-534 was salvaged on 23 August 1993 and was moved to Woodside Ferry, Birkenhead to form the 'U-Boat Story' museum. This attraction opened on 10 February 2009 and closed in 2020. In October 2021, ownership of U-534 transferred to Big Heritage, operators of the nearby Western Approaches Museum.
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Background
Architecture
German Type IXC/40 submarines were slightly larger than the original Type IXCs. U-534 had a displacement of 1144 t when on the surface and 1257 t while submerged. The U-boat had a total length of 76.76 m, a pressure hull length of 58.75 m, a beam of 6.86 m, a height of 9.60 m, and a draught of 4.67 m. The submarine was powered by two MAN M 9 V 40/46 supercharged four-stroke, nine-cylinder diesel engines producing a total of 4400 PS for use while surfaced - two Siemens-Schuckert 2 GU 345/34 double-acting electric motors producing a total of 1000 shp for use while submerged. She had two shafts and two 1.92 m propellers. The boat was capable of operating at depths of up to 230 m. The submarine…
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- Coordinates
- 53.3951, -3.0093
- District
- Wirral
- Parish
- Wirral, unparished area
- Postcode
- CH41 6DU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Birkenhead
- Opening
- closed
Sources
- wikidata: Q689369 (CC0)
- wikipedia: German submarine U-534 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is U-534?
- U-534 is in North Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 53.3951°, -3.0093°.
- Is U-534 wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at U-534. Check ahead for specific facilities.
- What are the opening hours for U-534?
- OpenStreetMap records opening hours as: closed. Check the official site to confirm seasonal changes.