A preserved Finnish submarine at Suomenlinna shows the scale of the small coastal boats built for Baltic waters. Its connection with German engineers and companies experimenting before the Second World War places the exhibit within the development of later U-boats. A crew of roughly twenty also conveys how cramped these vessels were more directly than plans or statistics. The surviving boat links submarine technology to the particular naval geography of the Baltic.
Notable Point · 24:33-25:39
A preserved Finnish coastal submarine and German U-boat development
A visit to a small Finnish submarine provides a tangible link between Baltic coastal craft, German engineers, and later U-boat development.