ex German Navy diesel-electric submarine U 17 at Technik Museum Speyer in Speyer, Germany.
Right next to Technik Museum Speyer, submarine U 17 is being prepared for transport to Sinsheim. Earlier this year, the class 206 boat had been shipped up the Rhine to Speyer on a pontoon with great media attention. From here, the vessel will be transported to Sinsheim by truck, where it will be on display at the Auto- und Technikmuseum.
U 17
Class: Klasse 206 (later converted to Klasse 206 A)
Builder: Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG, Kiel
Propulsion: diesel-electric (2x MTU 12-cyl. diesel + Siemens generator)
Length: 48.6 m
Width: 4.6 m
Displacement; surfaced/submerged: 450/498 t
Carreer:
1970: laid down at Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG, Kiel, yard no. #33
1972: launched
1973: commissioned into Bundesmarine; in service with 3. Ubootgeschwader, Eckernförde as U 16, pennant number S 196
1989-1991: converted to Klasse 206 A standard by HDW
1997: operated in the Western Atlantic in joint exercises with the U.S. Navy
2006: transferred to 1. Ubootgeschwader, Eckernförde
2010: participated in NATO Operation Active Endeavor in the Mediterranean Sea
2010-2015: laid up at Marinearsenal Wilhelmshaven
2023: transported to Speyer on pontoon. Preparations for transport to Sinsheim for display at Auto- und Technikmuseum Sinsheim.
