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Episode 29 - The Capture of U-505

In June 1944, the Destroyer Escorts USS PILLSBURY DE-133, USS POPE DE-134, USS FLAHERTY DE-135, and USS JENKS DE-665 successfully captured German U-Boat U-505. The capture was a huge development for the United States as they now had access to an Enigma Machine, acoustic torpedoes, and an intact submarine for study.

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USS PILLSBURY with the captured U-505 alongside, June 1944.

Crew from USS PILLSBURY aboard U-505, June 4, 1944.

U-505 after capture, showing her scallop shell emblem and a large U.S. flag flying over the German naval ensign.

U-505 being prepared for permanent exhibition in Chicago, 1954.