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Re: U534, could we see it?
Posted by: Atlantik-Pirat! ()
Date: December 31, 2007 09:54AM

Hi All!

Currently you can't visit the U-534. You can drive past of course, but you will only be able to see her from the roadside. I was privileged to have a last tour on her a month ago. Yes it is a shame that she will be cut up, but there are no real alteratives. She has been granted a further 15+ years of life and she could always be stitched back together at a later date. Hopefully now she will be looked after a little better, so no further deterioration will take place (she has really suffered over that past decade or so).

Since Merseytravel have taken over the reigns, the site has been bursting with activity and contractors are working very hard on both her and the new Visitors Centre.

There is a little more info on this on my site: [www.atlantik-pirat.com] (follow the U-534 link). This will be updated as things happen.

There has been a lot of work carried out on the hull over the past month and she is now ready to be treated with preserver and primed. The cutting (into four sections), is due to be carried out in mid January. She will then be moved down the river to her new location. There is only a very small window in which this can happen.

The new Visitor Centre is hopefully going to open in the summer. I have seen the plans and it looks fantastic!

Please give me a shout if you need any more info..

All the best for '08

Max

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U534, could we see it? Galdec 10/06/2007 05:21PM
Re: U534, could we see it? deelder 12/21/2007 08:46PM
Re: U534, could we see it? Jan7 12/30/2007 08:53AM
Re: U534, could we see it? Atlantik-Pirat! 12/31/2007 09:54AM
Re: U534, could we see it? Jan7 12/31/2007 12:07PM
Re: U534, could we see it? Lee 01/03/2008 01:29PM
Re: U534, could we see it? Chris Haunch 01/09/2008 11:42PM
Re: U534, could we see it? Jan7 01/10/2008 07:58AM
Re: U534, could we see it? woodjc 12/31/2007 10:51PM


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