In May 1994 several holes in the "Kilian" were filled with sand to prevent the possible explosion of remaining explosives.During recent years there was an intense public and political discussion whether "Kilian" should be preserved as a war-memorial but now it looks like it will be removed some day to give way for civil harbour expansion plans in the near future.Today the ruin is characterized by the remaining stumps of the South gate's entrance and some ceiling remains blocking it by leaning against them. It was also then when the work box-section on the land side was completed. Climbing the view tower in the memorial across the street was a highlight.
On November 13th 1943 "Kilian" was consecrated, the first U-boat to enter was The U-boat menace made Kiel a high-priority target for Allied bombers. 107 bombs with 113 kg explosives were also brought into the building and, maybe, some other ammunition. The merchant ship "Jan Wellem" was anchored in a distance of 120 m to protect the city from the expected flood wave. I would definitely visit again.The U Boat was cool. In the meantime the construction of u-boats had begun, first equipment to be installed on October 2nd 1944. The first protective structures for U-boats were not designed to protect against aerial bombs, but rather to conceal the presence of an underlying boat from prying eyes. Until summer 1943 the walls were built, the construction of the ceiling lasted until November 43. See the sights of Kiel on a hop-on hop-off tour by open-top double-decker bus. This U-boat is in very good condition and well worth the time to visit, along with the memorial. There is no official access to "Kilian", but it's possible to reach the ruins by boat or via the surrounding harbour zone and also do some interesting diving. Until spring 1945, sections of In October 1946 "Konrad" was blown up by the allies, the debris remaining until the 60s. This 24-hour ticket provides a convenient way to get around the city so you can check out the attractions that interest you at your own pace. On the North-West-corner a two-storey anti-air-raid-tower with accommodation space was erected with walls of only 30 cm strength. The North gate was completely destroyed, only the cube of the mentioned anti-air-raid-tower showing with a dramatic list half sunken above the surface. U-boat bases Kiel, Germany. In September 1959 also the remaining Southern entrance of "Kilian", which until then had still formed a fragmented gate was blown up due to its lag of stability by Harry Stallzus. Fantastic view of the area. Pens were constructed in the northern coastal ports of the Reich and in many occupied countries. 200 layers were put on the side walls with a speed of 16 per day which was about 13 m. In an air-raid in the night from 23rd to 24th of July 628 RAF-bombers attacked the shipyard and damaged the building site with 10 bombs.
The ceiling consisted of pre-stressed concrete-layers being in the end 4,8 m thick, the walls then had a strength of 3,3 m. There were two boxes each with a length of 150 m, the berths within stretched over 138 m per side. Construction started in winter 1941/42, many workers came from surrounding working camps and also prisoners-of-war and deported people from the east being not allowed to find shelter in bunkers during air-raids. This is of course far from complete and only 2 bases have their pages installed so far. This 24-hour ticket provides a convenient way to get around the city so you can check out the attractions that interest you at your own pace. This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of See the sights of Kiel on a hop-on hop-off tour by open-top double-decker bus. After the war divers of the "Disposal Group" inspected the wreck of U-4708, and it was successfully identified as wreck "No. Attempts to raise the wreck with air pressure failed. It was not blown up completely to prevent some yard-installations from being destroyed too. Board at any of the nine stops, such as Herthastraße and Reventlou Bridge, and hop off at places you want to explore, re-boarding the bus whenever you're ready to continue your tour.Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the date(s) you selected. For the construction of new, large shipbuilding halls of the The first such structure was erected in Brugge (Belgium) where sheet metal measuring 70 meters by 20 meters were laid out overhanging the mooring points. Naval Base Kiel. © 1995 - 2020 Guðmundur Helgason
On April 19th 1944 the construction of the ceiling commenced. Here was commissioned the first German U-boat SM U-1 in 1906. During World War II, Kiel’s importance grew. Also the 9th Flotilla was established there in October 1941. It took three weeks to drill 288 holes and inject 0,57 kg explosives into each. Interesting to see how narrow and utilitarian the interior was. Tons of concrete buried U-4708 and some small craft.
The 2nd base to be built in Kiel was "Konrad", constructed in a comparatively easy way by housing the existing dry dock III of the Original plans were changed in February 1944 to complete "Konrad" as a bomb-sheltered yard so that an additional lock had to be built 28 m into the existing harbour basin. The bunker was hit several times during the numerous Allied air raids on Kiel, but suffered no significant damage. But please know that dogs are not permitted inside this boat from WW2. I will highly recommend buying a combined ticket for both the submarine and the monument. The building of the U-boat bunker started in January 1941 and in September 1941 the first boat, U-372 used the first ready pen. The memorial gives tribute to the many who have fallen. At low tide, the high rising parts of the outer walls and the sunk ceiling can be detected weed-covered. (Main source the highly recommend book from Sönke Neitzel: This part was erected on sunk concrete-blocks, the first of which was moved into position on February 16th 1944. The middle pier is still visible with a height of partially about 4 m above the water, the rough surface now being covered by plants. In autumn 1942 the 1st concrete box measuring 42,3 x 8 m was sunk to create a foundation for the two outer and the inner wall.