canarywood1 Loc: Sarasota,Florida

And if anyone wants to see what a real Nazi sub looked like go to Chicago, they have the U505 on display that was captured on the high seas in WWII.

rps Loc: Muskoka Ontario Canada

Yes the locks were there in 1940. The St. Lawrence Seaway opened in 1956. Prior to that there was a canal system that dated back to the nineteenth century. I remember as a boy in Montreal during the war visiting my grandparents who lived over one of the powerhouses on the Lachine Canal. (He had been the stationary engineer in charge of it.) We needed a special pass to enter the canal area which was guarded by Canadian soldiers. I have very vivid memories of ships passing within feet of his living room window. In those days Montreal called itself "the world's biggest inland seaport." Ships from Europe would go to Montreal. Cargo would be transferred from or to the lakers which then steamed up the Great Lakes. It was much the same in Cornwall Ontario where I also lived at one time. The old locks in both places as well as the old Lachine and Soulanges canals were abandoned. The once scenic rapids at Milles Roches (a thousand rocks) were flooded. The old Cornwall canal is still there but unused. I'm not sure what happened to the Soulanges and Lachine canals. In think the Soulanges was inundated. Interesting marine history but German U Boats were never a part of it.

bimmer124 Loc: Woodstock, New York

Yes, until recently.

Meives Loc: FORT LAUDERDALE

Great story Tramsey. Thanks for posting. At the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago there is a Nazi U boat, but that was captured at sea and brought there.

DickC Loc: NE Washington state

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Hacksaw Loc: Pacific Northwest

First of all, that's not a photo of a U-Boat. It looks way too modern to be a U-Boat. It's a photo of an old Russian submarine. Geez.....

Fotoserj Loc: St calixte Qc Ca

Now I know it an hoax, but for the sake of argument just tell me how could they reach the lake when the seaway lock systems was at that time only about 25 feet deep and the very fist set of rapid in Montreal at best 10 feet deep

bimmer124 Loc: Woodstock, New York

It was flown in by a hot air balloon similar to the Hindenburg in the dead of night. Softly lowered into the water. The draft was only 10 feet thus it had 15 feet to spare. Customs in Massena was no issue as the crew was dressed in American Navy Issue and spoke perfect English. I am not sure where they went from there, whether it was outward to the Atlantic to pick on American vessels or Niagara Falls and on to Lake Erie to Cleveland to visit The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame or attend a Braves game. I lost track of them after that.