Docking of boats was not possible. On August 16th 1986 salvage work started due to oil spilling out of the rusting hull, but it was not before August 30th that the giant floating-crane "Hebelift 3" was able to raise the wreck which was then scrapped nearby. Fantastic view of the area.

A direct hit in the night from April 13th to 14th caused only neglectable damage. 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. 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.

Outside the boat your dog wil quicckly make friends with the other dogs visiting that beach.Very interesting to see how cramped and hot the subs would have been to work in.The average age of the servicemen was 21.The Marine Museum was very impressive. 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. Please choose a different date.Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the date(s) you selected. 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. In Kiel was founded the first U-boat flotilla in October 1910 and a year later the Ubootsschule (U-boat school). During World War II, Kiel’s importance grew. In the meantime the construction of u-boats had begun, first equipment to be installed on October 2nd 1944. Before this he raised a sunk In 1989 some divers of the German navy inspected the underwater-world of "Kilian" in order to trace U-4708 but had serious difficulties to get to the wreck now being caught in a tunnel beneath the sunken ceiling and almost completely covered by mud in a depth of 8m.Another remarkable post-war-event was the sinking of the pirate radio ship "Galaxy", better known as the famous "Radio London" and in war days a US-minelayer of 800 ts called "King" and fighting off Japan, on April 19th 1979 after five years of neglection in the North box. After the war divers of the "Disposal Group" inspected the wreck of U-4708, and it was successfully identified as wreck "No. Naval Base Kiel. A half-sunk barge lying in shallow water is now partially buried in the sand fill which looks like a little beach in the North box. The 1st Flotilla moved from Kiel to Brest in June 1941 and the first boat reached the new base was U-204 on the 27th June 1941. This U-boat is in very good condition and well worth the time to visit, along with the memorial.

The memorial gives tribute to the many who have fallen.

There are also lots of debris of the Howaldt yard which formerly owned the whole area which is now in communal hands. 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. The bunker was hit several times during the numerous Allied air raids on Kiel, but suffered no significant damage. Pens were constructed in the northern coastal ports of the Reich and in many occupied countries. The merchant ship "Jan Wellem" was anchored in a distance of 120 m to protect the city from the expected flood wave.

On April 19th 1944 the construction of the ceiling commenced.

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. It was also then when the work box-section on the land side was completed.

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.