Build The Atom Brick U-505 set while learning more details on the design and history of the sub. Find the key details of the design and then display the completed piece in your home, classroom or office! On May 24, 1941 the German Kriegsmarine launched U-505, a type IXC submarine, also known as a U-boat. During her three years of operation, U-505 was responsible for the sinking of seven vessels with a total of 44,962 gross register tonnage lost over the course of twelve patrols. U-505 was captured on June 4, 1944 by Allied Task Group 22.3 commanded by Captain Daniel V. Gallery, making U-505 one of only 6 U-boats to be captured during World War II. After the war U-505 would go on to become a museum ship at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Illinois where she remains today. The Atom Brick was founded with the mission to provide an educational experience for an array of subjects found throughout the world by “building” them right before your eyes! The Atom Brick is 3/4 the size of “standard” building bricks. This size allows for more details to be represented in models while still allowing for ease of handling for builders