Built on sunk kesons (steel or reinforced concrete box specially designed for hydrotechnical work) 300 m from the shore, Babie Doły torpedo plant ignites imagination. This is 1 of the most interesting places in Gdynia. Its operations began in 1942, and operated until April 1945, until the Germans evacuated the facility. All the operating devices were stolen by the Red Army.
The narrow gauge queue bridge was blown up to prevent access to the building. It was the only connection to the shoreline. Today, all that remains is an overloaded skeleton of the full structure. What was the German Kriegsmarine, the Navy of the III Things, a torpedo facility in Gdynia?
Wonderful weapons, magnetic and acoustic torpedoes
The Torpedowaffenplatz Hexengrund (TPW) construction began in 1940. The German army and Navy celebrated successes on all fronts. The submarines (U-boats) collected a bloody toll on the seas and oceans of the world. No convoy, and even a single ship, could feel safe erstwhile deadly submarines lurked below the surface of the water.
The improvement of the 3rd Reich technology was beyond imagination. A stunning amount of fresh weapons was tested, ranging from jet engines to fighters to modern, deadly torpedoes. That's what the TPW was at 1 point. The most crucial investigation centre of the German Navy.
According to the portal Gdynia.pl, TPW besides served as a test facility for the air force. The German military momentum included equipment for investigating shots, engine dynamometer, torpedo and warhead storage, as well as power plant, machinery plant and office spaces.
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German U-boats sank 2880 merchant ships, 265 transport ships and 175 Allied warships during planet War II. Hitler, despite his innate seasickness and aversion to water, effectively predicted the usage of submarines in conducting war on the seas and oceans.
In time, however, the Allies constructed always more powerful ships, and convoys traversing the Atlantic were able to number as many as tens of ships armed to the teeth. That's why the panic Trying to make a better, faster and more deadly torpedo. Like any Wunderwaffe, this 1 besides remained in the realm of dreams.
What's next with the torpedo room?
Exceptionally ambitious plans to revitalize the site were created only on paper. Sanatorium for miners, marina with full facilities, luxury hotel, and even the Flora and Fauna Museum. no of these things went beyond the drawing board. In the late 1970s and late 1980s. Part of the walls collapsed, which at the same time overloaded the full structure. However, until the 1980s military divers trained there.
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The torpedo is treated as a curiosity and background for photos, especially weddings. You can besides dive there, of course with appropriate qualifications. A large amount of scrap and debris found on the seabed may pose a threat to inexperienced people.
