Eastbound on Kiel Canal passing Rendsburg/Germany underway from Wilhelmshaven to Kiel. The decommissioned submarine U 17 (S196) is earmarked as museum ship and will be part of the collection at Technik Museum Sinsheim in southern Germany. Tugs involved for delivery to Thyssen Krupp Marine Systems at Kiel were BÜLK (IMO 8701284) and STEIN (IMO 9241243) from Schlepp- und Fährgesellschaft (SFK).

Length o.a. 48,60m beam 4,60m draught 4,50m
Tonnage : 498 tons (submerged)
Home port : Eckernförde/Germany (until 12/2010)
Operated by Federal German Navy 3. Ubootgeschwader Eckernförde/Germany (until 12/2010)
Crew : 23
Submarine type : Class 206 A
Range : 4.500 NM
Endurance : 30 days
Main engines : 2 x MTU 12-cyl. (1,500hp each)
Max. speed (at surface) : 10 kts
Max. speed (submerged) : 17 kts
Max. diving depth : 200m +
Built in 1973 by shipyard Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft (HDW) at Kiel/Germany, decommissioned 12/2010