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BATTLEOF THEATLANTIC
The Battle
of the
Atlantic Story
The Battle of the Atlantic Story Experience is the world's first museum dedicated to the longest continuous military campaign of World War II - centred around U-534, the only U-boat raised from the seabed after combat - and home to the world's largest memorial to the Atlantic Campaign.
Opening in 2027
A Story of Courage,
Sacrifice & Survival
From 1939 to 1945, the Battle of the Atlantic determined the survival of Britain and the outcome of the Second World War. Without victory at sea, there would have been no D-Day and liberation of Europe. The war would have been lost. The Battle of the Atlantic Story exists so that this is never forgotten. The story is told through the artefacts, voices and experiences of those who bravely lived through the battle.
At the heart of the museum is U-534, the last U-boat to leave Germany before the surrender. The submarine was sunk on 5 May 1945 and raised from the Kattegat seabed in 1993.
What was the Battle of the Atlantic? →"Liverpool was the lifeline of the Atlantic."
- Admiral Sir Max Horton, Commander-in-Chief Western Approaches
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The Cost of the Atlantic · 1939–1945
Allied ships lost
Allied lives lost
German submariners lost
Continuous campaign
An Allied convoy underway near Iceland, 1942 · US Navy 80-G-72409