Thus a u-boat was short for unterseeboot, or underwater boat. between 1919 until the end of the second world war, germany designed many u-boats ranging from special purpose tiny midget subs to the giant sea cow (seekuh) supply u-boat.. U-boat: u-boat, (“undersea boat”), a german submarine. the destruction of enemy shipping by german u-boats was a spectacular feature of both world wars i and ii. germany was the first country to employ submarines in war as substitutes for surface commerce raiders. at the outset of world war i, german. The u-boat war in world war two (kriegsmarine, 1939-1945) and world war one (kaiserliche marine, 1914-1918) and the allied efforts to counter the threat. over 40.000 pages on the officers, the boats, technology and the allied efforts to counter the u-boat threat..
The first confirmed u-boat to be sunk by a depth charge was the uc-19, which had sunk four allied ships in the english channel. in december 1916 the crew of hms ariel, a british destroyer, sank. The u-boat graveyard: never-before-seen photos of ww1 submarines surrendered by germany only to be wrecked off the cornish coast while on their way to be used as target practice. The u-boat war in world war two (kriegsmarine, 1939-1945) and world war one (kaiserliche marine, 1914-1918) and the allied efforts to counter the threat. over 40.000 pages on the officers, the boats, technology and the allied efforts to counter the u-boat threat..
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