The U-boat Crew - The Men of the Kriegsmarine - uboat.net
WEBThese pages show the composition of a typical U-boat crew and the duties of all its members, together with the specialist instruction they received.
U-boat - Wikipedia
WEBU-boats were naval submarines operated by Germany, particularly in the First and Second World Wars. The term is an anglicized version of the German word U-Boot ⓘ, a shortening of Unterseeboot (under-sea boat), though the German term refers to any submarine. Austro-Hungarian Navy submarines were also known as U-boats.
Articles: Life Aboard a U-Boat - uboataces.com
WEBThe crew of a U-boat is made up of specialists and seamen. Specialist crew, such as radioman, torpedomen and machineman were responsible for the operation and maintenance of equipment aboard the U-boat.
German U-Boat Crew - Officers, Petty Officers and Seamen
WEBU-Boat Crew. The crew numbers aboard a U-boat varied greatly between different U-boat types and the mission it was undertaking. A Type II U-boat comprised of 25 officers and seamen, while a Type VII housed approximately 45. A Type IX had about 50 and Type XXI had a 57 man crew.
uboat.net - The Men - List of all U-boat Personnel files
WEBU-boat Commanders. Please see our new U-boat Commander listing section listing all U-boat commanders of WWII. Non-commanders. The following men were not commanders of U-boats but rather Chief Engineers (LI), Machinists (Obermachinist and machinist) and helmsmen (Steuermann).
The Men of the Kriegsmarine U-boat force - uboat.net
WEBThe Men of the U-boats. This is a set of pages which contains pages such as the Top U-boat Aces, Commanders that sank over 50,000 tons of shipping and much more. 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.
List of World War II U-boat commanders - Wikipedia
WEBThis is a list of World War II U-boat commanders. Only sunk merchant ships are counted in the totals; warships and damaged ships are not. Submariners suffered the highest casualty rate in the German military: 75%. Commanders killed in …
The German U-Boat. The Deadliest Hunter Of The Sea -The …
WEBFeb 12, 2019 · The Allies kept upping their game against the U-boats, and ultimately, of the 1,162 U-boats the Germans constructed during WWII, 785 were destroyed by the end of the war and the total casualty rate of U-boat crews was almost seven out of ten men.
U-boat summary | Britannica
WEBThe principal German U-boat was the type VII; the VIIC variant was 220.25 ft (66 m) long, displaced 769 tons on the surface, carried one 90-mm deck gun and five torpedo tubes, and was manned by a crew of 44.
How German U‑Boats Were Used in WWI—And Perfected in WWII
WEBMar 21, 2022 · U-boat crews inhaled a foul cocktail of bilge water, sweat and diesel fumes. Mildew blossomed on their shoes, and charts even rotted from the oppressive heat and dampness. “I feel like Jonah...