List of U-boat types - Wikipedia
WEBList of U-boat types contains lists of the German U-boat types (submarine classes) used in World War I and World War II. The anglicized word U-boat is usually only used as reference for German submarines in the two World Wars and therefore postwar submarine in the Bundesmarine and later German Navy are not included.
U-boat Types - German U-boats of WWII - Kriegsmarine - uboat…
WEBThis section contain technical details on all the German U-boat types; Builders, Werk numbers, Order dates and detailed drawings of all types, and many other interesting details. The former type XXI boat U-2540, now a museum at Bremerhaven.
Nomenclature of all WW2 German Submarine Types - Naval …
WEBJan 13, 2019 · The U-boat type (for “unterseeboat”) almost succeeded in breaking the ties between United Kingdom, left the only free and unoccupied country of Europe still standing, and its colonial Empire or the Americas.
All U-boats of World War Two - German U-boats of the …
WEBHere we've created a compilation of all the 1154* U-boats that were commissioned into the Kriegsmarine before and during World War Two. Each boat has a complete history file, including construction facts, commanders, flotillas, successes and final fates.
German U-boat Types - U-boat War in WWI - uboat.net
WEBSee all the shipyards that built U-boats before and during WWI. 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.
U-boat Types - Deutsches U-Boot-Museum
WEBThe three main types of U-boats are described below. The “U”-U-boats” (submarine designation starting with “U”) were large fleet submarines with armament composed of torpedoes, artillery and mines, some 141 U-boats were commissioned by the Imperial German Navy until the end of WW I.
How German U‑Boats Were Used in WWI—And Perfected in WWII
WEBMar 21, 2022 · Front row (left to right): U-22, U-20 (sank the Lusitania), U-19 and U-21. Back row (left to right): U-14, U-10 and U-12. The U-boat fleet made its first strike on September 5, 1914, with an...
U-boat | German Submarine Warfare in WWI & WWII | Britannica
WEBSep 5, 2024 · 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.
U-boat - Wikipedia
WEBCompared to their World War I equivalents, the German U-boat designs of World War II were greatly improved. By using a new steel alloy and by welding instead of riveting, they had stronger hulls and could dive deeper. The diving time was decreased to thirty seconds for a medium U-boat.
Type VII submarine - Wikipedia
WEBType VII U-boats were the most common type of German World War II U-boat. 703 boats were built by the end of the war. The lone surviving example, U-995, is on display at the Laboe Naval Memorial located in Laboe, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.