The American destroyer was steaming alone in the Atlantic, 25 miles from Bishop Rock, off the southwest coast of Britain, unaware that it was being stalked by a U-boat, an enemy submarine.
German submarines, known as U-boats, targeted Allied shipping during World War One, sinking hundreds of vessels. Historians say the UC-61 was credited with sinking at least 11 ships, either by ...
show the heart of a World War I German submarine that sank in 1918 after it was rammed by a torpedo boat destroyer. During WWII, Germany built 1,162 destructive "U-boats," which is short for the ...
The wreck of a German submarine that sank during World War One has been found in the North Sea and officials believe 23 bodies may be inside it. The type UB-II submarine is said to be in good ...
Near the end of WWI Germany, was still putting new submarines into the Atlantic. A U-boat called the SM UC-97 was ...
The USS New Jersey made waves when it was commissioned — the first submarine in the U.S. Navy's fleet designed specifically ...
These deadly submarines patrolled the waters of the ... This would not have made a difference to a WW1 U-boat commander hunting slow merchant ships. But it could make a difference today where ...
A diary handed down through three generations has helped find the wreck of a German U-boat sunk by a secret ... known battle ...
When they found that ‘obstruction’ – 110 metres down (over 350ft) – the divers recorded tell-tale features of a WW1-era warship ... The cruiser fell victim to U-boat ace Otto Weddigen and his ...
Learn about America’s involvement in World War One, including its key battles and how US participation helped to secure an Allied victory.
a seaman on the U-boat, the UC-18, when it was torpedoed near Guernsey. Seaman Hans Kuffner, 26, was one of the oldest members of the submarine's crew. His great nephew, Andreas Kuffner ...