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 [ˈuːboːt] ⓘ, 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.
List of German U-boats in World War II (1-599) - Wikipedia
WEBThe German military submarines known as U-boats that were in action during World War II were built between 1935 and 1944, and were numbered in sequence from U-1 upwards. Numbering was according to the sequence in which construction orders were allocated to the individual shipyards, rather than commissioning date; thus some boats carrying high ...
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.
U-boat | German Submarine Warfare in WWI & WWII | Britannica
WEBSep 5, 2024 · In World War II Germany built 1,162 U-boats, of which 785 were destroyed and the remainder surrendered (or were scuttled to avoid surrender) at the capitulation. Of the 632 U-boats sunk at sea, Allied surface ships and shore-based aircraft accounted for the great majority (246 and 245 respectively).
The German U-Boat. The Deadliest Hunter Of The Sea -The …
WEBFeb 12, 2019 · In 1939, when the Second World War broke out, Germany had only managed to construct 57 U-boats, but these new U-boats were far sturdier and more technologically advanced than their WWI predecessors, featuring heat-seeking torpedoes, large gun decks, and spiderweb mines.
All German U-boats of WWII - U-1 thru U-4712 - uboat.net
WEBThis is a complete listing of all commissioned German U-boats during WWII. See also U-boats not commissioned and foreign U-boats.
The U-boat Wars 1939-1945 (Kriegsmarine) and 1914-1918 …
WEBThe U-boat War in World War Two (1939-1945) and World War One (1914-1918). Over 30,000 pages on the officers, the boats, technology and the Allied efforts to counter the U-boat threat.
The War For The Seas: The U-Boats That Stalked The Atlantic ... - YouTube
WEBJan 20, 2021 · An authentic look at maritime war, with rare archive footage and war films shot by The Royal Navy's officers and crew during the Second World War.
U-boat summary | Britannica
WEBU-boat, German Unterseeboot (“undersea boat”), German submarine. The first German submarine, the U-1, was built in 1905. During World War I Germany became the first country to employ submarines in war, and during World War II its U-boats dominated the Battle of the Atlantic until the Allies developed new antisubmarine tactics.
The U-Boat War: A Vital and Misjudged Part of WWII
WEBDec 28, 2017 · The Battle of the Atlantic was a vital arena of the Second World War. A protracted campaign that lasted for most of the war, German vessels tried to sink Allied supply ships. By far the most effective tools were the U-boats, the German submarines.