This Map Shows the Full Extent of the Devastation Wrought by U-Boats …
WEBMay 7, 2015 · As of April 1915, German forces had sunk 39 ships and lost only three U-boats in the process. U-boats played a pivotal role in helping Germany react to the economic offensive that Britain had...
Ships hit by U-boats in World War Two (WWII) - uboat.net
WEBThe 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. This section includes over 21.000 Allied Warships and over 11.000 Allied Commanders of WWII, from the US Navy, Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Australian Navy, The …
How Entombed U-boats Were Re-discovered Decades After WWII …
WEBJan 17, 2024 · However, in the mid-1980s the discovery — or, rather, re-discovery — of three German U-boats entombed in an abandoned U-boat bunker in Hamburg brought to light an altogether unknown history.
Permission to Come Aboard — Four Surviving WW2 U-Boats You …
WEBMay 31, 2014 · Those visiting Kiel, Germany can board and tour the U-995, a completely intact Type VIIC/41 U-boat. From September of 1943 to the end of the war, the 220-foot vessel conducted several patrols, sinking a total of …
Operation Drumbeat’s Devastating Toll on Allied Shipping
WEBWhile the Eastern Seaboard was virtually unprotected during the first disastrous six months of 1942, the U-boats sank thousands of tons of Allied and neutral shipping from Newfoundland to the Caribbean. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill called …
U-Boat Attacks Of World War II - New England Historical Society
WEBIn less than seven months, U-boat attacks would destroy 22 percent of the tanker fleet and sink 233 ships in the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. The U-boats killed 5,000 seamen and passengers, more than twice the number …
U-boat Losses by cause - Fates - German U-boats of WWII
WEBU-boat losses by cause. In the following table I attempt to list all U-boat losses by type of loss. There are some duplications in the listing (i.e. boats being paid off and then either scuttled or surrendered) but this as accurate as I can make it right now.
The Hunt for the Notorious U-Boat UB-29 | Smithsonian
WEBLess than a year before, a German U-boat sank the liner Lusitania in the Irish Sea, and 128 Americans died. President Woodrow Wilson put Germany on notice that “unrestricted submarine warfare...
How America captured a German submarine right before D-Day
WEBJun 4, 2024 · After hammering U-515 with depth charges from both Naval destroyers and aircraft, it was damaged beyond saving. The Nazi commander ordered the submarine to the surface, where the U.S. Navy...
When War Erupted Off Virginia Beach - U.S. Naval Institute
WEBAt the outbreak of war in September 1939, U-boats, Luftwaffe aircraft, and surface warships had conducted several mass minelaying operations targeting most major seaports in the British Isles. That campaign had resulted in 30 ships sunk, totaling 104,000 GRT, and many others damaged. 4.