U-boats

Atlantic warfare vessels

U-boats were German submarines, particularly those used in World Wars I and II to attack Allied shipping.

The term comes from German *Unterseeboot* (undersea boat).

U-boats conducted devastating campaigns against merchant vessels and warships, making them central to naval warfare in both conflicts: The convoy was scattered by U-boat attacks in the North Atlantic.

warfare

torpedo

Propelled undersea explosive

convoyGuarded traveling group
wolfpackGroup hunting collectively
AtlanticOcean bordering Europe

depth charge · periscope · naval · blockade · merchant ship · patrol · hunt · attack · sinking · escort

history

World War I

First global military conflict

World War IISecond global military conflict
LusitaniaWWI maritime casualty
Battle of the AtlanticAllied-Axis oceanic supply war

1917 · Germany · Hitler · armistice · surrender · Enigma · Bletchley Park · naval history · blockade · losses

technology

diesel-electric

Combustion-powered electric drive

hullOuter covering or frame
ballastShip stability material
snorkelUnderwater breathing pipe

conning tower · pressure · dive · surface · propeller · engine · battery · compartment · hatch · torpedo tube

crews

captain

One who commands

commanderPerson with authority over others
sailorSeafaring crew member
officerAuthority figure in uniform

crew · watch · quarters · claustrophobia · veteran · casualty · morale · rations · duty · discipline

U-boats

torpedo

World War I

diesel-electric

captain

U-boats

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