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U-boats Scuttled In 1918
U-boats are naval submarines operated by Germany, including during the First and Second World Wars. The term is an anglicized form of the German word , a shortening of (), though the German term refers to any submarine. Austro-Hungarian Navy submarines were also known as U-boats. U-boats are most known for their unrestricted submarine warfare in both world wars, trying to disrupt merchant traffic towards the UK and force the UK out of the war. In World War I, Germany intermittently waged unrestricted submarine warfare against the UK: a first campaign in 1915 was abandoned after strong protests from the US but in 1917 the Germans, facing deadlock on the continent, saw no other option than to resume the campaign in February 1917. The renewed campaign failed to achieve its goal mainly because of the introduction of convoys. Instead the campaign ensured final defeat as the campaign was a contributing factor to the entry of the US in the First World War. In World War II, Karl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
U995 2001 1 B
German submarine ''U-995'' is a German Type VII submarine#Type VIIC.2F41, Type VIIC/41 U-boat of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine''. She was Keel laying, laid down on 25 November 1942 by Blohm & Voss in Hamburg, Germany, and Ship commissioning, commissioned on 16 September 1943 with ''Oberleutnant zur See'' Walter Köhntopp in command. She is preserved at Laboe Naval Memorial near Kiel. Design German Type VII submarine#Type VIIC/41, German Type VIIC/41 submarines were preceded by the heavier German Type VII submarine#Type VIIC, Type VIIC submarines. ''U-995'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam (nautical), beam of , a height of , and a draught (ship), draught of . The submarine was powered by two Germaniawerft F46 four-stroke, six-cylinder supercharged diesel engines producing a total of for use while surfaced, two Brown, Boveri & Cie GG UB 720/8 Motor–generator, double-acting electric mot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
