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At the beginning of [[World War I]], German U-boats sunk five British [[cruisers]] in the first ten weeks of the war. | At the beginning of [[World War I]], German U-boats sunk five British [[cruisers]] in the first ten weeks of the war. | ||
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| + | U-boats had similar success in the first months of [[World War II]]. The [[aircraft carrier]] HMS ''Courageous'' was sunk by a German submarine on September 12, 1939, and the carrier ''Ark Royal'' narrowly missed a similar fate 2 days later. The [[Kriegsmarine]] scored an even greater victory in October, when U-47 penetrated the Royal Navy base at Scapa Flow and sank the WWI-era [[battleship]] ''Royal Oak''.<ref>Submarine Warfare, an Illustrated History, by Antony Preston, Thunder Bay Press, 1998</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 04:01, March 26, 2008
A U-boat (from the German unterseeboot) is a German submarine. It was used in warfare during both World War I and World War II. These U-boats struck fear in the hearts of many, as they (during certain times) shot down both military and civilian ships alike as well as ships from neutral countries.
At the beginning of World War I, German U-boats sunk five British cruisers in the first ten weeks of the war.
U-boats had similar success in the first months of World War II. The aircraft carrier HMS Courageous was sunk by a German submarine on September 12, 1939, and the carrier Ark Royal narrowly missed a similar fate 2 days later. The Kriegsmarine scored an even greater victory in October, when U-47 penetrated the Royal Navy base at Scapa Flow and sank the WWI-era battleship Royal Oak.[1]
References
- ↑ Submarine Warfare, an Illustrated History, by Antony Preston, Thunder Bay Press, 1998
