SM UC-42 - Wikipedia
WEBSM UC-42 was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 20 November 1915 and was launched on 21 September 1916.
UB 42 - German and Austrian U-boats of World War One
WEBUB 42. The 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. Over 40.000 pages on the officers, the boats, technology and the Allied efforts to …
List of most successful German U-boats - Wikipedia
WEBThis list contains the 5 most successful German U-boats during the First World War based on total tonnage. Only sunk commercial vessels are included, not military (warships) nor damaged ships.
List of U-boat types - Wikipedia
WEBList of U-boat types contains lists of the German U-boat types (submarine classes) used in World War I and World War II. The anglicized word U-boat is usually only used as reference for German submarines in the two World Wars and therefore postwar submarine in the Bundesmarine and later German Navy are not included.
How German U‑Boats Were Used in WWI—And Perfected in WWII
WEBMar 21, 2022 · By the start of World War I in 1914, however, Germany had caught the competition. Its 20 combat-ready U-boats were more sophisticated that other countries’ submarines and could travel 5,000...
UC 42 - Wreck of WW1 German U-boat - YouTube
WEBJun 12, 2011 · The UC 42 was a coastal minelayer commissioned by the German navy in 1915. It made six patrols from the first of January 1917 up until September 10th that year at which point it is believed...
7. Selected technical data - The U-boat War in World War One …
WEBSelected Technical Data of Imperial German U-boats and their Torpedoes. max. Speed. * All German U-boats were engineered with a diving depth safety factor of 2.5. That means that at a constructed diving depth (Konstruktionstauchtiefe) of 50 m, the probable destruction depth of the pressure hull was about 125m.
The Type IX U-boat U-42 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net
WEBSunk on 13 October 1939 in the North Atlantic south-west of Ireland, in position 49.12N, 16.00W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Imogen and HMS Ilex. 26 dead and 20 survivors. Loss position. See the 1 ships hit by U-42 - View the 1 war patrol.
Steel predators: The silent threat of German U-boats in WWI
WEBAt the dawn of the 20th century, a new weapon emerged from the depths of the ocean, forever altering the course of World War I. The German U-boat, a stealthy hunter lurking beneath the waves, introduced a level of unseen terror and …
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).