In the final weeks of the war, the Navy hunted down and sank five German submarines in the North Atlantic. They stopped what ...

The post-war narrative of the German U-boat efforts follows several stages: the first “Happy Time,” followed by the second “Happy Time,” and then utter destruction by the Allies. In reality, the ...

A German U-boat that sank off the British coast during World War II has been captured on camera in remarkable images. The pictures were taken by diving contractor Dive Newquay, which took a group of ...

In an era of hypersonic missiles, stealth fighters, and nuclear subs, it’s hard to picture sailors going toe-to-toe with the enemy on a ship’s deck. Yet during World War II, the crew of a brand-new ...

The Brazilian Navy has confirmed that a wreck found in 2011 is that of a Brazilian auxiliary ship sunk in 1944 by a torpedo from the German U-boat U-861. About 100 lives were lost when the Vital de ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Tane Casserly provided a history of the Battle of the Atlantic and the appearance of German U-Boats off America’s Mid-Atlantic coast. This was ...

The development of the automotive torpedo during World War I helped submarines to become more efficient by allowing them to attack from a safe distance. During World War I, Germany’s U-boats engaged ...

In 1917, visitors to Central Park were greeted by historic sites like the Bethesda Fountain, statues of historical figures, and quite surprisingly a German U-Boat. During World War I, the SM UC-5, a ...