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The purpose of this paper is to set out the Royal Navy's policy for the acquisition of a limited number of U-Boats for research purposes, including U-1407, to explain the circumstances which led to the acquisition of this Type XVIIB U-Boat, and to describe U-1407's service in the Royal Navy from 1945 to 1949.
The author relates his experiences as a submarine commander for the British Royal Navy during World War II, describing patrols in the North Sea and the Mediterranean and enemy attacks that made submarine operations the most dangerous of combat services
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The purpose of this paper is to set out the Royal Navy's policy for the acquisition of a limited number of U-Boats for research purposes, including U-1407, to explain the circumstances which led to the acquisition of this Type XVIIB U-Boat, and to describe U-1407's service in the Royal Navy from 1945 to 1949.
The author relates his experiences as a submarine commander for the British Royal Navy during World War II, describing patrols in the North Sea and the Mediterranean and enemy attacks that made submarine operations the most dangerous of combat services
12 pages added or updated in the last 2 month
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