| 1916 | G 13 (I 5C) | Launched |
| 1917 | E 44 | Completed |
| 1917 | L 19 | Laid Down |
| 1928 | Proteus (N 29) | Laid Down |
| 1940 | H 31 | Sank UJ-126 in the North Sea |
| 1943 | Safari (P 211) | HMS Safari sinks the Italian auxiliary minesweeper No. 47/Amalia with gunfire 16 nautical miles of Cape Comino, Sardinia, Italy. |
| 1943 | Sickle (P 224) | HMS Sickle sinks the Italian auxiliary minesweepers No. 61/Costante Neri and No. 164/Rosa Madre with gunfire 7 miles north of the island of Gorgona, Italy. |
| 1943 | Torbay (N 79) | HMS Torbay sinks the Italian auxiliary patrol vessel V 90/San Girolamo with gunfire south-east of Giglio, Italy. |
| 1944 | Sirdar (P 226) | HMS Sirdar sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire off the west coast of Siam. |
| 1959 | Oberon (S 09) | Launched |
| 1966 | Valiant (S 102) | Completed |
| 2013 | Agamemnon (S 124) | The Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology, Philip Dunne, performed the keel laying ceremony for the sixth Astute class submarine in Devonshire Dock Hall. |
| Class: | 1936 - 1958: U Class |
| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | U2 |
| Fate: | |
| Scrapped in May 1949 at Milford Haven. | |
This is the story of the Types II, VII and IX that became the workhorse' of the Kriegsmarine's submarine fleet and put out to sea to attack Allied shipping right up to the end of the war. The Type II was a small coastal boat that struggled to reach the Atlantic; the Type VII was perfectly at home there, but lacked the technology to tackle well protected convoys; whilst the Type IX was a long-range variety that was modified so that it could operate in the Indian Ocean.
In this latest book by the renowned Kriegsmarine historian Jak Mallmann Showell, these attack U-boats are explored at length. This includes details of their armament, capabilities, crew facilities, and just what it was like to operate such a vessel, and of course the story of their development and operational history.
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| Class: | 1936 - 1958: U Class |
| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | U2 |
| Fate: | |
| Scrapped in May 1949 at Milford Haven. | |
This is the story of the Types II, VII and IX that became the workhorse' of the Kriegsmarine's submarine fleet and put out to sea to attack Allied shipping right up to the end of the war. The Type II was a small coastal boat that struggled to reach the Atlantic; the Type VII was perfectly at home there, but lacked the technology to tackle well protected convoys; whilst the Type IX was a long-range variety that was modified so that it could operate in the Indian Ocean.
In this latest book by the renowned Kriegsmarine historian Jak Mallmann Showell, these attack U-boats are explored at length. This includes details of their armament, capabilities, crew facilities, and just what it was like to operate such a vessel, and of course the story of their development and operational history.
17 pages added or updated in the last 1 month
Please help to maintain this site by reporting any Errors, Broken Links, Information or Site Issues on this page using this button
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