"U-111: Wreck of Famed WWI-Era German U-boat Discovered" Topic
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| Tango01 | 02 Jan 2023 4:07 p.m. PST |
…Off the Coast of Virginia
"During the First World War, Allied vessels feared encountering a German U-boat while traveling across the Atlantic Ocean. It was common for them to be struck by torpedos and sunk at sea, with enemy submarines approaching undetected and diving once they'd attacked. The SM U-111 is just one U-boat to have downed Allied ships. The vessel herself was eventually sunk, and until September 2022, the exact location of her wreck remained unknown.
The SM U-111 was one of 329 U-boats in the Imperial German Navy's fleet during the First World War, famously taking part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. Part of the IV Flotilla, she was commissioned in December 1917 and surrendered to the British less than year later…"
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| Kirk Alderfer | 02 Jan 2024 12:44 p.m. PST |
Thanks for that, a good read. |
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