The German U-boat U-853 was sunk off the coast of Point Judith, Rhode Island, in May 1945, marking the last U.S. merchant ...

Early on June 29, 1942, the 8,032-ton British steam tanker HMS Empire Mica cruised east through calm waters toward Key West, ...

One of the deadliest military machines of World War II was the infamous German U-boat. While most people know a little about U-boats and are more than aware that they're submarines, one thing that ...

In that same vein, all U-boats are submarines, but not all submarines are U-boats. What you call them depends on where they're made. A U-boat is nothing more than the Anglicized term for a German ...

Electric submersible specialist U-Boat Worx has unveiled bonafide images of its flagship electric “Super Sub.” The revamped model, designed to provide customers luxury, speed, and depth at sea ...

The new Battle of the Atlantic U-Boat museum is expected to open next year. Birkenhead-based Technical Demolition Services has been appointed to oversee the works, with Big Heritage confirming ...

In 1894, the company placed an order with Laird Brothers of Birkenhead for four identical ... signalled his submarines: ‘To all U-boats: Commence return from patrol at once.

Slow Roll for German U-boat When operational, the U17 was powered by two 4-stroke MTU 600-horsepower diesel-electric engines, and had a cruising speed of 10 knots surfaced and 17 knots submerged.

Firefighters had to board other nearby boats in order to extinguish the blaze, confirming no one was on-board before it was towed to Birkenhead Point Marina, where efforts to extinguish the blaze ...