
German submarines were also called u-boats. a typical u-boat was about 214 feet long, could carry 35 men, 12 torpedoes, and could travel underwater for up to 2 hours at a time.
German submarines were also called u-boats. a typical u-boat was about 214 feet long, could carry 35 men, 12 torpedoes, and could travel underwater for up to 2 hours at a time.
Unrestricted submarine warfare was introduced early in 1915. Germany had declared a war zone on the area around the British Isles, but by September of 1915 they had put strict constraints on the use of the submarines. In 1917 this had returned.
The inventor and designer of the submarine was Wilhelm Bauer in 1850. Although his final model had sunk to when it was take for its first drive. It was taken out of the water and put on display in a museum.
Unrestricted submarine warfare was announced by Germany on January 9th, 1817. The chancellor of Germany at the time had feared to use this type of warfare in fear of America joining into the war. This type of warfare was used as a result of desperation and a belief that the ferocious tactic would have kept America away.
Before WWI all navy fleets had submarines in them, but they were relatively small. People had questioned their military value and were generally used for coastal operations. The largest submarines were the U-boats which was made by Germany. The standard submarine during WWI was only about 200 feet long, but the U-boats were 315 feet long.