Midget submarine wwii

U-boat of the Day U - 1 patrol 3 ships sunk 20, tons. Louis was fired upon by one of the five midgets, despite Captain Rood's certainty. Seehund Seal The most successful of the midget boats, built and commissioned. It was raised by the Navy, and its bow, still armed with torpedoes, was taken off and dumped at sea. This is what is normally considered the most successful of the miniature German submarines. The reader is cautioned that when all the evidence is weighed, the question of whether a submarine fired any torpedoes at Battleship Row remains inconclusive.

No less than four hits were obtained and the ship sank quickly. It was a small vessel, only about 10 tons, and loaded with a cargo of rice. She looked just about like all the other diesel powered, Balao-class U. Mackenzie, RN conducted exercises off Malta. Opened the range to yards and sank the junk 20 tons, no cargo with 9 rounds of gunfire. At hours the crew of six was seen to abandon ship. IndianaFerg February 20, at

Then fired warning shots at the first and third coaster hoping that their crews would abandon them. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Biber Submarines. Sighted a large number of small sailing vessels and when of Cape Sta Maria sighted two caiques coming from the Westward. For anyone who enjoys U-boat history and wreck diving here's a fascinating look at the story of U, her captain and crew, and the diving and adventure that have followed. Thrasher then departed the area to take up her patrol position.