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A midget submarine is any submarine under 150 tons, typically operated by a crew of one or two but sometimes up to nine, with little or no on-board living accommodation. They normally work with mother
Some 80 Japanese Type D "Kōryū" Midget Submarines in a dry dock at Kure, 19 October 1945
Crew of a British X-class midget submarine, part of the British Pacific Submarine Fleet
German midget submarine Seehund, with a torpedo
An Italian CB-class submarine in the Nikola Tesla Technical Museum in Zagreb, Croatia
Seehund
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Seehund, also known as Type XXVII, was a midget submarine built by Nazi Germany during World War II. Designed in 1944 and operated by two-man crews, it was used by the Kriegsmarine during the closing
Midget submarine
…harbor penetration. Germany's various World War II designs were mostly designed to attack Allied shipping off landing beaches and harbors, although the Seehund had a great enough range to attack shipping off the Thames estuary. Midget submarines have also seen some use in support roles. X-craft were used for…
A Seehund midget submarine, on display at the Deutsches Marinemuseum, Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony, Germany
Interior of a salvaged Seehund submarine, Bundeswehr Military History Museum, Dresden
Salvaged Seehund submarine, Bundeswehr Military History Museum, Dresden
Seehund 075 at the United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum