Type IXA submarine
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The Type IXA submarine was a sub-class of the Type IX submarine built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine between 1937 and 1938. These U-boats were designed between 1935 and 1936 and were intended to be f
U-37 docked at Wilhelmshaven on 18 April 1940
U-37 at Lorient in 1940.
The crew of U-38 departing the submarine after reaching Wilhelmshaven on 18 April 1940
Type I submarine
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The Type I U-boat was the first post–World War I attempt to produce an oceangoing submarine for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. The type was based on the Spanish Type E-1 and Finnish CV707, which were bo
Type IXA submarine
…U-boats were designed between 1935 and 1936 and were intended to be fairly large ocean-going submarines. The inspiration for the Type IXA came from the Type I submarine, which had a similar diving depth and identical submerged horsepower. Two of the eight Type IXA submarines built (U-37 and U-38) would become the sixth…
U-25, a Type I U-boat.