With the German surrender, U-21 was collected by the British and it was during the operation to bring her to British waters under tow that U-21 took on water and sunk - ending her ocean-going career in full. Documents relating to SM U-21. But the stories of the U-boats are true. It’s the kind of music one would hear in JAWS or some other action thriller, the pictures are so clear in our collective memory. She was commissioned on 3 August 1936. [4] Después, llegaron más éxitos. The large sonar array and its housing did slow the boat down, but its placement and size allowed for a very sensitive system to be installed, and gave it near-360 degree coverage around the submarine. The Type XXI U-boat series began with U-2501 and ended with the U-3530.
In 1918, she was made part of III U-boat Flotilla and later served in the training role for the rest of the war - which ended with the Armistice of November 11th, 1918.
German submarine U-21 was a Type IIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine.Her keel was laid down 4 March 1936, by Germaniawerft of Kiel as yard number 551. Más adelante, los U-Boote alcanzaron el éxito, cuando el SM U-21 hundió el crucero HMS Pathfinder. U21. war diaries - boat-sheets - funk-logs - shooting-notices - further Further pictures of the boats LINK as well as the commander LINK can also be ordered.To do this, please send us an e-mail with the corresponding picture titles to kontakt@uboot-recherche.de
En septiembre, el SM U-9 hundió a tres cruceros, el HMS Aboukir, el HMS Hogue, y el HMS Cressy, provocando la muerte de 1459 marineros británicos en un solo ataque. Note the teardrop-shaped fairing for the large hydrophone array beneath the bow and the figure-eight pressure hull. Two major variants were ultimately proposed in the "Type XXIB" and "Type XXIC" models with the former having an increased number of torpedo tubes to twelve while the latter would have seen its torpedo tubes increased to a an optimistic eighteen.
One can almost hear the sound of a U boat doggedly tailing an unsuspecting battleship, preparing for the kill. This uniquely styled catamaran is fitted with waterjets driven by quad engines and is controlled by a single joystick for a fly-by-wire sensation. Story of the U-21. Teknicraft was commissioned by a New Zealand businessman to design a motor yacht capable of speeds up to 50 knots and with all the amenities required for deep sea fishing and luxury cruising. U.S. Navy diagram of a Type XXI U-boat. During World War II, she conducted operations against enemy shipping.