U-boat

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During World War II, a British cargo ship torpedoed by a German U-boat sank nearly 3 miles under the Atlantic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The first dog sled patrols began in eastern Greenland during World War II, when they discovered and helped destroy German weather stations, denying the Germans crucial information for their U-boat campaign in the Atlantic.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

But as happened elsewhere in the country, much of L.A.’s public German community went to ground after May 1915, when a German U-boat sank the British ocean liner Lusitania.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

The German U-boat had been spotted earlier that morning, but a crew member mistook it for a small fishing vessel.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025

Hundreds of men from the U-boat service were on their way to the ship, preparing to man submarines once we reached Kiel on mainland Germany.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys