German U-Boats
About how German submarines were used in deadly ways during both world wars
Are you scared of going out to sea? Or on a boat? Or being torpedoed by a enemy submarine? Well German U-boats which is Unterseebo-ot ( “Undersea boat”) were to torpedo fuel tankers and merchant vessels. If you read “The Cay” by Theodore Taylor the German u-boats were like sharks. That is a very good way to describe German u-boats. Here are some similarities.
Sometimes submarines would have the periscope sticking out to look at the surface for allies, enemies or victims. Just like a shark which sometimes have the fin sticking out. Some sharks are really swift and active. The German U- boats are a tiny swift but they are kind of active. The next paragraph will be facts about them.
The first German submarine was the U-1 and was built in 1905. During World War one The first country to employ submarines in World War one was Germany. During World War 2 Germany was dominating the “Battle of the Atlantic” until the allies developed new antisubmarine tactics. Their targets are usually oil tankers, fuel ships and merchant vessels. The next paragraph will tell why.
Britain. A country that helps the allies and depends heavily on imported food. If the Germans can get to the merchant vessels Britain might lose and be under German rule and the allies might lose everything. That is a reason for German U-boats to destroy merchant vessels. The reason to destroy fuel ships and oil tankers is that if they can get that the allies can’t fuel their ships, planes etc. Fuel ships and Oil tankers are easy targets because if the fuel or oil catches fire the ship might explode. But the allies figured how to defeat them and sent out ships to attack them like when medieval England sent out a navy to find pirates.
Similarities
- The u-boats were like sharks closing in on its prey.
- The u-boats when sinking a boat is like a shark swallowing it’s prey.
- The oil tankers were like big defenseless fish.
- The merchant vessels were like small baby fish.
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James
On October 19, 2006 at 3:54 pm
I like this article very well! I am a history fan and this article rocks!
Davis
On October 19, 2006 at 3:58 pm
this article is the best! Before i didn’t know about german u-boats but now i know! Plus you made me interested in history and taught me that the wars are to reamind us of the cruelty of the world. It serves us as a reminder to avoid the past but it is only useful if we apply what mistakes we make and learn from them. Keep publishing these good articles!
Derek
On October 19, 2006 at 5:18 pm
This is the absolute best article i have ever seen! i recomend it to everyone who loves history!
anonymous
On January 15, 2008 at 11:20 pm
this had to be the worst written and published article i have ever read in my life, try these revisions instead;
The German U-Boat
Are you scared of going out to sea? Would you ever venture on a boat? How about being torpedoed by an enemy submarine? Well German U-boats, which is an acronym for Unterseebo-ot (“Undersea boat”) were assigned to torpedo fuel tankers and merchant vessels during the first and second World War. If you have ever read “The Cay” by Theodore Taylor, the German U-boats had represented sharks.
Submarines had been equipped with a periscope that had a clear view of the surface. The periscope was a useful tool for hounding Allied, or enemy, vessels. Just like the shark, which intimidates with the fin protruding out of the surface of the sea, the U-Boat had come to bear a similar resemblance. Sharks attack swiftly and deadly; the German U- boat was just as swift but a hundred times deadlier. The first German submarine was the U-1 and was built in 1905. During World War one, Germany had been the first country to employ the service of submarine warfare in the First World War. During World War 2 Germany had dominated the “Battle of the Atlantic” until the allies developed new anti-submarine tactics. Their targets were usually oil tankers, fuel ships and merchant vessels.
Britain had been a country that aided the Allies’ efforts had depended heavily on imported goods. If the Germans could get to the merchant vessels, Britain might lose the war and the Allies would risk losing everything. Germany had then chosen to destroy fuel ships and oil tankers. If these high priority targets were destroyed, the Allies fuel chain would be severely weakened, thus Allied ships, planes, tanks, and everything else ran by fuel, would be halted to a complete stop. Fuel ships and Oil tankers, which were easy prey for U-Boats, had been vulnerable due to their size, lack of speed, and the fact that they required heavy amounts of fuel, but eventually this changed. The Allies eventually figured how to counter the oppressive U-Boats. The Allies used coordinated attacks, or hunts, that resembled the way medieval England’s navy had searched for pirates.
anonymous
On January 15, 2008 at 11:21 pm
this is the same guy…sorry for being a jerk but it just has to be this way…
felica
On February 1, 2008 at 8:01 am
hey i really feel bad bout that story about the u-boats
mk
On October 20, 2008 at 11:49 am
itz k, bt da unknwn cmntr is a ttl immature jrk
lou kang
On November 16, 2008 at 6:13 pm
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On February 17, 2009 at 4:04 pm
What was that all about? I needed the size of a German U-boat during World War 2!
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