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The U-boat War Badge was originally instituted during the First World War on February 1, 1918. It was awarded to recognize U-boat crews who had completed three war patrols. The badge was worn on the lower left side of the uniform and was oval shaped resembling a wreath of laurel leaves. A submarine lay across the center and the German State ...
The Submarine Warfare Insignia (usually known as '"Dolphins"') are worn by qualified submariners. United States Navy Officers and Enlisted Sailors wear a [1] uniform breast pin to indicate that they are qualified in submarines. The Submarine Warfare Insignia is considered one of the Navy's three major enlisted warfare pins [citation needed ...
As described in Chapter 5 of U.S. Navy Uniform Regulations, [ 1 ] badges are categorized as breast insignia (usually worn immediately above and below ribbons) and identification badges (usually worn at breast pocket level). [ 2 ] Breast insignia are further divided between command and warfare and other qualification.
The Atlantic U-boat campaign of World War I (sometimes called the "First Battle of the Atlantic", in reference to the World War II campaign of that name) was the prolonged naval conflict between German submarines and the Allied navies in Atlantic waters—the seas around the British Isles, the North Sea and the coast of France.
U-995, a typical VIIC/41 U-boat on display at the Laboe Naval Memorial. U-boats were naval submarines operated by Germany, particularly in the First and Second World Wars.The term is an anglicized version of the German word U-Boot ⓘ, a shortening of Unterseeboot (under-sea boat), though the German term refers to any submarine.
Submarine Combat Patrol insignia with 3 gold stars, denoting four successful patrols. The Submarine Combat Patrol Insignia is a uniform breast pin worn by officers and men of the United States Navy 's Submarine Service who have completed combat patrols during declared wars. Such patrols were last conducted during World War II.
USS L-1 (SS-40) lead ship of her class during running trials. The United States L-class submarines were a class of 11 coastal defense submarines built 1914–1917, and were the most modern and capable submarines available to United States Navy when the country entered World War I. Despite being considered a successful design by the USN, war ...
24 November 1917 – 30 April 1918. Operations: 2 patrols. Victories: None. SM UB-85[Note 1] was a Type UB III U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (German: Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. Ordered on 23 September 1916, the U-boat was built at the AG Weser shipyard in Bremen and commissioned on 24 November 1917, under the command of ...