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German submarine U-38 was a Type IXA U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that operated during World War II. [1] Her keel was laid down on 15 April 1937, by DeSchiMAG AG Weser of Bremen as yard number 943. She was launched on 9 August 1938 and commissioned on 24 October with Kapitänleutnant Heinrich Liebe in command. [1]
SM UB-38, a Type UB II submarine launched in 1916 and sunk on 8 February 1918; in 2008 UB-38 ' s wreck was moved to reduce the danger to shipping; SM UC-38, a Type UC II submarine launched in 1916 and sunk 14 December 1917; German submarine U-38 (1938), a Type IX submarine that served in the Second World War until scuttled on 5 May 1945
The inspiration for the Type IXA submarine came from the German Type IA submarine, which had a similar diving depth and identical submerged horsepower. Two of the eight Type IXA submarines ( U-37 and U-38 ) would become the 6th and 10th most successful U-boats that saw service in World War II, sinking 53 and 35 ships respectively.
The Italian Liner SS Ancona which was sunk by the German submarines, sailing from New York for Italy Postcard of SS Persia at Aden, c.1900 Max Valentiner Canaris, while a Korvettenkapitän SM U-38 was a German Type U 31 U-boat which operated in the Mediterranean Sea during World War I .
This category is for articles about component parts of submarines. Pages in category "Submarine components" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
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U38 or U-38 may refer to: German submarine U-38, various vessels; HMS Cygnet (U38), a sloop of the Royal Navy; Rhombidodecadodecahedron; Schweizer RU-38 Twin Condor, an American utility aircraft; Small nucleolar RNA SNORD38
USS Albacore was a unique research submarine that pioneered the American version of the teardrop hull form (sometimes referred to as an "Albacore hull") of modern submarines. On modern military submarines the outer hull (and sometimes also the propeller) is covered with a thick layer of special sound-absorbing rubber, or anechoic plating , to ...