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The Gruppe Monsun or Monsoon Group was a force of German U-boats that operated in the Pacific and Indian Oceans during World War II.Although similar naming conventions were used for temporary groupings of submarines in the Atlantic, the longer duration of Indian Ocean patrols caused the name to be permanently associated with the relatively small number of U-boats operating out of Penang ...
This is a list of submarines of World War II, which began with the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 and ended with the surrender of Japan on 2 September 1945. Germany used submarines to devastating effect in the Battle of the Atlantic , where it attempted to cut Britain's supply routes by sinking more merchant ships than Britain ...
The pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee brought World War II to the Indian Ocean in 1939. Atlantis was the first disguised commerce raider in the Indian Ocean. Galileo Galilei was one of eight Italian submarines operating out of Massawa, and is shown here being captured by the Royal Navy.
Cuba - Operated 3 Foxtrot-class submarines retired. Denmark [15] - retired after 2003; Estonia (Kalev and Lembit) - decommissioned 1955 in the Soviet Navy; Finland - last subs decommissioned after World War II; Latvia - all submarines taken over by Soviet Union in 1940. Libya - all Foxtrot-class submarines retired (1 non-commissioned remains ...
Attack submarine (SSK); possibly cruise missile submarine (SSG) 6 India: Unspecified 6 planned It had been approved by the government worth ₹43,000 crore in June 2020. As of 2024, contestants include German Type 214 class submarine [12] and Spanish S-80 plus class submarine. [13] Kalvari class: Attack submarine: 3 India/ France: Above 2000 ...
Submarines of World War II represented a wide range of capabilities with many types of varying specifications produced by dozens of countries. The principle countries engaged in submarine warfare during the war were Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States, United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. The Italian and Soviet fleets were the largest.
Indian Navy: 4 in service Indonesian Navy: 4 in service; 1 (402) lost with all hands in April 2021 [8] Peruvian Navy: 6 in service South African Navy: 3 in service Republic of Korea Navy: 9 in service Turkish Navy: 12 in service Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela: 2 (operational status unclear) [9] Ula class (Type 210) Builder: Germany
HMIS Bengal was a part of the Eastern Fleet during World War II, and escorted numerous convoys between 1942 and 1945. [36] The sloops HMIS Sutlej and HMIS Jumna played a role in Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily by providing air defence and anti-submarine screening to the invasion fleet. [37] [38]