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Now, the only way to convince a U-boat commander to surface was to deliberately take a torpedo strike and play dead.
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Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
An adaptation of the 1973 German novel, the film follows a U-boat crew during the Battle of the Atlantic and went on to be nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Director for Petersen.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 2 Feb. 2025
Vessels discovered in the area include a War of 1812 privateer, boats sunk by German submarines during World War II and an actual German U-boat sunk by Allied forces, the federal agency said.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
In 1942, the United States had entered the Second World War and was facing the daunting problem of how to move massive amounts of men, munitions, and supplies across the Atlantic Ocean to Britain in the face of Germany's all-out U-boat offensive to sink as much Allied shipping as possible.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
Most unusual feature: Toy box that includes a U-boat Worx C-researcher submarine, two Falcon Tenders vessels, and an Ariel Nomad off-roader.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
Faster is vital, because in their watery graves, the many land and naval mines, U-boat torpedoes, depth charges, artillery shells, chemical weapons, aerial bombs, and incendiary devices have corroded over almost 80 years.
—Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024
To identify the wreck’s location, Lost In Waters Deep and Buchan Divers, two organizations that work to identify Scottish shipwrecks, initially gathered evidence such as the logbooks from the German U-boat that fired the torpedo and ships in the area that survived the strike.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 16 Aug. 2024
At the time it was launched, the ship was the world’s largest passenger liner until it was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Aug. 2024
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Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
An adaptation of the 1973 German novel, the film follows a U-boat crew during the Battle of the Atlantic and went on to be nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Director for Petersen.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 2 Feb. 2025
Vessels discovered in the area include a War of 1812 privateer, boats sunk by German submarines during World War II and an actual German U-boat sunk by Allied forces, the federal agency said.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
In 1942, the United States had entered the Second World War and was facing the daunting problem of how to move massive amounts of men, munitions, and supplies across the Atlantic Ocean to Britain in the face of Germany's all-out U-boat offensive to sink as much Allied shipping as possible.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
Most unusual feature: Toy box that includes a U-boat Worx C-researcher submarine, two Falcon Tenders vessels, and an Ariel Nomad off-roader.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
Faster is vital, because in their watery graves, the many land and naval mines, U-boat torpedoes, depth charges, artillery shells, chemical weapons, aerial bombs, and incendiary devices have corroded over almost 80 years.
—Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024
To identify the wreck’s location, Lost In Waters Deep and Buchan Divers, two organizations that work to identify Scottish shipwrecks, initially gathered evidence such as the logbooks from the German U-boat that fired the torpedo and ships in the area that survived the strike.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 16 Aug. 2024
At the time it was launched, the ship was the world’s largest passenger liner until it was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Aug. 2024
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“U-boat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/U-boat. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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