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Uboat Collection

Background imageUboat Collection: Cartoon, Mermaids and U-Boats, WW1

Cartoon, Mermaids and U-Boats, WW1
Cartoon, Mermaids and U-Boats. Two mermaids and two fish are disturbed by a German U-boat which has a face like a shark. Date: 1917

Background imageUboat Collection: Consolidated PBY-5 seen clad in drab 1942 livery Catali

Consolidated PBY-5 seen clad in drab 1942 livery Catalinas flown by the US Navy and RAFs Coastal Command helped defeat the U-Boat threat across the Atlantic

Background imageUboat Collection: IF, by W. Heath Robinson

IF, by W. Heath Robinson
IF - Noah had been a German A cartoon by William Heath Robinson which appeared in an issue of The Bystander on the theme of If

Background imageUboat Collection: Teasing Tirpitz, or luring a U boat to Dover, Heath Robinson

Teasing Tirpitz, or luring a U boat to Dover, Heath Robinson
A battered British plane suspends a tiny toy boat on a string, fooling a German U boat into pursuing it all the way to Dover. Another mischievous war tactic dreamed up by William Heath Robinson

Background imageUboat Collection: WW2 - Firing a depth charge at a u-boat from a corvette

WW2 - Firing a depth charge at a u-boat from a corvette
WW2 - (1/3) Corvettes and Convoys - the little ships which are grappling with the u-boat menace. Firing a depth charge at a submerged submarine from a corvette - officers scan the sea for signs of

Background imageUboat Collection: Hastings beach, German submarine, 15th April 1919

Hastings beach, German submarine, 15th April 1919

Background imageUboat Collection: German submarine on Hastings beach, 15th April, 1919

German submarine on Hastings beach, 15th April, 1919

Background imageUboat Collection: U Boat 45 German submarine WW2

U Boat 45 German submarine WW2

Background imageUboat Collection: Cartoon, Disenchantment, WW1

Cartoon, Disenchantment, WW1
Cartoon, Disenchantment. The old ones are no fun, they die too quickly, muses a German U-boat commander. Date: 1916

Background imageUboat Collection: WW II German Uboat surrender Loch Eriboll, Scotland

WW II German Uboat surrender Loch Eriboll, Scotland
World War II vintage photograph - German Uboat surrender Loch Eriboll, Scotland

Background imageUboat Collection: WW2 - Corvette Screening Merchantmen from Enemy attacks

WW2 - Corvette Screening Merchantmen from Enemy attacks
WW2 - A corvette screening a convoy of Merchantmen, bringing them safely home protected from enemy attacks. 1941

Background imageUboat Collection: WW2 - A corvette in heavy Atlantic Sea weather

WW2 - A corvette in heavy Atlantic Sea weather
WW2 - (2/3) Corvettes and Convoys - the little ships which are grappling with the u-boat menace. A corvette in heavy Atlantic Sea weather. 1941

Background imageUboat Collection: WW2 - Corvette bucking through heavy Atlantic Seas

WW2 - Corvette bucking through heavy Atlantic Seas
WW2 - (3/3) Corvettes and Convoys - the little ships which are grappling with the u-boat menace. Corvette bucking through heavy Atlantic Seas 1941

Background imageUboat Collection: WW2 - Surfaced Enemy Submarine sees a Corvette on her track

WW2 - Surfaced Enemy Submarine sees a Corvette on her track
WW2 - The Terror of the u-boat: by the white glare of a star shell and tracer bullets firing through a dark night, a surfaced enemy submarine sees a Corvette on her track 1942

Background imageUboat Collection: German U-boat abandoned and partly blown up, 1917

German U-boat abandoned and partly blown up, 1917
A German U-boat at ebb-tide, stranded on the sands near Calais, abandoned by its crew, set on fire and partly blown up. A general view of the wrecked boat with its deck-gun amidships

Background imageUboat Collection: Made in England, Kings Theatre, Southsea

Made in England, Kings Theatre, Southsea, a Harry Day production. circa 1910s

Background imageUboat Collection: German propaganda poster, War Bonds, WW1

German propaganda poster, War Bonds, WW1
German propaganda poster, encouraging people to buy war bonds to support the war effort and sink enemy ships. 1914-1918

Background imageUboat Collection: WWI German U-boat attack on an English Commercial Freighter

WWI German U-boat attack on an English Commercial Freighter. Date: 1915

Background imageUboat Collection: WW1 - Kaiser disappointed with his Zeppelin and U-Boat

WW1 - Kaiser disappointed with his Zeppelin and U-Boat
WW1 - An illustration mocking the German Emperor Wilhelm II. Here he is depicted in his night robes, holding a down-scaled zeppelin in one arm, and a U-Boat in the other

Background imageUboat Collection: WW1 - RMS Laconia torpedoed, 25th February 1917

WW1 - RMS Laconia torpedoed, 25th February 1917
WW1 - RMS Laconia was a Cunard ocean liner torpedoed by SM U-50 while returning from the USA to England with passengers. The first torpedo struck the liner, but did not sink her

Background imageUboat Collection: Vickers Wellington GR XIV -this former stalwart of RAF

Vickers Wellington GR XIV -this former stalwart of RAF Bomber Command continued to serve as a long range U-Boat hunter

Background imageUboat Collection: Junkers Ju 90 -a small number of this type was used as

Junkers Ju 90 -a small number of this type was used as an ocean going convoy spotter for the U-Boat packs

Background imageUboat Collection: How a Submarine Dives & Rests on Sea Floor, WW1

How a Submarine Dives & Rests on Sea Floor, WW1
Diagrams showing how a submarine or U-boat dives below the water and rests at the bottom of the sea. Date: 1917

Background imageUboat Collection: Cross-section of a U-boat engine room

Cross-section of a U-boat engine room Date: circa 1940s

Background imageUboat Collection: German submarine on the surface at night, 1915

German submarine on the surface at night, 1915
A German submarine running on the surface of the sea at night in 1915 during the German blockade of the British Isles in World War One. Date: 1915

Background imageUboat Collection: WW1 - U Boat off the English coast

WW1 - U Boat off the English coast
WW1 - A drawing for a German paper showing a German officers examining a chart on their U Boat on English waters. Date: 1915

Background imageUboat Collection: WW1 - Patrolled U-Boat over Heligoland, German Islands

WW1 - Patrolled U-Boat over Heligoland, German Islands
WW1 - An illustration showing two air-crafts patrolling over Heligoland. From their aeroplanes, they observe a U-Boat hidden in the rough waters of the North Sea. Date: 1915

Background imageUboat Collection: WW1 - The crew of the German U-9 submarine

WW1 - The crew of the German U-9 submarine
WW1 - Lieutenant Commander Otto Eduard Weddigen (1882 -1915), photographed with the crew of the German U-9 submarine. It is said that the crew also joined Weddigen as part of the U-29 submarine

Background imageUboat Collection: Potez-CAMS 141 -only one built and first flown in Janua

Potez-CAMS 141 -only one built and first flown in January 1938 It sub sequently flew with both Vichy and Free French, where it sank a U-boat in June 1943

Background imageUboat Collection: WW1 - Captured UC5 U-Boat in the River Thames

WW1 - Captured UC5 U-Boat in the River Thames
WW1 - UC-5 was a German Type UC minelayer submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy during World War I. Seen here moored up on the banks of the River Thames following capture

Background imageUboat Collection: German submarine by G. H. Davis, WW1

German submarine by G. H. Davis, WW1
A German submarine or U-boat gliding towards its prey underwater. Date: 1918


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