The Type VII U-boats were the most prevalent German submarines during World War II, with 703 units constructed by the war's end. The sole surviving example, U-995, is on display at the Laboe Naval Memorial in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Origins and Development
The Type VII design evolved from earlier German submarine models such as the Type UB III from World War I and the experimental Type UG.
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