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Type VII Submarines: The Backbone of German U-Boat Fleet in WWII
2024/08/08 Report

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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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Designed to circumvent the Treaty of Versailles, the Type UG was developed through the Dutch company NV Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw Den Haag and influenced subsequent models, including the Finnish Vetehinen class and Spanish Type E-1. The Type VII, alongside its predecessor Type I, incorporated innovations from these designs.

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