“This is a kind of damage that could be fatal to a U-boat, stopping her from submerging anymore.” During World War I, more than 200 Q-ships—and perhaps as many as 400—roamed the sea ...

These Zeiss binoculars were acquired by the current owner’s father, who was a submarine commanding officer during World War II. On May 10th, 1945, all the German U-boats were told to surrender.

The weapon would be the submarine, U-boats. On a desolate mud bank in the salt marshes of Kent lies the metal carcass of a First World War German U-boat. British ships were blockading German ports ...