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A German coastal U-boat employed mostly on Britain’s east coast and in the Channel comes in after another lengthy spell at sea - date and location unknown

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The newly built Tirpitz is launched - Wilhelmshaven, 1st April 1939. At 244m (800ft) long, 43,600 tonnes and armed with eight 38cm (15inch) guns, she was later sunk by the RAF on 12th Nov 1944

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A German sailor performs some routine maintenance on torpedo tubes aboard U-552 - nicknamed the Red Devil it was a type VII U boat and commanded by Erich Topp. It sank nearly 200,000 tonnes of allied shipping, the war’s third highest tally.

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A German sailor struggles to keep his footing whilst topside on a U-boat during an operation - Atlantic Ocean, Sept 1943

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The U-Boat pens at Trondheim, Norway - the main base for Wolf packs operating against the Artic convoys. The boat on the left is a Type VIIC (768-871 tons, five 21inch tubes, 17/7.5 knots) the one on the right is a Type IXD2 (1616 - 1804, six 21inch tubes, 19.25/ 7 knots) date unknown.

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