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18th July 2024 at 10:30am Watch: Cold War-era German submarine on the move – by road A 350-tonne German navy submarine is currently halfway through a four-week journey to its new home – travelling by road and river rather than the ocean. The decommissioned U-Boat U17 – which was operated by the German navy from 1973Continue reading “German submarine sets sail on long voyage to her final destination – by road”
The ship was armed with a main battery of four 28 cm (11 in) guns in two twin turrets. She was built at the Germaniawerft shipyard in Kiel, where she was laid down in June 1903 and launched in November 1904. She was commissioned on 3 August 1906, a few months ahead of HMS Dreadnought.Continue reading “SMS Deutschland (His Majesty’s Ship Germany)[a] was the first of five Deutschland-class pre-dreadnought battleships built for the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy). https://ift.tt/v4S7p9z”
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