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LCVP Higgins Boat

Landing Craft, Vehicle and Personnel (LCVP) or Higgins Boat

The LCVP landing craft was used to it's full potential and in large numbers during the many Allied …

Posted June 11, 2023 (updated June 15, 2023) by Pascal

USS Pampanito SS-383 and the SS Jeremiah O'Brien

USS Pampanito SS-383 Balao Class Submarine – United States Navy

The Balao class is with 120 submarines the most successful design of the United States Navy durin World …

Posted February 4, 2023 (updated February 5, 2023) by Patrick

Biber – German Midget Submarine

The Biber, or Beaver, is a German midget submarine used by the Kriegsmarine during World War Two. Armed …

Posted May 13, 2022 (updated February 4, 2023) by Patrick

U-boat ‘Wilhelm Bauer’ Type XXI

U-boat Type XXI ‘Wilhelm Bauer’ (U-2540) Kriegsmarine Submarine

U-boat Wilhelm Bauer (U-2540), is a Type XXI Kriegsmarine submarine of former Nazi Germany. This U-boat is much …

Posted January 27, 2021 (updated February 4, 2023) by Pascal

Uboat U-166 - Type ICX German submarine - mille-sabords.com

U-166, a German U-boat type IXC in American Waters – Grayton Beach, Florida

In the photograph, I am wearing my much-vaunted black Landmark Scout t-shirt, standing at location 30.327396, -86.166762, or …

Posted September 25, 2017 (updated February 4, 2023) by Patrick

XT-Class Midget Sub near Aberlady

X-Class Midget Submarine, Aberlady Beach East Lothian Scotland

The X-Class Submarine was build for the Royal Navy in 1943 and 1944. And individual Sub was referred …

Posted May 15, 2016 (updated February 4, 2023) by Patrick


Concrete Pylons at Cramond Island

Submarine Defence at Cramond Island- Edinburgh Scotland

Near the town of Cramond in Scotand is the tidal Cramond island. During World War Two the entrance …

Posted May 15, 2016 (updated February 14, 2022) by Patrick

Seehund Klein U-Boot from the Kriegsmarine - Maritime Museum Bremerhaven

U-Boat Seehund, a Kriegsmarine Midget Submarine

The submarine Seehund (Eng: Seal) was the most successful mini-submarine of the German Kriegsmarine. The U-Boot, named type …

Posted November 14, 2015 (updated February 4, 2023) by Patrick

Biber, midget Submarine from the Kriegsmarine

U-Boat Biber, a Kriegsmarine Midget Submarine

The Biber, or Beaver, is a German midget submarine used by the Kriegsmarine during World War Two. The …

Posted November 13, 2015 (updated March 2, 2023) by Patrick

Marder Midget Submarine with G7e torpedo

U-boat Marder, a Kriegsmarine Midget Submarine

The Marder or “Pine Marten” midget submarine was an advanced design of the Neger submarine. This type of …

Posted November 13, 2015 (updated March 2, 2023) by Patrick

Molch U-Boat midget Submarine

U-boat Molch, a Kriegsmarine Midget Submarine

The Molch, or Salamander, was the first one man U-boat of the Kriegsmarine. This submarine basically looked like …

Posted November 13, 2015 (updated March 2, 2023) by Patrick

USS O' Brien Liberty Ship

Liberty Ship SS Jeremiah O’Brien – San Francisco California United States of America

The construction of a Liberty Ship took about 240 days, later on, when the construction yards specialised and …

Posted June 19, 2015 (updated February 5, 2023) by Patrick

USS Missouri - Photo Marcel Langeslag

USS Missouri BB-63 Iowa Class Battleship – Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States of America

At the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor lies USS battleship Missouri which hosted the surrender of Imperial …

Posted June 18, 2015 (updated February 5, 2023) by Patrick

U-Boot Memorial Möltenort

German U-boat memorial at Möltenort – Heikendorf, Germany

This U-Boat memorial commemorates the 30,000+ men who lost their lives at sea during both World Wars. Their …

Posted September 7, 2013 (updated June 14, 2023) by Patrick

U-boat U995 Type VII C

U-boat U-995 Type VII C at Laboe, Germany

This U-boat was deployed from 1943 by the Kriegsmarine until the end of the war. Thereafter, the submarine …

Posted September 7, 2013 (updated June 16, 2023) by Patrick

Radio Kootwijk – Kootwijkerzand, Netherlands

Originally intended as a means of communication with the Dutch East Indies, Radio Kootwijk fell into German hands …

Posted December 6, 2010 (updated June 14, 2023) by Pascal

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