With its distinctive spined launcher array and superior accuracy, the Hedgehog became a formidable tool against German U-boats, ... The Super Weapon That Crushed the German U-Boat Threat.

A World War II German U-boat, sunk more than 72 years ago, has been discovered off the coast of North Carolina, NOAA announced Tuesday.

Dark Seas. The Super Weapon that Turned German U-Boats into Scrap. Posted: February 28, 2025 | Last updated: March 30, 2025. In a top-secret effort led by the British Admiralty, a revolutionary ...

"For about six months, the U-boats had this gun, but then they realized they'd been losing some U-boats in accidents because the gun was so heavy, so they took it off and went back to the older 88." ...

The U.S. Navy honors a late World War II captain of a ship that sank a German U-boat off Louisiana, based on new exploration. ... A gun can still be seen on the deck of the U-166, ...

As the USS Borie prepared to ram a German U-boat in the early morning hours of Nov. 1, 1943, the sailors on the Navy destroyer braced for impact. ... The sub's crew fired flare guns, ...

Divers have found wreckage from a German World War Two U-boat near the coast of Galicia in north-west Spain. U-966 was heavily damaged by Allied bombers in November 1943, so the crew blew it up ...