A German U-boat brought WWII to RI's doorstep. Now it lies on the ocean floor Underwater imagery shows the sunken remains of the German submarine U-853 in Rhode Island waters.

Mark Patinkin: A German U-boat brought WWII to RI's doorstep. Now it lies on the ocean floor RI House has approved a controversial 'assault weapons' ban. Here's what happened.

A German U-boat brought WWII to RI's doorstep. Now it lies on the ocean floor Mark Patinkin, Providence Journal Mon, June 2, 2025 at 9:03 AM UTC 5 min read ...

The German U-boat U-853 sank the last U.S. merchant ship sunk in WWII. Historian Tim Gray speculates that German U-boats may have entered Narragansett Bay before the U.S. officially entered WWII ...

During World War II, a covert British Admiralty project led to the creation of a revolutionary anti-submarine weapon that would shift the balance in naval warfare. Moving beyond traditional depth ...

Modern German subs are still given a U designation and number, but technically, anyone speaking German would call a submarine an unterseeboot, or they may just call them U-boats. Still, that is ...

Lt. Cmdr. Maurice Jester was awarded the Navy Cross for sinking a German U-boat. (U.S. Coast Guard) On May 8, Icarus left Staten Island, New York, for Key West, Florida.

In a top-secret effort led by the British Admiralty, a revolutionary anti-submarine weapon was developed—one that would forever change naval warfare in World War II. Instead of relying on ...

Germany completed its first U-boat (the U-1) in 1905 and was the first nation to use a submarine during World War I. By comparison, the U.S. Navy commissioned its first sub (the U.S.S. Holland) in ...

Explorers say they've found the wreckage of a British warship that was sunk by a German U-boat during World War I. Some 524 people, including the ship's captain, perished when the HMS Hawke went ...

Slow Roll for German U-boat When operational, the U17 was powered by two 4-stroke MTU 600-horsepower diesel-electric engines, and had a cruising speed of 10 knots surfaced and 17 knots submerged.