The Type seven and Type nine were the striking force of the Kriegsmarine during the Battle of the Atlantic - a German attempt ...

or U-boats, sunk, scuttled, captured, or otherwise lost to German forces during World War II. Here, naval historian Timothy Mulligan describes 25 of the most historically significant U-boats.

The Battle of the Atlantic lasted as long as World War Two itself. By the summer of 1942 one Allied ship was going down every four hours, yet German U-boat losses remained frustratingly low.

Visitors will be able to "encounter from multiple levels" a German submarine from World War II. One of only four surviving U-boats - and the only one in Britain - U-534 has not been accessible to ...