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UK U-Class Submarine
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UK U-Class Submarine Summary
The British U-class submarines were a class of 49 small submarines built just before and during the Second World War. The class is sometimes known as the Undine class, after the first submarine built. These were small submarines and originally intended as unarmed training vessels to replace the ageing H class.
They proved to be useful warships in the confined waters of the North Sea and particularly in the Mediterranean. A further 34 vessels were ordered in 1940 and 1941 and were lengthened by 5 feet (1.5 m) to provide a more streamlined shape.
Most of the boats built were based at Malta. 19 were lost during the war; 13 in the Mediterranean and the remainder in the North Sea and Atlantic Ocean.
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