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U-1272 dived deep and out of trouble, but U-235 surfaced, possibly to identify herself and then as if changing her mind, also dived. T17 attacked, dropping depth charges. Any celebration on T17 was abruptly stilled when amongst the wreckage appearing were bodies in Kriegsmarine uniform. [1] Forty-six men died; there were no survivors. [2]
While the U-boat ascends, Stan dies from an injury he sustained when the U-boat first went down. The surviving members of the mission are then seen relaxing on a beach in the US, where a radio broadcast announces the surrender of Japan following the use of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki , marking the end of the Second World War .
Vietnam (possibly) Vietnam People's Navy (possibly equipped with Kilo-class submarines, it is suspected that Vietnam owns this type of torpedo in its inventory due to a picture showing a part of VA-111 and Vietnamese labels) [15] [16]
The Yu-11 (Chinese: 鱼-11; pinyin: yú-11; lit. 'fish 11') is the successor to the Yu-7. It was first publicly identified in July 2015. The major improvement appears to be the pump-jet propulsor. The Yu-11 torpedo is quieter and may potentially operate at depths greater than 600 metres. The Yu-11 is longer, at three metres, and heavier than ...
The Vietnam People's Navy has itself built six Tarantul-class corvettes (Molniya class) with Russian supervision and has designed and built the first warships of the TT-400TP gunboat class. [94] Vietnam also purchased two Pohang-class corvettes were purchased from South Korea, one in 2017 and
It was Kriegsmarine's first operational torpedo (hence "TI" = Torpedo number one), and the standard issue torpedo for all German U-boats and surface torpedo-bearing vessels from 1934 to the end of WW2. The GA VIII gyroscope, as used in the G7a(TI) torpedo. The torpedo was a straight-running unguided design, controlled by a gyroscope. The TI had ...
The Mk48 Mod 7 Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System (CBASS) torpedo is optimized for both the deep and littoral waters and has advanced counter-countermeasure capabilities. The MK48 ADCAP Mod 7 (CBASS) torpedo is the result of a Joint Development Program with the Royal Australian Navy and reached Initial Operational Capability in 2006. [ 8 ]
Two engagements in May 1943 have a claim for the first U-boat sunk by FIDO. On 14 May, a USN Catalina sank U-657 [3] or U-640. [4] On 13 May, RAF Coastal Command Liberator B/86 damaged U-456; [5] the submarine sank the following day. In all, FIDO sank 37 submarines for an effectiveness of about 18%, compared with 9.5% for aircraft-launched ...