Accidents involving toilets typically only involve personal embarrassment, and rarely are they the cause behind the sinking of a specialized hunter-killer submarine. That's precisely what happened, ...

The German Submarine branch of the Kriegsmarine was one of the most fear-inducing branches of the German military apparatus ...

Over eight decades ago, the US Navy made the historic capture of a Nazi U-boat during World War II. A treasure trove of vital German intelligence, the submarine's capture was top-secret. See inside ...

When the German submarine U-505 was captured by US forces in 1944, the mission was top secret. Now, eight decades later, the vessel — the only intact German submarine that was captured by US forces ...

The U-505 submarine served 12 patrols and sank eight enemy boats before the US Navy captured it in 1944. The U-boat is now on display at Chicago's Griffin Museum of Science and Industry. Visitors can ...

The tanker Dixie Arrow was among the ships targeted by German U-boats off North Carolina in WWII. It was hit by a U-boat ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: The Type XXI provides several lessons in how technology—while important—doesn’t alone win wars. It’s also a lesson in how the fanatical pursuit of advanced weapons can ...

Researchers discovered the wreck of a World War II-era submarine off the coast of Norway this year. The HMS Thistle was a British sub that sank after being hit by a German vessel in 1940. Researchers ...

In the early morning hours of July 25, 1943, a German submarine fired on the old Ethyl-Dow Chemical Plant in Kure Beach. Or maybe it didn't.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U-505 submarine served 12 patrols and sank eight enemy boats before the US Navy captured it. The U-boat is now on display at ...