German U-Boat Submarine Model

German U-Boat Submarine model - This scale model submarine is hand built from mahogany with metal parts, and a clear lacquer coat provides long-lasting protection. The German U-Boat model comes on a handsome display base with brass pedestals and a brass name plate. *In Stock - Ships in 2 Business Days*

The distinction between U-boat and submarine is common in English-language usage (where U-boat refers exclusively to the German vessels of the World Wars) but is unknown in German, in which the term U-Boot refers to any submarine. In the early stages of the WWII, the U-boats were extremely effective in destroying Allied shipping, initially in the gap between Canadian and British escorts. Later when the USA entered the war, the U-boats ranged from the Atlantic coast of the United States and Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, and from the Arctic to the west and southern African coasts and even as far east as Penang.

It is even rumored that one German U-boat managed to make it all the way down to Galveston Bay, Texas. Because speed and range were severely limited underwater while running on battery power, U-boats were required to spend most of their time surfaced running on diesel engines, diving only when attacked or for rare daytime torpedo strikes. The most common U-boat attack during the early years of the war was conducted on the surface and at night. This period, before the Allied forces developed truly effective antisubmarine warfare (ASW) tactics, was referred to by German submariners as "die glückliche Zeit" or "the happy time."