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The interior photographs of German submarine SM UB-110, sunk in 1918, reveal detailed features such as valve wheels, periscope well, and pressure gauges.
UB-110 was built by Blohm & Voss in Hamburg, launched in 1917, and operated with a crew of 34, capable of carrying ten torpedoes and an 8.8 cm deck gun. The submarine was sunk near the Tyne by HMS Garry in July 1918, with tragic allegations that the survivors were fired upon in the aftermath. After its sinking, UB-110 was salvaged but restoration for British service ceased due to the Armistice, leading to its eventual scrapping. The salvage process uncovered early magnetic firing pistols in its torpedoes, designed to detonate under ships using magnetic fields, although these devices were unreliable at the time. During World War I, Germany lost nearly half of its 351 operational submarines, with 5,000 crew members killed in combat or other incidents.
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Library of Congress / Bunderarchiv
Library of Congress / Bunderarchiv
Library of Congress / Bunderarchiv
Library of Congress / Bunderarchiv
Library of Congress / Bunderarchiv
Library of Congress / Bunderarchiv
Library of Congress / Bunderarchiv
Library of Congress / Bunderarchiv
Library of Congress / Bunderarchiv
Library of Congress / Bunderarchiv
Library of Congress / Bunderarchiv