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How many allied and neutral ships were lost to submarines in 1917?
2,439 ships
How many Allied and neutral ships were lost submarines in 1917?
2,439 ships
How many total number of Allied and Neutral ships were sunk by submarines between 1914-1918?
4,837
What did Germany use submarines for?
sink allied supply ships to England
German submarines were used against allied ships were know as?
Unterseeboot, known as 'U Boats'
What year did the Germans sink 2439 US ships in ww1?
The loss was of allied and neutral ships in 1917
How many allied warships were sunk by the Italian submarines in the battle of the Atlantic?
109 ships of 593,864 tons in Atlantic
What was the primary target of German Submarines in World War 1?
Allied cargo ships were the Germans primary targets.
How many ships did German and Italian submarines sink during the world war 2?
During World War II, German submarines (U-boats) sank approximately 2,800 Allied ships, totaling around 14 million gross tons. Italian submarines contributed by sinking around 1,300 vessels, amounting to about 3 million gross tons. Together, these submarines played a significant role in disrupting Allied shipping and maritime operations throughout the war.
What did allied warships use to locate and attack submarines?
During WWII, Allied warships used ASDIC (an early, crude form of Sonar), airplanes (some ships carried recoverable seaplanes), and visual lookouts (binoculars) to spot submarines and direct attacking vessels to the contact.
Compare submarines and ships?
Ships try to avoid sinking, submarines sink on purpose...
How many Allied ships were lost to submarines in 1917?
In 1917, approximately 1,500 Allied ships were lost to German submarines, or U-boats, during World War I. This marked a significant increase in submarine warfare, as Germany intensified its unrestricted submarine campaign to disrupt Allied supply lines. The losses had a considerable impact on shipping and contributed to the eventual response by the Allies to improve naval defenses and tactics against submarine threats.
