The wreck of a WWI German U-boat sunk by the U.S. Navy in 1922 has been discovered off the East Coast of the United States, about 40 miles off Virginia and at a depth of about 400 feet.

The U-111, the last World War I-era German submarine to be discovered in U.S. waters, was sunk off the coast of Virginia in 1922 by the U.S. Navy, sinking to the seabed at what was thought to be a ...

Exclusive: Wreck of fabled WWI German U-boat found off Virginia. U-111 is the last known enemy submarine wreck from WWI in waters off the eastern seaboard—and never should have been found.

Well, I just looked into it, and it turns out they did. The U-853, which lies 121 feet deep and 8 miles east of Block Island, was one of many German U-boats that brought a mostly faraway war to ...

The German U-boat U-853 sank the last U.S. merchant ship sunk in WWII. Historian Tim Gray speculates that German U-boats may have entered Narragansett Bay before the U.S. officially entered WWII.

90-year-old WWI U-boats discovered (AFP) Updated: 2006-11-23 16:28. LONDON - The wrecks of two German U-boats from World War I have been found off the coast of the Orkney Islands, north of ...

German intelligence was vital during WWII, making recovery efforts for the sinking U-boat a top priority for the Navy task group. German Capt. Harald Lange, who commanded the U-505, ordered the ...

They knew that at any moment, German U-boats could descend upon them. Disaster struck at 4:15 p.m. The German UB-64 launched a torpedo that hit the vessel's starboard side and caused an explosion.

Germany first started testing submarines in 1851, and by the end of WWI, had built some 334 U-boats (with another 226 under construction). They were vastly superior to U.S. subs.

The oldest U-boat you can visit is actually the first, as the U-1 wasn't used during WWI for combat operations. It hit another vessel in 1919 and was decommissioned, and now it resides in the ...

Explorers say they've found the wreckage of a British warship that was sunk by a German U-boat during World War I.. Some 524 people, including the ship's captain, perished when the HMS Hawke went ...

The U-853, which lies 121 feet deep and 8 miles east of Block Island, was one of many German U-boats that brought a mostly faraway war to the coastal United States. Advertisement ...