SM UA, German submarine wreck near Dover, England
The submarine measured 71.5 meters in length and contained six torpedo tubes, four at the bow and two at the stern.
Built in Kiel during 1914, the U-A submarine operated in both World War I under the Imperial German Navy and World War II under the Kriegsmarine.
The submarine represented German naval engineering advancement, incorporating Turkish design specifications as it was initially intended for the Turkish navy.
The submarine performed nine combat patrols between 1940 and 1942, sinking seven merchant vessels totaling 40,706 tons of shipping.
The vessel survived a direct attack from HMS Wolverine in March 1941 before being deliberately scuttled near Kiel on May 3, 1945.
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