Of minor importance, at least as a fitting-out yard. Three dockyards - at Wilhelmshaven, Kiel and Danzig. Members of the Admiralty who had considered submarines mere toys no longer expressed that opinion after this event. 1,459 British sailors died.It was one of the most notable submarine actions of all time.

She fired four of her torpedoes, reloading while submerged, and sank all three in less than an hour. On 22 September, while patrolling a region of the southern North Sea, U-9 found a squadron of three British Cressy-class armoured cruisers (HMS Aboukir, HMS Hogue, and HMS Cressy), which had been assigned to prevent German surface vessels from entering the eastern end of the English Channel. The On 1 August 1914, Kapitänleutnant Otto Weddigen took command. Fitted with both diesel engines and petrol engines and two battery engines this was cutting edge for its time. The boat's complement was 4 officers and 31 enlisted. She was launched on 22 February 1910 and commissioned on 18 April 1910.The U-boat was armed with four 50 cm (20 in) torpedo tubes, two fitted in the bow and two in the stern, and carried 6 torpedoes. The U.9 was built by Kaiserliche Werft in Danzig. Please visit Legal (tabbed) for Conditions of Sale. Surface conditions that one normally doesn't see in the ordinaryĬopyrighted, all rights reserved, any extraction, reproduction orĭisplay of gun pictures without the express consent of the Phoenix Magnified close-ups show us tool marks and natural With the high mega-pixel camera show more than we sometimes can see with The thumb safety is marked 'Gesichert' and when exposed (safety This example hasĪll matching serial numbers. Monogram markings appear on the 1st toggle link and the extractor is Inch (150mm) barreled 9mm Parabellum with the Navy adjustable rear sight Waffen und Munitions Fabriken) undated Navy. The Selbstladepistole Model 1904 by the Navy for the first contract

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