U-boats

U-Boats
The term U-boat is an abbreviation of the German term //unterseeboot//, meaning undersea boat. The term U-boat generally refers to a German submarine from World War I and World War II however, Germans refer to all Submarines as u-boats(u-boot in German) as it is German for submarine.

There are many different types of u-boats, ranging from coastal mine layers to torpedo attack boats. In the Second World War many effective countermeasures in combating U-boats, such as sonar detection were developed. When such techniques were developed, U-boat casualties increased and Germany lost over 740 U-boats and 28000 U-boat crewmen.

U-Boats in The Cay[[image:U534.jpg width="603" height="408"]]
In The Cay, the Island of Curaçao is blockaded by German U-boats, and many people on the island are afraid of being shelled. This is, however a somewhat uninformed fear, as U-boats are only capable of attacking other boats, not land, except possibly a structure that had parts in water, such as a bridge. information compiled by Chris