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U-480: The Kriegsmarine’s Stealth Submarine

U-480: The Kriegsmarine’s Stealth Submarine

Although ‘stealth’ is a somewhat modern term applied to certain high-end military machines, U-480 was the first operational U-boat to use technology specifically designed to reduce the possibility of underwater detection by sonar. In August 1944, it went on a seemingly unstoppable killing spree, sinking four vessels in the English Channel in under 96-hours, with…

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