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*U-534*, Birkenhead Docks, Merseyside, England

A U-boat is a military submarine used by Germany. German submarines were most active in the First Battle of the Atlantic in World War I and in World War II. Although they could be very effective as weapons against enemy warships, they were most effective in economic warfare (commerce raiding) and enforcing naval blockades against enemy shipping.

The name is an abbreviation of the German Unterseeboot ("undersea boat").^[1] In English, U-boat refers exclusively to the German vessels used during the World Wars. In German, however, the term U-Boot refers to any submarine, including modern and foreign ones.

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-An '''U-boat''' is a type of [[Submarine|military submarine]] often used by [[Germany]]. They were most active in the [[First Battle of the Atlantic]] in [[World War I]] and in [[World War II]]. Although they could be very effective as [[weapon]]s against enemy [[warship]]s, they were most effectively used in economic warfare ([[commerce raiding]]) and enforcing naval [[blockade]]s against enemy shipping.
+A '''U-boat''' is a [[Submarine|military submarine]] used by [[Germany]]. German submarines were most active in the [[First Battle of the Atlantic]] in [[World War I]] and in [[World War II]]. Although they could be very effective as [[weapon]]s against enemy [[warship]]s, they were most effective in economic warfare ([[commerce raiding]]) and enforcing naval [[blockade]]s against enemy shipping.
-The name is an [[abbreviation]] of the [[German language|German]] '''''{{lang|de|Unterseeboot}}''''' ("undersea boat").<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=U-boat&allowed_in_frame=0|title=U-boat|publisher= Online Etymolgy Dictionary|accessdate=2012-22-06}}</ref> In English, ''U-boat'' refers exclusively to the German vessels used during the World Wars. In German, however, the term ''U-Boot'' refers to any kind of submarine.
+The name is an [[abbreviation]] of the [[German language|German]] '''''{{lang|de|Unterseeboot}}''''' ("undersea boat").<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=U-boat&allowed_in_frame=0|title=U-boat|publisher= Online Etymolgy Dictionary|accessdate=2012-22-06}}</ref> In English, ''U-boat'' refers exclusively to the German vessels used during the World Wars. In German, however, the term ''U-Boot'' refers to any submarine, including modern and foreign ones.
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