Episode 885
German submarine U-480
Sun, 2019-Oct-06 01:02 UTC
Length - 1:52
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The random article for Sunday, 6 October 2019 is German submarine U-480.
U-480 was an experimental Kriegsmarine Type VIIC U-boat of World War II. Considered by many to be the first stealth submarine, it was equipped with a special rubber coating (codenamed Alberich, after the German mythological character who had the ability to become invisible), that made it difficult to detect with British ASDIC (sonar).
The U-boat was laid down in the Deutsche Werke in Kiel as yard number 311 on 8 August 1942, launched on 14 August 1943 and commissioned on 6 October 1943 under Oberleutnant zur See Hans-Joachim Förster. U-480 carried out three war patrols, all under Förster's command. Because of its coating, the boat was sent to the heavily defended English Channel. The Alberich worked; U-480 was never detected by sonar.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:02 UTC on Sunday, 6 October 2019.
For the full current version of the article, see German submarine U-480 on Wikipedia.
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