Throughout World War I, Germany used its fleet of 351 unterseeboote (colloquially called U-boats in English) to wage submarine warfare against Allied ships.
Facing an overwhelming naval blockade by the British, the Germans responded on Feb. 4, 1915 by declaring the waters around the British Isles a war zone.
While the U-boats had limited success against nimble British warships, merchant vessels and civilian ships operating in the “war zone” were ripe targets for torpedoes.
The sinking of civilian vessels such as the R.M.S. Lusitania ultimately caused the United States to join the war on the side of the Allies.
On July 19, 1918, the twin-screw U-boat 110 was engaging a merchant vessel convoy in the North Sea off the town of Hartlepool when she was forced to the surface by Allied depth charges. She was then rammed and sunk by the H.M.S. Garry, a torpedo boat destroyer.
Later that year she was salvaged and placed in the Wallsend dry docks of Swan Hunter Wigham Richardson Ltd. in England, with orders to restore her to working condition.
These photos of her cramped and complex interior were taken before the armistice of Nov. 11, 1918, after which she was dismantled and sold as scrap.
Control room looking aft, starboard side. The manhole to the periscope well and various valve wheels for flooding and blowing are visible.
U.B. 110 in dry dock.
Electric control room
Electric control room, looking aft to port.
Aft torpedo room
Engine room, looking forward on starboard side
Electric control room, looking forward.
Control room looking forward. Hydroplane gear, depth and fuel gauges are visible
Mess table and lockers
Third compartment, crew's lockers
Forward torpedo room.
The four torpedo tubes.
Torpedo room looking aft. The beam for lifting torpedoes into place is overhead
Electric control room, looking aft to motor room and stern torpedo room
Number 6 compartment with sleeping berths
Number 5 compartment, starboard side
Crew space
Control room looking aft. Wheels for raising and lowering the periscope are visible.
Control room looking forward. The depth gauge, engine telegraphs, wheels for flooding and blowing, and hydroplane controls are visible.
Control room looking forward to port. Wheels to control air temperature and pressure are visible
Forward torpedo room
Control room. The gyro compass, steering control shaft, engine telegraphs and voice pipes are visible.
Diesel engine room
Facing an overwhelming naval blockade by the British, the Germans responded on Feb. 4, 1915 by declaring the waters around the British Isles a war zone.
While the U-boats had limited success against nimble British warships, merchant vessels and civilian ships operating in the “war zone” were ripe targets for torpedoes.
The sinking of civilian vessels such as the R.M.S. Lusitania ultimately caused the United States to join the war on the side of the Allies.
On July 19, 1918, the twin-screw U-boat 110 was engaging a merchant vessel convoy in the North Sea off the town of Hartlepool when she was forced to the surface by Allied depth charges. She was then rammed and sunk by the H.M.S. Garry, a torpedo boat destroyer.
Later that year she was salvaged and placed in the Wallsend dry docks of Swan Hunter Wigham Richardson Ltd. in England, with orders to restore her to working condition.
These photos of her cramped and complex interior were taken before the armistice of Nov. 11, 1918, after which she was dismantled and sold as scrap.
Control room looking aft, starboard side. The manhole to the periscope well and various valve wheels for flooding and blowing are visible.
U.B. 110 in dry dock.
Electric control room
Electric control room, looking aft to port.
Aft torpedo room
Engine room, looking forward on starboard side
Electric control room, looking forward.
Control room looking forward. Hydroplane gear, depth and fuel gauges are visible
Mess table and lockers
Third compartment, crew's lockers
Forward torpedo room.
The four torpedo tubes.
Torpedo room looking aft. The beam for lifting torpedoes into place is overhead
Electric control room, looking aft to motor room and stern torpedo room
Number 6 compartment with sleeping berths
Number 5 compartment, starboard side
Crew space
Control room looking aft. Wheels for raising and lowering the periscope are visible.
Control room looking forward. The depth gauge, engine telegraphs, wheels for flooding and blowing, and hydroplane controls are visible.
Control room looking forward to port. Wheels to control air temperature and pressure are visible
Forward torpedo room
Control room. The gyro compass, steering control shaft, engine telegraphs and voice pipes are visible.
Diesel engine room
