Das boot ist kaputt: German navy has zero working subs

Enlarge / U-35 under construction at Kiel in 2013. The sub—like all the others in Germany’s fleet—is currently in for repairs. (credit: Bjoertvedt ) Germany has a submarine problem. During a test dive in October, the Deutsche Marine’s U-35 struck something (probably a rock) with one of its four “X-rudders,” the steering planes on its […]

Das boot ist kaputt! Germany has the world's best submarines… but none of them work

Published time: 18 Dec, 2017 04:34 Germany is effectively without its entire submarine fleet, and won’t have one vessel operational for months to come. Each one of the navy’s vaunted U-boats is either on maintenance or in desperate need of repairs. The German navy once boasted that its cutting-edge Type 212A submarines equipped with hydrogen […]