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WW1 German Submarine - U-Boat U118, Hastings, Sussex
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WW1 German Submarine - U-Boat U118, Hastings, Sussex
World War 1 German Submarine/U-Boat U118, Hastings, near Bexhill, Sussex, England. Date: 1919
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Bexhill Hastings Submarine 1919
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This evocative photograph captures the remnants of World War I German submarine U-Boat U118, beached near Hastings, Sussex, England in 1919. The image offers a haunting reminder of the destructive power and reach of the conflict that had gripped the world just a few short years prior. U-Boat U118, a Type UB III submarine, was one of over 350 German submarines that were operational during the First World War. These submarines, or U-Boats, were a formidable weapon in the German Navy's arsenal, responsible for sinking over 15,000 Allied merchant and military vessels during the war. After the signing of the Armistice on November 11, 1918, the German Navy, including U-Boat U118, was ordered to surrender. Many submarines, including this one, were scuttled or beached to prevent them from falling into Allied hands. U-Boat U118 was beached near Bexhill, Sussex, where it remained until it was eventually broken up for scrap. The photograph presents a striking image of the U-Boat's rusted hull, its guns and torpedo tubes still visible, jutting out of the shingle beach. The desolate landscape and the eerie stillness of the scene add to the sense of history and the passage of time. The photograph is a poignant reminder of the human cost and the destruction wrought by the First World War, as well as the enduring power of the sea and the natural world.
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