Maurice Jester, the Coast Guard cutter Icarus, shown here, sank a German ... crew were indeed in trouble. Although 31 years old, its captain, Hellmut Rathke had only been commanding a U-boat ...

The U249, which was the first German U-boat to arrive in UK waters, came into Weymouth Bay and surrendered. The commanding officer went on-board with his crew and took command. The first things ...

During World War II, the crew of the Zaida were among the everyday ... Its primary objective in the Atlantic: to spot and report German U-boats, which were wreaking havoc on Allied ships.