U-47, one of the 24 Type VIIB U-boats. Commanded by KL Gunther Prien, the U-47 was made famous with the daring attack on the Royal Oak, a 29,000 British battleship and sank her with three torpedoes while anchored in Scapa Flow on the night of Oct 13/14.

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