What were German submarines called in WWII?
Allied submarines in the Pacific War major powers due to amenities such as air conditioning (which German U-boats, for instance, lacked) and water distilleries. The submarines' commanders and crewmen were considered elite and enjoyed a strong "esprit". On 7 December 1941, the USN had 55 fleet- and 18 medium-sized submarines (S-boats) in the Pacific, 38 submarines elsewhere, and 73 under construction. (By war's end, the U.S. had completed 228 submarines.) While Britain stationed a force of submarines in the Far East prior to the outbreak of war, no boats were available in December 1941. The British had 15 modern submarines in the Far East in September
History of submarines , and ) were sunk by the Japanese during the war. Japan had the most varied fleet of submarines of World War II, including manned torpedoes (Kaiten), midget submarines (Ko-hyoteki, Kairyu), medium-range submarines, purpose-built supply submarines (many for use by the Army), long-range fleet submarines (many of which carried an aircraft), submarines with the highest submerged speeds of the conflict (Sentaka "I-200"), and submarines that could carry multiple aircraft (WWII's largest submarine, the Sentoku "I-400"). These submarines were also equipped with the most advanced torpedo of the conflict, the oxygen-propelled Type 95 (what U.S. historian Samuel E. Morison postwar called