In world War II what term was used to describe a group of German U-boats?
German submarine U-514 unsuccessful, as was "U-514"s patrol. The German submarine departed Lorient on 1 July 1943 but was sunk on the 8th northwest of Cape Finisterre, Spain by rockets fitted to a British B-24 Liberator of 224 Squadron in the Bay of Biscay among a group of Spanish fishing boats. This modification, although effective in this case, was not adopted for use by such an aircraft as the Liberator. "U-514" took part in six wolfpacks, namely. German submarine U-514 German submarine "U-514" was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine" during World War II. She was laid down by Hamburg Werft
German torpedo boats of World War II German torpedo boats of World War II The German torpedo boats of World War II were armed principally, if not exclusively, with torpedoes and varied widely in size. They were not small "schnellboote" (known to the Allies as E-boats) but small seagoing vessels, the larger of which were comparable to destroyers. During World War II, German torpedo boats were administratively grouped into several torpedo-boat flotillas. Certain old torpedo boats from WW I were still on active service during WW II after modernisation in 1920s and 1930s. While most were converted to various auxiliary duties at the beginning of the war,