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German Type U-9 Submarine (Unterseeboot) U-9
This model represents one of the most famous submarines in history. Under the command of Kapitan-leutnant Otto Weddigen, the German submarine U-9 discovered a squadron of three British armored cruisers, HMS Aboukir, Hogue, and Cressy, steaming in formation in the North Sea on 22 September 1914. Weddigen submerged and fired four torpedoes, sinking all three cruisers within a single hour, resulting in the loss of 1,459 British sailors. Three weeks later, U-9 sank another British cruiser, HMS Hawke. For her accomplishments, the Kaiser awarded U-9 the Iron Cross, one of only two German vessels so distinguished in the war. |