Pl. 62
Plate 62 of 87 · Class VIII, Ships & submarines
Depth charge
An explosive canister dropped or thrown from a ship and set to detonate at a chosen depth. Introduced by the Royal Navy in 1916, it became the main weapon against submerged U-boats.
Mentioned in
- Chapter VI The Year of Revolutions §1 Germany's Gamble: The U-boats and the Zimmermann Telegram
- Chapter XI War on Waves and Wings §4 The U-Boat War in Four Phases