Type vii u-boats were the most common type of german world war ii u-boat. u-boat stands for unterseeboot, which means submarine in german. conception and production. the type vii was based on earlier german prien's u-47 (model). A model u-boat has been created to commemorate the mass surrender of germany's submarines on the essex coast at the end of world war one. more than 160 u-boats surrendered at harwich in november. Harwich model u-boat on beach marks ww1 surrender a 15ft (4.6m) sculpture of a german u-boat has been created on an essex beach to mark 100 years since 160 boats were surrendered there at the end.
U-boat models are a passion for great many people and they love researching, designing and building them. on these pages i'll try to build up a comprehensive set of pages dedicated to the u-boat modeller and other interested parties.. The end of 2003 brought us a truly remarkable model - revell's 1/72 scale german u-boat type viii c "wolf pack". the inescapable first impression of this model is its size. the box is huge, and every centimetre is required to squeeze in the hull halves diagonally. at 933mm, this model is even longer than trumpeter's essex carriers.. U-2540 in wartime configuration and exhibited at the maritime museum in bremerhaven. it is the only floating example of a type xxi u-boat..
