U-596
The submarine U-596 was one of over 1100 U-boats (for “Unterseeboot” = “under-sea boat”) built by Germany both before and during World War II. The TypeVII was the most numerous of all U-boats built by German, with over 700 being built. The U-596 was constructed at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg, Germany, and…