High-endurance German submarine produced too late in the war to see significant service. 1500 were ordered, but only 118 were completed. Of those 118 only 4 were every ready for combat, and only two were ever sent on a patrol. None saw action.
Calcaterra was an Edsall-class destroyer escort built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was named in honor of Motor Machinist’s Mate First Class Herbert A. Calcaterra who received the Silver Star posthumously.
USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was the world’s first operational nuclear-powered submarine and the first submarine to complete a submerged transit of the North Pole.
When launched, Victoria was the largest, fastest, and most heavily-armed ironclad. Three years after commissioning, she collided with HMS Camperdown and quickly sank, with the loss of 358 men.