U-boato

U-boato estas adapta versio de la germanlingva vorto U-Boot Ŝablono:IPA-de, mallongigo de Unterseeboot, laŭvorte "submara boato". Kvankam la germanlingva termino referencas al ajna submarŝipo, la termino U-boato referencas specife al militsubmarŝipoj funkciigitaj de Germanio, partikulare en la Unua kaj Dua Mondmilitoj. Although at times they were efficient fleet weapons against enemy naval warships, they were most effectively used in an economic warfare role (commerce raiding) and enforcing a naval blockade against enemy shipping. The primary targets of the U-boat campaigns in both wars were the merchant convoys bringing supplies from Canada and other parts of the British Empire, and from the United States to the United Kingdom and (during the Second World War) to the Soviet Union and the Allied territories in the Mediterranean. German submarines also destroyed Brazilian merchant ships during World War II, causing Brazil to declare war on both Germany and Italy on 22 August 1942.

U-995, kiel tipa U-boato.

Austro-Hungarian Navy submarines were also known as U-boats.