Michael Many thanks for your fast response. I had thought it had to be the obvious answer, but then doubt crept in! Appreciate your help. Mike
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I hesitate to ask for what may well be the obvious answer, but did U-boats use nautical miles and knots for their navigation? My question is primarily aimed at the situation in WW1 (presumably the same applied to the WW1 Kaiserliche Marine as well as the WW2 Kriegsmarine). Just to define my question a little more, I am thinking of the the Imperial measures - 1 nautical mile being 6,080 feet
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Joe Thank you ! Sorry if it was a simple question, but I couldn't find a list in any of the books I was looking at. I knew that someone on this forum would have the answer. Much appreciated. Mike
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Could someone help out please with which of the North Sea Flotillas was based at which naval base? The naval bases where U-boats were based were - - Brunsb?ttel at the mouth of the River Elbe - the island of Helgoland (Heligoland) - Emden at the mouth of the River Ems - Bremerhaven at the mouth of the River Weser - Wilhelmshaven at the mouth of the River Weser Flotillas were presumab
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I hesitate to ask for what may well be the obvious answer, but did U-boats use nautical miles and knots for their navigation? My question is primarily aimed at the situation in WW1 (presumably the same applied to the WW1 Kaiserliche Marine as well as the WW2 Kriegsmarine). Just to define my question a little more, I am thinking of the the Imperial measures - 1 nautical mile being 6,080 feet
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