The Laughing Sawfish - 9th Flotilla

One of the more famous emblems, this became the emblem of the 9th Flotilla in Brest, one the most active combat units of the war. It was seen on many boats, most notably U-96, and became famous in the movie Das Boot. Originally it was green, but somehow the Red version has become much more famous and many people have never seen the green version. Here on the left is your chance :)

Keywords: sawfish, laughing, swordfish, green, red

11 U-boats displayed this emblem
U-96, U-217, U-230, U-377, U-407, U-450, U-591, U-659, U-664, U-739 and U-954.

Click on the boat's number to see if there were other emblems.

13 Flotilla

This Viking-themed emblem was used by the 13th Flotilla stationed at Trondheim, Norway (presumably the inspiration for the theme, with 1200 years of Viking history).

Keywords: viking ship, cross

7 U-boats displayed this emblem
U-293, U-307, U-362, U-739, U-965, U-968 and U-995.

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Sailing Ship

Sailing ship on a white shield

Keywords: sailing ship, shield

1 U-boat displayed this emblem
U-739.

Turtle in Circle

Turtle in a black circle

Keywords: turtle,circle

1 U-boat displayed this emblem
U-739.