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title: WWI U-Boat & Crew
author: Unknown Photographer
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20466/wwi-u-boat--crew/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2026-01-11
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# WWI U-Boat & Crew
_Authored by Unknown Photographer_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20466.png)
## Image Caption
A photograph taken in 1917 during the First World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1914-18) showing a [U-boat](https://www.worldhistory.org/U-Boat/) (UC-1 class) of the German Imperial Navy. This type of submarine was used to lay mines.
Imperial War Museums, London.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Photographer, U. (2025, May 19). WWI U-Boat & Crew. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Photographer, Unknown. "WWI U-Boat & Crew." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 19, 2025. .
### MLA
Photographer, Unknown. "WWI U-Boat & Crew." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 May 2025, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:German_UC-1_class_submarine.jpg) by [**Unknown Photographer**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:German_UC-1_class_submarine.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 19 May 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.