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World War II: German submarine U-29 sinks the British aircraft carrier HMS Courageous.

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German submarine U-29 (1936)

German World War II submarine

German submarine U-29 was a Type VIIA U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
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HMS Courageous (50)

Battlecruiser of the Royal Navy

HMS Courageous was the lead ship of her class of three battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy in the First World War. Designed to support the Baltic Project championed by First Sea Lord John Fisher, the ship was very lightly armoured and armed with only a few heavy guns.…
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