U-Boat

Type
Locations: Boat.

Description
Germany has always been known for their usage of submarines in warfare, the Resource War being no different. U-boat is an anglicised version of the German word U-Boot (a shortening of Unterseeboot, literally ‘undersea boat’). While the original term refers to any submarine, the English one (in common with several other languages) specifically means military submarines operated by Germany, particularly in the First and Second World Wars.

Location:
City of Londinium.

Pre-War History
In a desperate strategy to infiltrate London with the objective of destroying the leadership of the United Kingdom the Germans sent U-Boat 101 to go down the Thames. With its depth unbeknownst to them, the vessel spent most of its time sailing along the river receiving heavy fire from shore batteries and inner London defences. Realising that their mission to gain the element of surprise was now impossible and with those onboard facing a suicide mission, the infiltration force deployed early allowing the ship to gain several more knots and slip faster along the Thames.

With the prime of the Royal Navy engaged with the Germans out by Dover, U-Boat 101 was free to make its way down the Thames proper until HMS Belfast was forced from its moorings and used as the last line of defence, despite not being in operation since before the 1970s. This surprise move caused a naval engagement in the centre of the Thames resolving in mutual destruction.

Post-War History
The U-Boat sits half sunk in the River Thames forever looking at its opponent: the HMS Belfast. During the battle the bulkheads were sealed and became impossible to open from the inside, trapping the crew since before the Great War. During this event the Thames became increasingly more irradiated and any sailors not dead from starvation or self-inflicted harm have ghoulified, eager for any sensation other than the lapping of waves upon their steel tombs.