[Checkmate King 2]

Originally Posted by CCIP

Actually that's just a Type XB minelayer, which actually mostly served as resupply boats from 1942. This diagram on Uboat.net shows those mine tubes rather well http://uboat.net/types/illustrations/xb_2d.gif

CCIP & Pablo,

You guys are good!!!!

This is the caption I found with the picture:


U-118 sunk by VC-9 aircraft from USS Bogue June 12, 1943