Wikipedia:Today's featured article/May 27, 2004



A submarine is a specialized boat that travels under water, usually for military or scientific purposes. Most major navies of the world employ submarines. Submarines are also used for marine and freshwater science and for work at depths too great for human divers. U-boat is the abbreviation of Unterseeboot, the German name for submarines (first commissioned in WWI). Another underwater device for use in underwater exploration and salvage is the diving bell. (more...)

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