U-boat
U-boats were naval submarines operated by Germany, particularly in the First and Second World Wars. Although at times they were efficient fleet weapons against enemy naval warships, they were most effectively used in an economic warfare role ...
(German: ''U-Boot'') is a German military submarine of World War I and II.
U-boat or U-Boot may also refer to:
Software
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Das U-Boot
Das U-Boot (subtitled "the Universal Boot Loader" and often shortened to U-Boot; see ''History'' for more about the name) is an open-source, primary boot loader used in embedded devices to package the instructions to boot the device's operating ...
, computer software, a GNU GPL boot loader
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''U-boat'' (video game), a 1994 video game
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''Uboat'' (video game), an upcoming submarine simulation video game
Transport
*U-boat, a nickname for the
GE Universal Series
The GE Universal Series are a series of diesel locomotives intended for the export market introduced by General Electric in early 1956. General Electric had previously partnered with Alco, producing locomotives for export using Alco’s 244 engin ...
of diesel locomotives built by General Electric
*Southern Railway's
U and
U1 class locomotives, nicknamed "U-boats"
*U-boat, an Australian class of interurban railcars, otherwise known as
U sets
*U-boat, a nickname for the
WAGR U Class steam locomotives built by the
North British Locomotive Company
The North British Locomotive Company (NBL, NB Loco or North British) was created in 1903 through the merger of three Glasgow locomotive manufacturing companies; Sharp, Stewart and Company (Atlas Works), Neilson, Reid and Company (Hyde Park Wor ...
in 1942
Other
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U-Boot (beer cocktail)
A U-boot is a beer cocktail that is made by placing a shot of vodka into a glass of beer, typically a lager. It is popular in Germany, Poland, North Macedonia, and Flanders. In Germany, the liquor korn is sometimes used instead, while in Flander ...
, a cocktail made with vodka and beer
*"U Boat", a song on the album
''Kasabian'' by the band of the same name
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