The German submarine that was sunk by its toilet – U16 U16 was a Type VIIC Uboat of Nazi Germany 's Kriegsmarine during World War II She was laid down on 12 June 1943 at F Schichau GmbH in Danzig and went into service on German submarine U16 was a Type VIIC Uboat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II She was laid down on 12 June 1943 at F Schichau GmbH in Danzig and went into service on 16 March 1944 before sinking a year later, in April 1945 The boat's emblem was a white stork on a black shield with green beak and legs Video German By World War II standards, the German Type VIIC submarine was an advanced hunter of the seas But one unlucky vessel of its class, the U16, sank during its maiden combat voyage after its captain used its hightech toilet improperly Yes, this really happened, and was an unexpected and tragic consequence of a real naval engineering problem
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