Class X Mini Submarine Wreck, Aberlady Bay, Scotland

Class X Mini Submarine Wreck, Aberlady Bay, East Coast Of Scotland.The X-Class Submarine was build for the Royal Navy in 1943 and 1944. And individual Sub was referred to as X-Craft. Before this period developments on the midgets sub took place, the first operational craft was the HM S/M X.3 or X3 which was launched on March 15 in 1942. Training began in September and the X4 arrived in October. Royal Navy shore establishment HMS Varbel at Port Bannatyne on the Isle of Bute was the base of operation for these training exercises. British shipyards built and developed until they reached the X25, after this they built the XE version from HMS XE1 to XE6 which were used in the Far East. Beside these two types they built the XT version, the ‘T’ indicates these are training submarines.X-Class Midget Submarine, Aberlady Beach East Lothian Scotland Posted: May 15 2016, Last update: December 16 2016, Author: Patrick in U-boats. No Comments The X-Class Submarine was build for the Royal Navy in 1943 and 1944. And individual Sub was referred to as X-Craft. Before this period developments on the midgets sub took place, the first operational craft was the HM S/M X.3 or X3 which was launched on March 15 in 1942. Training began in September and the X4 arrived in October. Royal Navy shore establishment HMS Varbel at Port Bannatyne on the Isle of Bute was the base of operation for these training exercises. British shipyards built and developed until they reached the X25, after this they built the XE version from HMS XE1 to XE6 which were used in the Far East. Beside these two types they built the XT version, the ‘T’ indicates these are training submarines. The mini submarines were towed by a normal sized submarine until they reached the designated area, the crew of 4 then entered a dingy and rowed towards the midget submarine and sailed to their target. After the mission the midget submarine met up with the towing submarine who took the X-Class back to port. The midget submarines did not carry torpedo’s like their German counterparts, they carried explosives which they would place underneath a target, they let the explosive sink towards the bottom and when in save waters it would explode under the chosen object.