German submarine U-480
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U-480 Type VIIC U-Boat with Alberich Coating
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U-480 was an experimental Kriegsmarine Type VIIC U-boat of World War II. Considered by many to be the first stealth submarine, it was equipped with a special rubber coating, that made it difficult to detect with British ASDIC (sonar).
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The coating