Sea Your History - Preparations for war

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Preparations for war

Submarines built for minelaying and use in the Far East

The growing threat of war with Nazi Germany in the 1930s led Great Britain to undertake a massive rearmament programme from 1936 onwards. New classes of boat were developed and these would go on to serve the Royal Navy throughout World War Two. Small S and U class boats covered home coastal waters and the Mediterranean, but the international scope of any impending conflict also necessitated the construction of long distance craft.