[1] Periscope [2] Pressurized conning tower, housing devices for navigation and maneuvering in surface and immersion [3] Torpedo launching tube [4] Trimming tank [5] Tank for flooding the torpedo launching tubes [6] Tank for compensating the weight of torpedoes [7] Electric motor, used for navigation in immersion [8] Diesel engine, used for navigation in surface [9] Regulation tank [10] Maneuver room [11] Batteries for feeding the electric motors [12] Fresh water tank [13] Tank for compensating the weight of torpedoes [14] Trimming tank [15] Torpedo launching tube

The above illustration depicts one of the first attack submarines deployed in action by the German Imperial Navy during the First World War.

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