Midget submarine operations
A midget submarine is any submarine under tons, typically operated by a crew of one or two but sometimes up to 6 or 9, with little or no on-board living accommodation. They normally work with mother ships, from which they are launched and recovered and which provide living accommodation for the crew and support.
HMS X-class / X-craft (series)
Description:British X-craft were a critical player in operations leading up to D-Day. The previous missions by the British to destroy the German capital ships in the North Atlantic had failed so a new weapon was needed. In , an ultra-secret submarine training base was established at Lock Erisort on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. By , the Royal Navy had developed a foot "midget" submarine named the "X-craft". The X-craft could remain at sea for days while carrying its own supplies for the required 4-man crew and could reach distances of 1, miles at underwater speeds of 6 knots. Dive capabilities were feet depths
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