U-570, captured on August 27, 1941, was the only submarine to see active combat service with both the British Royal Navy and the German Kriegsmarine. But U-570 was not the only submarine whose capture served an enemy in the Second World War.
The first class of nuclear submarines were a learning experience for the Soviet Navy. The November class boats experienced numerous difficulties and accidents, culminating in what has been described as a potential “Underwater Chernobyl."