Helping Members to better understand some of the naval terms (both German and English) used in World War II and in our KTB.

L. I. Leitender Ingenieur - it means Leading Engineer or the Chief Engineering Officer

Lt zS Leutnant zur See. The `zur See' distinguishes a naval Leutnant from one in another branch. It also designates a regular officer rather than a reserve officer, who would have d.R behind the rank signifying 'der Reserve'

Leigh Light a powerful search light of about 75,000 candle power hung under the wing of an ASW aircraft for night U-boat hunting

Log A book containing the official record of a ship's activities together with weather observations etc. The German version of a log was the KriegsTageBuch or as we know it, the KTB

Long blast A whistle blast of 10 to 12 seconds duration

Lotapparat Equipment on a U-boat to determine its depth

LUT Lagenunabhangiger Torpedo was a torpedo that could be shot from every position and bearing. It was an updated development of the FAT torpedo