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TIL in WWII, Germany had a submarine exclusively for resupplying other submarines. The Type XIV "milk cow" had a bakery, a small clinic with a doctor, fresh food and extra fuel and torpedoes. The Type XIV allowed German U-Boats to patrol indefinitely near US waters.

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