Larger and longer-ranged than the Type VII, the Type IX carried the U-boat war to the Americas and West Africa, including the 'Second Happy Time' shooting spree along the US East Coast in early 1942 when defences were still unprepared for night attacks.
U-505 at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL. October 2005.File:U-505chicago.jpg: Jeremy Atherton derivative work: Georgfotoart · CC BY-SA 2.5 · sourceJapanese Submarine RO-500(ex-U.511), at Pengnan.Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · sourceThe Campaign in North-west Europe 1944-45 Captured U-boats at Trondheim, 19 May 1945. (Another photo from a different angle attributes these as a Type VII (U-953) and a Type IX (U-861)).No 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit, Tanner (Lt) · Public domain · source