A vessel (among the last U-boats?) (3)

I believe the answer is:

tub

'a vessel' is the definition.
(tub is a kind of vessel)

'among the last u-boats?' is the wordplay.
'among' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'TUB' is hidden in the letters of 'last u boats'.

(Other definitions for tub that I've seen before include "Unseaworthy vessel" , "Large plant pot" , "Large open vessel" , "Kind of bath" , "Bath; clumsy ship" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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