1948
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Names |
2 boats (Yard No 244, ...) |
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Builders |
196 Yd (Sudomekh), Leningrad: 2 boats |
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Commissioned |
1948: Yard No 244 |
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Losses |
incomplete: 1 boat |
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Transfers |
none |
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Discarding |
early 1950s: Yard No 244 |
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Displacement standard, t |
|
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Displacement normal, t |
14.9 / 17 |
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Length, m |
11.9 |
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Breadth, m |
1.68 |
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Draught, m |
1.52 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
1 Büssing-NAG diesel / 1 AEG electric motor |
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Power, h. p. |
60 / 25 |
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Max speed, kts |
7.7 / 6 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil - 0.5 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 300(7) / 63(3) |
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Armament |
2 - 533 TT (side-drop collars, 2) |
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Complement |
2 |
| Diving depth operational, m | 50 |
Project history: Most effective of German midget submarines. They were equipped with automobile diesel for surface propulsion and thanks to what possessed a significant endurance. A diving depth was up to 50m, minimal diving time was 5sec; seaworthiness was up to 4 by Beaufort. Boats of this type were arranged from three completely ready sections. Two incomplete boats and some assembling sets were carried to 196 Yd in Leningrad, one submarine was completed and a little time used for tests.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
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