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Typ I

Experimental Atlantic U-Boats build in the mid 1930s.  


Typ I



Contruction Data

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Technical Data

Size:     862 t (983 submerged)
Length:     72,39 m
Beam:     6,21 m
Diving Depth:     200 m
Armament:     4 x bow 53,3 cm torpedo tubes; 2 x stern 53,3 torpedo tubes;
  14 torpedoes or 42 mines; 1 x 10,5 cm; 1 x 2 cm
Performance:     2800-3080 hp (diesel), 1000 hp (battery) 
  Speed: 17,75 - 18,6 kn (8,3 submerged) 
  Range: 7000 miles at 10 kn (136 miles at 2 kn submerged)

History

The Type I was an experimental submarine type build in 1934/35 designed for Atlantic operations. Based on submarines build for
Turkey in 1932, only two of these U-Boats were build. Both were lost very early in World War II.


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