Typ X
Contruction Data
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Technical Data
| Size: |
1763 t (2177 submerged) |
| Length: |
76,76 m |
| Beam: |
6,84 m |
| Diving Depth: |
200 m |
| Armament: |
2 bow 53,3 cm torpedo tubes, 30 mine tubes;
15 torpedoes and 66 mines; 1 x 10.5 cm; 1 x 3,7 cm; 4 x 2 cm |
| Performance: |
4200-4800 hp (diesel), 1100 hp (battery)
Speed: 16,4-17,0 kn (7,0 kn submerged)
Range: 18450 miles at 10 kn (188 miles at 2 kn submerged) |
History
The 8 Uboats of Typ X
were the largest submarines used by the Kriegsmarine in World War II. Originally designed especially for
mine operations, those big ships were also used to transport duties. Two of those boats survived the war, one by entering an US port in May 1945 (U234
) while U219
was taken over by the Japanese Navy in the same month and further used as I505
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