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Type
XXIII, the coastal counterpart of the full sized XXI.
New, late war tactics played a role in the making of this boat. ? were built.
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| Description: |
Coastal |
| First launched: |
1944 |
| Complement, Off / Men |
2 / 12 |
| Displacement surf: |
234 t |
| Displacement subm: |
275 t |
| Length: |
34,5 m |
| Beam, max: |
3,0 m |
| Depth: |
3,7 m |
| Max speed surfaced: |
9,7 kt |
| Max speed submerged: |
12,5 kt |
| Radius surfaced: |
2600 sm at 8 kt
4450 sm at 6 kt |
| Radius submerged: |
35 sm at 10 kt
194 sm at 4 kt |
| Max diving depth: |
160 m |
| Diving time,
stationary: |
? |
| Diving time, alarm
moving: |
-10 sec |
| Oil fuel carried: |
20,7 t |
| Torpedo tubes, bow /
stern: |
2 / 0 |
| Nr of torpedoes /
mines: |
2 / 0 |
| Guns fitted: |
x |
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Off = Officers, surf = surfaced, subm = submerged,
max = maximum, Nr = number, t = tons, m = metres, mm = millimetres,
kt = knots, sm = sea miles, sec = seconds, AA = Anti Aircraft, rds = rounds
+ = more than, - = less than, x = No/none, ? = unknown
Please note that some figures are to be considered approximate.
Main sourse for The Boats Section is the excellent book "U-boats
under the Swastika" by J.P. Mallman Showell, ISBN: 0 7110 0379 3. |
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