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| As large
and clumsy as IX D1-freighter, the IX D2 was the fighting version. Because of their size,
their need for extra time to maneuver and dive, these boats were defenately unsuitable for
action in the Atlantic and meant for service in the Indian Ocean, The Pacific and other
distant waters. 8 were built: U 177 - U 182, U
196 - U 200, U 847 - U 852,
U 859 - U 864, U 871 - U 876 and U 883 - U 884.
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| Description: |
Long distance / Ocean
going / Conventional. |
| First launched: |
1941 |
| Complement, Off / Men |
4 / 51 to 61 incl
Medical Officer |
| Displacement surf: |
1616 t |
| Displacement subm: |
2150 t |
| Length: |
87,6 m |
| Beam, max: |
7,5 m |
| Depth: |
5,4 m |
| Max speed surfaced: |
+19,0 kt |
| Max speed submerged: |
6,9 kt |
| Radius surfaced: |
8500 sm at 19 kt
31500 sm at 10 kt |
| Radius submerged: |
57 sm at 4 kt |
| Max diving depth: |
200 m |
| Diving time,
stationary: |
50 sec |
| Diving time, alarm
moving: |
35 sec |
| Oil fuel carried: |
442 t plus circa 200 t
as cargo |
| Torpedo tubes, bow /
stern: |
4 / 2 |
| Nr of torpedoes /
mines: |
24 / 72 |
| Guns fitted: |
1. 37 mm AA with 575
rds,
1 to 2. 20 mm AA, or Twin AA with +8000 rds,
1. 105 mm deck gun with 200 rds.
(As type IX D1). |
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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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