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"Molch"
(Eng: Newt/Salamander), another small, one man sub built at the end of
the war.
All electric to operate mainly below surface.Approximately
363 were built.
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| Description: |
Midget U-boat |
| First launched: |
1944/1945 |
| Complement, Off / Men |
1 |
| Displacement surf: |
11 t |
| Displacement subm: |
? |
| Length: |
10,8 m |
| Beam, max: |
1,8 m (incl mounted
torpedoes). |
| Depth: |
circa 2,3 m |
| Max speed surfaced: |
4,3 kt |
| Max speed submerged: |
5,0 kt |
| Radius surfaced: |
50 sm at 4 kt (Radius
of action) |
| Radius submerged: |
45 sm at 5 kt (Radius
of action) |
| Max diving depth: |
25 m |
| Diving time,
stationary: |
? |
| Diving time, alarm
moving: |
? |
| Oil fuel carried: |
? |
| Torpedo tubes, bow /
stern: |
x |
| 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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