Type VII submarine - Wikipedia
WEBType VII submarine. 2 × supercharged 6-cylinder 4-stroke diesel engines totalling 2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 shp). Max rpm: 470–490 [4] Type VII U-boats were the most common type of German World War II U-boat. 703 boats were built by the end of the war.
Start Up of a WW2 Submarine Diesel Engine of a German U-Boat
WEBJun 24, 2018 · The submarine engine RS 34 S was used in the Type XXIII submarines. Originally, it was designed by MWM as a diesel generator for the battleships Bismarck and Tirpitz. The engine has 108 liters...
German U-Boat - How a U-Boat works - uboataces.com
WEBThe snorkel allows a U-boat to run its diesel engines when submerged. The observation scope is seen on the left, the attack periscope in the middle and snorkel on the right. It is fitted with a shutoff valve to prevent sea water from seeping in …
German Type VII U-Boat - history, specification and photos
WEBDevelopment history, specification, line drawings and photos of the most important German U-boat, Type VII U-boat and its variants.
U-boat - Wikipedia
WEBU-boats were naval submarines operated by Germany, particularly in the First and Second World Wars. The term is an anglicized version of the German word U-Boot [ˈuːboːt] ⓘ, a shortening of Unterseeboot (under-sea boat), though the German term refers to any submarine. Austro-Hungarian Navy submarines were also known as U-boats.
Technical pages - German U-boats of WWII - Kriegsmarine - uboat…
WEBIn these pages we'll attempt to explain most technologies relevant to the U-boat war. We'll eventually also cover the allied technologies that eventually doomed the conventional U-boat in 1943-1945.
Type-VII U-Boats (1933) - Naval Encyclopedia
WEBSep 5, 2019 · The Type UB-III of WWI (1917) was also the most prolific (90 boats built) and successful of German U-Boats in WW1. These 500-650 tons boats were 55,3 x 5,8 x 3,7 m. Their range was 13,300 to 16,700 km, they can dive to 50m, had five TTs, one or two 10.5 cm guns, could run at 13,5 knots in surface and 7,5 knots submerged.
Type VII C Manual - U-boat Archive
WEBThe first medium size U-boats of the German Navy were the Type VII U-boats (displacement 500 tons) of U-Flotilla "Saltzwedel" (1936). Their main distinguishing characteristic was the aft torpedo tube on the upper deck. This boat was developed into the Type VII B (displacement 517 tons).
Type VII - Deutsches U-Boot-Museum
WEBThe U-boat Type VII C was the main combat unit of the German U-boat arm in World War II, carrying the bulk of operations and achieving most of the successes. It was employed mainly in the North Atlantic against allied convoys.
U-boat Types - German U-boats of WWII - Kriegsmarine - uboat…
WEBThis section contain technical details on all the German U-boat types; Builders, Werk numbers, Order dates and detailed drawings of all types, and many other interesting details. The former type XXI boat U-2540, now a museum at Bremerhaven.
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