Norwegian K class submarine
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The Norwegian K class submarines are a class of three submarines the Royal Norwegian Navy received from Germany in 1948 as Allied war spoils. They were built as the Type VIIC/41 U-boat from 1940 to 1945. The ships were named HNoMS Kya, HNoMS Kinn and HNoMS Kaura. Kaura was returned to Germany in 1971 as a museum ship. It is the only surviving Type VII in the world.
The German type VIIC/41 was a slightly modified version of the successful VIIC and had the same armament and engines. The difference was a stronger pressure hull and lighter machinery to compensate for the added steel in the hull, making them actually slightly lighter than the VIIC. A total of 91 were built; all of them from U-1271 onwards lacked the fittings to handle mines.
[edit] General characteristics
- Displacement: surfaced 769 tons, submerged 871 tons, total 1070 tons
- Length: overall 67.1 m, pressure hull 50.5 m
- Beam: overall 6.2 m, pressure hull 4.7 m
- Draft: 4.74 m
- Height: 9.6 m
- Power: surfaced 3200 hp (2,400 kW), submerged 750 hp (560 kW)
- Speed: surfaced 17.7 knot (33 km/h), submerged 7.6 knot (14 km/h)
- Range: surfaced 14,500 km (8500 mile) at 10 knot (19 km/h), submerged 125 km (80 mile) at 4 knot (7 km/h)
- Torpedoes: 14 (4 bow, 1 stern)
- Deck gun: 88 mm/45 with 220 rounds
- Crew: 44-52 men
- Max depth: 250 m (820 ft)
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