Type 201 submarine
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| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Type 201 U-boat |
| Displacement: | ~450 t, submerged |
| Length: | 42 m |
| Beam: | 4.6 m |
| Propulsion: | 1,200 hp diesel generator; 1,200 hp electric motor |
| Speed: | 10.7 knots (20 km/h), surfaced; 17.5 knots (32 km/h), submerged |
| Range: | 3,800 nmi (4,800 km), surfaced; 270 nmi at 3 knots, submerged (500 km at 6 km/h) |
| Complement: | 21 |
| Armament: | 8 × 533 mm torpedo tubes, 8 torpedoes (no reloads) or 16 naval mines |
The Type 201 is Germany's first class of military submarines built after World War II. They were built out of amagnetic steel to counter the threat of magnetic naval mines. But the material had not been tested extensively enough and showed up to be problematic in service with the Bundesmarine: microscopic cracks in the pressure hull forced the cancellation of 9 of the 12 ordered submarines and the early retirement of the three built boats. They were replaced by the very similar Type 205 submarines, that were constructed with normal steel.
[edit] List of boats
| Pennant number |
Name | Shipyard | laid down | Launched | com- missioned |
decom- missioned |
fate |
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| S180 | U1 | HDW | 1962 | March 20, 1962 | 1967 | rebuilt to Type 205A standards | |
| S181 | U2 | HDW | 1962 | May 3, 1962 | July 1963 | rebuilt to Type 205A standards | |
| S182 | U3 | HDW | 1962 | June 20, 1964 | |||
| S183 | U4 | HDW | 1962 | not completed | |||
U3 was loaned to the Royal Norwegian Navy and served under the name Kobben from 1962 to 1964 before being commissioned in the German Navy.
[edit] References
- Taucher.net (in German)
[edit] See also
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