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232:4.00 m (13 ft 1 in) (pressure hull)
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409:1 May – 30 June 1940
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664:Victories:
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274:Propulsion
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799:Built at
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712:in 1940.
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589:Oblt.z.S.
572:Oblt.z.S.
564:Paul Just
561:Oblt.z.S.
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527:Oblt.z.S.
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494:Oblt.z.S.
483:Oblt.z.S.
468:Oblt.z.S.
457:Oblt.z.S.
439:Oblt.z.S.
366:torpedoes
260:700
186:long tons
180:254
116:Laid down
1518:Type VII
1384:Type IID
1317:Type IIC
1166:Type IIB
1113:Type IIA
682:Type IIA
427:M 00 130
390:Part of:
353:Armament
168:Type IIA
124:Launched
821:of the
791:of 25.
745:draught
727:Vesikko
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247:Draught
83:Builder
75:Ordered
44:History
1512:Type I
1011:
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837:, and
825:, the
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685:U-boat
542:Kptlt.
516:Kptlt.
472:Kptlt.
445:Kptlt.
239:Height
201:Length
1497:U-152
1490:U-151
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1476:U-149
1469:U-148
1462:U-147
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1399:U-138
1392:U-137
1307:U-121
1300:U-120
868:'
828:Burza
370:mines
322:Range
307:Speed
184:(250
1374:U-63
1367:U-62
1360:U-61
1353:U-60
1346:U-59
1339:U-58
1332:U-57
1325:U-56
1293:U-24
1286:U-23
1279:U-22
1272:U-21
1265:U-20
1258:U-19
1251:U-18
1244:U-17
1237:U-16
1230:U-15
1223:U-14
1216:U-13
1209:U-12
1202:U-11
1195:U-10
1068:2015
1043:2014
1009:ISBN
990:ISBN
969:ISBN
840:Grom
801:Kiel
741:beam
673:The
374:1 Ă—
364:5 Ă—
297:2 Ă—
291:2 Ă—
279:2 Ă—
224:Beam
151:Fate
97:Cost
91:Kiel
65:Name
1188:U-9
1181:U-8
1174:U-7
1156:U-6
1149:U-5
1142:U-4
1135:U-3
1128:U-2
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1054:U 6
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