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313:Test depth
251:Propulsion
174:) surfaced
739:uboat.net
603:laid down
588:DeSchiMAG
557:torpedoes
501:Type IXCs
442:1 patrol:
364:2 x twin
343:torpedoes
172:long tons
155:submarine
101:Laid down
80:DeSchiMAG
1557:Type IXD
1551:Type IXC
607:launched
408:M 41 091
380:Part of:
352:deck gun
329:Armament
256:2 shafts
109:Launched
883:3 March
735:"U-805"
660:69°37′W
657:42°32′N
633:Seewolf
517:draught
484:during
424:K.Kapt.
368:AA guns
228:Draught
170:(1,126
76:Builder
68:Ordered
37:History
1536:U-1235
1529:U-1234
1522:U-1233
1515:U-1232
1508:U-1231
1501:U-1230
1494:U-1229
1487:U-1228
1480:U-1227
1473:U-1226
1466:U-1225
1459:U-1224
1452:U-1223
1445:U-1222
1438:U-1221
854:
833:
808:
559:, one
492:Design
472:U-boat
467:was a
420:Kptlt.
361:AA gun
220:Height
184:Length
1607:Media
1431:U-889
1424:U-881
1417:U-880
1410:U-879
1403:U-878
1396:U-877
1389:U-870
1382:U-869
1375:U-868
1368:U-867
1361:U-866
1354:U-865
1347:U-858
1340:U-857
1333:U-856
1326:U-855
1319:U-854
1312:U-853
1305:U-846
1298:U-845
1291:U-844
1284:U-843
1277:U-842
1270:U-841
1263:U-806
1256:U-805
1249:U-804
1242:U-803
1235:U-802
1228:U-801
1221:U-550
1214:U-549
1207:U-548
1200:U-547
1193:U-546
1186:U-545
1179:U-544
1172:U-543
1165:U-542
1158:U-541
1151:U-540
1144:U-539
1137:U-538
1130:U-537
1123:U-536
1116:U-535
1109:U-534
1102:U-533
1095:U-532
1088:U-531
1081:U-530
1074:U-529
1067:U-528
1060:U-527
1053:U-526
1046:U-525
1039:U-194
1032:U-193
1025:U-192
1018:U-191
1011:U-190
1004:U-189
997:U-188
990:U-187
983:U-186
976:U-185
969:U-184
962:U-183
955:U-170
948:U-169
941:U-168
934:U-167
825:[
644:U-805
629:U-805
584:U-805
549:U-805
505:U-805
464:U-805
294:Range
282:knots
275:Speed
62:U-805
29:U-805
885:2010
852:ISBN
831:ISBN
806:ISBN
751:2022
718:2022
513:beam
455:None
357:1 Ă—
347:1 Ă—
334:6 Ă—
265:2 Ă—
259:2 Ă—
205:Beam
125:Fate
58:Name
593:in
521:MAN
478:'s
301:nmi
280:19
191:o/a
96:363
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