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The Type XVIIA submarines were found to be very hard to handle at high speed, and were plagued by numerous mechanical problems, low efficiency, and the fact that a significant amount of power was lost due to increased back pressure on the exhaust at depth. Also, the length to beam ratio was too low,
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estimated it would cost $ 1 million to put her into service, but plans to do so were rejected due to the perceived fire hazard and high cost of HTP, and she was broken up in New York harbour some time after 18 May 1948.
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in
January 1942, who enthusiastically embraced the idea and requested that these submarines be developed as quickly as possible. An initial order was placed in summer 1942 for four Type XVIIA development submarines.
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had designed a small, high-speed submarine with a streamlined form propelled by high-test peroxide (HTP) and in 1939 he was awarded a contract to build an experimental vessel, the 80 ton
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Admiral Fuchs argued that introducing a new type of U-boat would hinder current production efforts, but Dönitz argued the case for them and on 4 January 1943 the
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Construction of operational Type XVII submarines – the Type XVIIB – was begun at the Blohm + Voss yard in
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1142:— scuttled on 7 May 1945, raised, and transported to the U.S.; broken up some time after 18 May 1948
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Submarines: The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines
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A projected Type XVIIK would have abandoned the Walter system for
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Three Type XVIIB boats were completed by Blohm + Voss of
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Warships 1815–1945, U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels
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1390:
U.S. Submarines Since 1945: An
Illustrated Design History
1148:— scuttled on 7 May 1945, raised, repaired and served as
1041:. She served as the model for two further HTP boats, the
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to
Britain, and both were soon salvaged. The uncompleted
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using pure oxygen from onboard tanks. The only boat,
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1418:Gröner, Erich; Jung, Dieter; Maass, Martin (1991).
1477:Wolf pack: The story of the U-boat in World War II
1014:The United States Navy did not repair and operate
981:Gerhard Grumpelt, even though a superior officer,
917:) were cancelled during the war in favour of the
682:propulsion system, which offered a combination of
536:8.8 knots (16.3 km/h; 10.1 mph) surfaced
362:3.30 m (10 ft 10 in) pressure hull
332:27.30 m (89 ft 7 in) pressure hull
376:3.40 m (11 ft 2 in) pressure hull
1034:and recommissioned her on 25 September 1945 as
834:Twelve Type XVIIG of slightly improved design,
1167:— contract cancelled before construction began
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1326:Encyclopedia of British Submarines 1901–1955
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2782:German naval ship classes of World War II
1437:Polmar, Norman; Kenneth J. Moore (2004).
800:resulting in an unnecessarily high drag.
442:, 210 PS (210 shp; 150 kW)
329:41.45 m (136 ft 0 in) o/a
319:36.60 m (120 ft 1 in) o/a
1766:Atlantic U-boat campaign of World War I
1209:
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999:was allocated to the United States and
1392:. Naval Institute Press. p. 249.
1300:. Naval Institute Press. p. 174.
1243:. www.sharkhunters.com. Archived from
453:, 77 PS (76 shp; 57 kW)
345:4.50 m (14 ft 9 in) o/a
18:
1771:Battle of the Atlantic (World War II)
1328:. Periscope Publishing. p. 471.
305:26.15 m (85 ft 10 in)
299:39.05 m (128 ft 1 in)
7:
520:(17 km/h; 10 mph) surfaced
271:337 t (332 long tons) submerged
255:259 t (255 long tons) submerged
238:309 t (304 long tons) submerged
417:4.55 m (14 ft 11 in)
268:312 t (307 long tons) surfaced
252:236 t (232 long tons) surfaced
3272:World War II submarines of Germany
1298:Hitler, Dönitz, and the Baltic Sea
1220:German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net
1191:German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net
403:4.30 m (14 ft 1 in)
14:
1918:List of wolfpacks of World War II
1506:. Leicester: Midland Publishing.
807:ordered 24 Type XVII submarines.
662:stored on the torpedo room floor.
890:was completed in December 1944,
274:415 t (408 long tons) total
258:312 t (307 long tons) total
241:372 t (366 long tons) total
150:(conventional coastal submarine)
126:(Conventional coastal submarine)
101:
88:
73:
22:
1161:— incomplete when the war ended
977:were scuttled on 7 May 1945 by
2669:Unrestricted submarine warfare
708:and Werner Fuchs (head of the
651:2 Ă— 53.3 cm (21 in)
1:
1479:. Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
1441:. Brassey's. pp. 35–36.
1125:— Blohm + Voss, Hamburg
1081:— Blohm + Voss, Hamburg
779:Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft
724:Following the success of the
55:Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft
1781:Mediterranean (World War II)
1460:. London: Cassell & Co.
3267:German Type XVII submarines
1776:Mediterranean (World War I)
1475:Williamson, Gordon (2005).
686:and high submerged speeds.
3288:
2161:Battle of the St. Lawrence
1713:List of U-boats of Germany
1456:Rössler, Eberhard (2001).
1367:. Routledge. p. 180.
967:British Zone of Occupation
933:Type XVIIB boat (probably
826:reduced the order to six.
684:air-independent propulsion
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1890:Knight's Cross recipients
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1388:Friedman, Norman (1994).
1274:Williamson (2005), p. 66.
1216:"Type XVIIB Walter boats"
1187:"Type XVIIA Walter boats"
1024:Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
728:trials, Walter contacted
194:
37:
21:
2485:Italian battleship
2469:Russian battleship
1296:Grier, Howard D (2007).
1134:— scuttled on 5 May 1945
1030:The Royal Navy repaired
868:between 1943 and 1945:
195:General characteristics
2501:French battleship
2446:French battleship
1885:World War II commanders
1324:Akermann, Paul (2002).
1265:Rössler (2001), p. 174.
1018:as it had with the two
901:A further three boats (
1880:World War I commanders
1502:Sharpe, Peter (1998).
1363:Madsen, Chris (1998).
1103:— Germaniawerft, Kiel
942:
894:in February 1945, and
777:, were constructed by
16:Class of German U-boat
1214:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur.
1185:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur.
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28:Type XVIIB submarine
3228:Single ship of class
3183:M-class minesweepers
3157:Uncompleted projects
2618:Metox radar detector
1840:Uncompleted projects
1155:until September 1949
979:Oberleutnant zur See
3188:F-class escort ship
1552:Type XVII submarine
1247:on 24 February 2010
1020:Type XXI submarines
694:In the early 1930s
3193:Auxiliary cruisers
2598:FuG 200 Hohentwiel
993:Potsdam Conference
953:at Flensburg, and
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919:Type XXI submarine
680:high-test peroxide
676:coastal submarines
96:United States Navy
3262:Submarine classes
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2664:Submarine warfare
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2487:Regina Margherita
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2144:Major engagements
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1307:978-1-59114-345-1
672:Type XVII U-boats
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144:Succeeded by
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1373:
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1170:
1169:
1168:
1162:
1156:
1143:
1135:
1120:
1119:
1112:
1098:
1097:
1090:
1070:
1067:
926:
923:
861:
858:
850:Diesel engines
831:
828:
738:
735:
691:
688:
666:
665:
664:
663:
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647:
643:
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540:
537:
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528:
527:
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521:
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502:
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499:
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494:
478:
477:
473:
457:
454:
451:electric motor
443:
426:
422:
421:
420:
419:
418:
414:
405:
404:
400:
385:
381:
380:
379:
378:
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373:
364:
363:
359:
346:
341:
337:
336:
335:
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321:
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296:
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279:
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113:
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111:
98:
85:
68:
64:
63:
62:
61:
52:
44:
40:
39:
38:Class overview
35:
34:
27:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3284:
3273:
3270:
3268:
3265:
3263:
3260:
3259:
3257:
3250:
3239:
3236:
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3227:
3224:
3223:
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3214:
3211:
3209:
3206:
3204:
3201:
3199:
3198:Vorpostenboot
3196:
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3186:
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3176:
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3148:
3145:
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3125:
3123:
3120:
3118:
3115:
3113:
3110:
3108:
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3099:
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3091:
3085:
3082:
3080:
3077:
3075:
3072:
3070:
3067:
3065:
3062:
3060:
3057:
3055:
3052:
3050:
3047:
3045:
3042:
3041:
3039:
3037:
3036:Torpedo boats
3033:
3027:
3024:
3022:
3019:
3017:
3014:
3012:
3011:
3006:
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3003:
2998:
2996:
2993:
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2847:
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2844:
2840:
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2837:
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2834:Capital ships
2831:
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2822:
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2815:
2813:
2812:
2808:
2806:
2803:
2801:
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2799:Graf Zeppelin
2796:
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2725:
2722:
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2712:
2708:
2707:Saint-Nazaire
2705:
2703:
2700:
2699:
2697:
2696:
2694:
2690:
2687:
2685:
2681:
2675:
2674:Rocket U-boat
2672:
2670:
2667:
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2655:
2649:
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2641:
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2583:Anechoic tile
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1416:
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1399:1-55750-260-9
1395:
1391:
1384:
1381:
1376:
1374:0-7146-4823-X
1370:
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1359:
1356:
1353:Polmar, p. 35
1350:
1348:
1346:
1342:
1337:
1335:1-904381-05-7
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1286:Polmar, p. 33
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1192:
1188:
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1171:
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1165:U-1411 – 1416
1163:
1160:
1159:U-1408 – 1410
1157:
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1069:List of boats
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1028:
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1021:
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976:
972:
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965:, all in the
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786:
784:
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776:
773:, designated
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753:, designated
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658:2 Ă— reserve
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653:torpedo tubes
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440:Diesel engine
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317:
314:
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308:
307:pressure hull
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163:In commission
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135:
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128:
125:
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60:
56:
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50:
47:
46:
45:
42:
41:
36:
31:
25:
20:
3249:
3213:Sperrbrecher
3208:Siebel ferry
3136:
3009:
3001:
2955:
2948:
2941:
2934:
2909:
2902:
2882:
2849:
2842:
2817:
2810:
2798:
2692:World War II
2628:Pillenwerfer
2613:Mark 24 mine
2588:Depth charge
2561:
2553:
2545:
2537:
2529:
2521:World War II
2510:
2502:
2494:
2486:
2478:
2470:
2462:
2455:
2447:
2439:
2431:
2248:World War II
2176:
2166:Convoy ONS 5
2156:Convoy PQ 17
2133:
2126:
2119:
2112:
2105:
2098:
2091:
2084:
2077:
2070:
2063:
2056:
2049:
2042:
2035:
2028:
2021:
2014:
2007:
2000:
1993:
1986:
1979:
1972:
1965:
1958:
1951:
1944:
1937:
1930:
1923:
1895:Erich Raeder
1807:U-boat lists
1795:
1787:
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1612:
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1580:
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1503:
1476:
1457:
1438:
1419:
1411:Bibliography
1389:
1383:
1364:
1358:
1325:
1297:
1291:
1270:
1261:
1249:. Retrieved
1245:the original
1235:
1223:. Retrieved
1219:
1194:. Retrieved
1190:
1180:
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1151:
1145:
1138:
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1008:
1004:
1000:
996:
990:
982:
978:
974:
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958:
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950:
947:World War II
944:
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934:
914:
910:
906:
902:
900:
895:
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887:
882:
876:
870:
863:
853:
847:closed-cycle
844:
839:
835:
833:
824:Kriegsmarine
823:
819:
815:
809:
805:Kriegsmarine
804:
802:
798:
793:
789:
787:
774:
769:
763:
759:Blohm + Voss
754:
749:
743:
740:
737:Construction
725:
723:
718:
711:Kriegsmarine
709:
706:Erich Raeder
700:
693:
678:that used a
671:
669:
636:
630:
601:
580:
559:
555:
530:
510:
490:
486:
483:
480:
469:
465:
462:
459:
456:1 shaft
436:supercharged
410:
407:
396:
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389:
369:
366:
355:
351:
348:
323:
312:
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287:
262:
245:
220:
215:
210:Displacement
82:Kriegsmarine
81:
49:Blohm + Voss
29:
3240:Conversions
3000:Type 1936A/
2967:Spähkreuzer
2903:Deutschland
2883:Deutschland
2874:battleships
2843:Scharnhorst
2608:Leigh light
2593:Elektroboot
2423:World War I
2197:World War I
2151:Convoy SC 7
2085:Steinbrinck
1900:Karl Dönitz
1251:21 December
1225:21 December
1196:21 December
730:Karl Dönitz
674:were small
633: : 12
607:3,000
587:1,840
566:2,910
438:8-cylinder
166:1943 – 1949
158:1942 – 1945
117:Preceded by
3256:Categories
3147:Type XXIII
3098:submarines
3021:Type 1936C
3016:Type 1936B
2990:Type 1934A
2977:Destroyers
2949:Königsberg
2576:Technology
2546:Courageous
2456:Formidable
2440:Cornwallis
2071:Schlieffen
2022:Pfadfinder
2001:Kreuzotter
1938:Delphin II
1863:Commanders
1794:Operation
1788:Regenbogen
1786:Operation
1681:Incomplete
1598:Type XVIIB
1559:Type XVIIA
1172:References
1123:Type XVIIB
1074:Type XVIIA
1049:submarines
986:Kurt Thoma
741:Of these,
690:Background
639: : 19
637:Type XVIIB
631:Type XVIIA
625:Complement
602:Type XVIIB
556:Type XVIIA
531:Type XVIIB
511:Type XVIIA
491:Type XVIIB
481:Type XVIIA
460:Type XVIIA
434:SAA SM517
425:Propulsion
408:Type XVIIA
397:Type XVIIB
390:Type XVIIA
367:Type XVIIA
356:Type XVIIB
349:Type XVIIA
324:Type XVIIB
288:Type XVIIA
263:Type XVIIB
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216:Type XVIIA
148:Type XXIII
109:Royal Navy
3234:Cancelled
3152:Type XXVI
3137:Type XVII
3026:Type 1942
2995:Type 1936
2985:Type 1934
2623:Mousetrap
2562:Royal Oak
2560:HMS
2552:HMS
2544:HMS
2536:HMS
2530:Ark Royal
2528:HMS
2509:HMS
2493:HMS
2477:HMS
2454:HMS
2438:HMS
2432:Britannia
2430:HMS
2171:Black May
2099:Streitaxt
2092:Siegfried
1959:Eisteufel
1910:Wolfpacks
1796:Deadlight
1687:Cancelled
1152:Meteorite
1150:HMS
1062:Excalibur
1060:HMS
1053:HMS
1038:Meteorite
1036:HMS
660:torpedoes
233:long tons
187:Cancelled
179:Completed
67:Operators
51:, Hamburg
3142:Type XXI
3132:Type XIV
3117:Type VII
2850:Bismarck
2818:Seydlitz
2717:Valentin
2713:Germany
2657:Concepts
2603:Hedgehog
2479:Majestic
2471:Peresvet
2224:Flanders
2177:Bismarck
2120:Weddigen
2113:Vorwärts
2057:Rossbach
2043:Raubgraf
1980:Hartmann
1706:Type XXI
1700:Type XIV
1055:Explorer
1044:Explorer
963:Cuxhaven
925:Post war
838:through
818:through
646:Armament
399: :
358: :
136:testbed)
43:Builders
3178:R boats
3173:E-boats
3122:Type IX
3112:Type II
3094:U-boats
3084:Ausland
3079:Type 44
3074:Type 41
3069:Type 40
3064:Type 39
3059:Type 37
3054:Type 35
3049:Type 24
3044:Type 23
2956:Leipzig
2935:Gazelle
2734:Dora II
2702:Lorient
2698:France
2648:Snorkel
2511:Triumph
2503:Suffren
2495:Russell
2463:Gaulois
2255:Regions
2229:Kurland
2106:TĂĽmmler
2078:Seewolf
2008:Leuthen
1994:Kiebitz
1966:Endrass
1945:Dränger
1924:BlĂĽcher
1852:Classes
1755:U-boats
991:At the
866:Hamburg
812:Hamburg
583: :
562: :
493: :
472: :
413: :
372: :
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248: :
223: :
171:Planned
124:Type II
3127:Type X
3107:Type I
3010:Narvik
3002:Narvik
2729:Dora I
2724:Norway
2633:Q-ship
2538:Barham
2448:Danton
2064:Schill
2050:Rösing
1952:Eisbär
1931:Borkum
1815:German
1666:U-1416
1661:U-1415
1656:U-1414
1651:U-1413
1646:U-1412
1641:U-1411
1636:U-1410
1631:U-1409
1626:U-1408
1620:U-1407
1613:U-1406
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1146:U-1407
1139:U-1406
1131:U-1405
1101:Wk 202
1079:Wa 201
1046:-class
1032:U-1407
1016:U-1406
1009:U-1410
1005:U-1408
1001:U-1407
997:U-1406
975:U-1407
971:U-1406
959:U-1407
955:U-1406
951:U-1405
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935:U-1406
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911:U-1411
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903:U-1408
896:U-1407
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877:U-1406
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840:U-1092
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282:Length
246:Wk 202
229:tonnes
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3166:Other
2942:Emden
2684:Bases
2643:Sonar
2554:Eagle
2179:chase
2036:Prien
2029:Pfeil
1987:Hecht
1820:Types
1588:U-795
1581:U-794
1574:U-793
1567:U-792
1116:U-795
1109:U-794
1094:U-793
1087:U-792
880:and
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655:(bow)
550:Range
518:knots
505:Speed
487:U-793
466:U-792
432:Deutz
384:Draft
231:(273
155:Built
2811:Jade
2416:sunk
2234:Pola
2134:Wolf
2127:West
2015:Lohs
1508:ISBN
1481:ISBN
1462:ISBN
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1369:ISBN
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1253:2009
1227:2009
1198:2009
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