Submarine class XVIII

Type XVIII

Ship data country  German Empire Ship type Submarine Shipyard German works , Kiel Construction period 1943 to 1944 Units built 2 (not completed)

Ship dimensions and crew length 71.5 m ( Lüa ) width 8 m Draft Max. 6.36 m displacement 1,485 t (above water) 1,652 t (submerged)   crew 52 men

Machine system machine 2 Walter turbines 2 twelve-cylinder four-stroke diesel MWM RS34 Zw Machine performance 15,000 PS (11,032 kW) propeller 2

Mission data submarine Top speed submerged 24 kn (44 km / h) Top speed surfaced 15.5 kn

Armament 6 × torpedo tube ⌀ 53.3 cm (23 shots) 2 x 2 cm twin - Flak

The Type XVIII submarine class were two submarines with the designations U 796 and U 797 , which were to be built by Deutsche Werke AG .

Work began on January 4, 1943. On December 14, 1943, the two boats were relocated to the Germania shipyard for completion , but were never completed in favor of the similarly constructed Type XXI submarines .

See also

• List of German submarine classes
• List of submarine classes by state

Footnotes

1. ↑ In the Navy, the submarine classes were referred to as types, although this is factually incorrect. See: ship class