U 996
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| Type : | VII C / 41 |
| Field Post Number : | - |
| Shipyard: | Blohm & Voss in Hamburg |
| Construction contract: | October 14, 1941 |
| Build number: | 196 |
| Keel laying: | November 25, 1942 |
| Launch: | July 22, 1943 |
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| Whereabouts: | Badly damaged and scrapped by an air raid on Hamburg before commissioning |
U 996 was a German submarine of the type VII C / 41 , a so-called "Atlantic boat ", which was to be used by the navy in World War II .
Technical specifications
A Type VII C-boat, driven by two diesel engines, reached a speed of 17 knots when traveling above water , had a maximum range of 6500 nm and could make 7.8 knots under water with the help of the two electric motors, with a maximum range of 80 nm .
Commitment and history
On July 22, 1943, U 996 was badly damaged in an air raid on Hamburg while it was being fitted out in the Blohm & Voss shipyard. The submarine was then handed over to the Schichau shipyard ( Königsberg ) on November 21, 1943 . However, the delivery was never carried out. The construction of U 996 was canceled on July 22, 1944 and the submarine was then scrapped.
literature
- Clay Blair : The Submarine War. Volume 2: The Hunted, 1942–1945. Heyne, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-453-16059-2 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rainer Busch, Hans-Joachim Röll: The U-Boat War 1939-1945. Volume 2: U-boat construction in German shipyards. ES Mittler und Sohn, Hamburg et al. 1997, ISBN 3-8132-0512-6 , p. 223.