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"XVIII" type large high-speed submarines (U796)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U796 | 755 | Germaniawerft, Kiel | 12.1943 | --- | --- | cancelled 3.1944 | |
| U797 | 756 | Germaniawerft, Kiel | 12.1943 | --- | --- | cancelled 3.1944 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t |
|
|---|---|
| Displacement normal, t | 1485 / 1652 |
| Length, m | 71.5 |
| Breadth, m | 8.00 |
| Draught, m | 6.36 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 MWM diesels / 2 Brückner & Kanis-Walter geared hydrogen peroxide steam-gas turbines / 2 SSW electric motors |
| Power, h. p. | 4400 / 15000 / 380 |
| Max speed, kts | 18.5 / 24 / 7 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 124 + Walter fuel 204 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 7000(10) / 350(16) or 45(4) |
| Armament | 2 x 2 - 30/73 FlaK 103, 6 - 533 TT (bow, 23) |
| Electronic equipment | FuMO 61 radar, S-Gerät sonar (presumably), GHG, Balkon Gerät hydrophones, FuMB 3 Bali, FuMB 6 Palau ECM suites |
| Complement | 52 |
| Diving depth operational, m | 135 |
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U796
Project history
Large submarines which could had best battle characteristics in the world. Streamlined hull and CT with 30mm MGs in streamlined cupolas copied XXI series design. Tanks with Walter fuel were placed under pressure hull. U796 and 797 were ordered 4.1.1943 for Deutsche Werke but 14.12.1943 order was transferred to Germaniawerft and 28.3.1944 cancelled with XXVI series in favor of XXI series submarines.
