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N41 ex-German submarines (2, 1944 - 1945 / 1945)


Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
N41 (ex-U3017) 1948- S...   Deschimag, Bremen, Germany 1944 5.11.1944 1/1945 // 6.1945 BU 11.1949
U2518     Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany 1944 4.10.1944 11/1944 // 6.1945 to France 2.1946 (Roland Morillot)


Technical data


Max speed, kts, kn

15.6 / 17.2

Displacement standard, t---
Displacement normal, t

1621 / 1819

Length, m

76.7

Breadth, m

8.00

Draught, m

5.30

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 MAN diesels / 2 electric motors + 2 electric motors for slow running

Power, h. p.

4000 / 5000 + 226

Fuel, t

diesel oil 253

Endurance, nm(kts)15500(10) / 340(5)
Armament

2 x 2 - 20/65 C/38, 6 - 533 TT (bow, 23 torpedoes or 17 torpedoes + 12 mines)

Electronic equipment

FuMO61 or FuMO65 radar, SU-Apparat, TAG sonars, GHG, Balkon-Gerät hydrophones, FuMB 3 Bali, FuMB 6 Palau ECM suites

Complement57
Diving depth operational, m135


Standard scale images


<i>N41</i> 1945
N41 1945


Project history

The most perfect submarines of the Second World War and one of the most revolutionary designs in shipbuilding history. The decision on designing was accepted in April, 1943 after abandoning of XVIII series with hydrogen perioxide turbines. New boats were designed on their basis, but with replacement of experimental machinery by traditional diesel-electric with much increased battery capacity. The design concept provided for new boats ability to be in underwater position, never surfacing during all campaign.

Double-hulled; outer hull and fin structure had new streamlined forms, with a minimum of appendages; the pressure hull 28-31mm thick had "eight"-form cross-section amidships. Operational diving depth was 135 m, maximum 200m; minimum diving time was 18sec. Main motors worked on the screw through dropping reduction gear. Besides them, two "crouching" motors ensuring 6kts speed.

Modernizations

None

Naval service

Ex-German submarines of XXI-type were used for ASW experiments.