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Type XXI U-boat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Type XXI U-boats, also known as the "Elektroboote", were the first submarines designed to operate entirely submerged, rather than as surface ships that could submerge as a temporary, awkward mode of operation. Type XXIs had much better facilities than previous classes, with a freezer for foodstuffs and minor conveniences for the crew such as a shower and wash basin. A ninth XXI also saw service after the war: U 2540, which had been scuttled at the end of the war, was raised in 1957 to become the research vessel Wilhelm Bauer of the Bundesmarine. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Type_XXI_U-boat   (454 words)

Type XXI Legend has it that ‘Type XXI’ boats were designed from a sketch by Admiral Doenitz himself, whatever the truth he approved their design in June 1943 and an initial order was placed for 200 boats. The Type XXI "U-2511" is one of the models we have bought in from John Darnell of ‘Darnell Models’ of Leavesdon.This twin screw model has been designed to operate on 4 channel radio control and can submerge from stationary, using an air pump system, or in motion, using forward dive speed. The boats were required to be built quickly so a very high degree of sub assembly of pre-fabricated parts and sections was designed into their construction, in fact the four main units would arrive at the slip to be completed very quickly. freespace.virgin.net /metcalf.mouldings/viic-u570.htm   (374 words)

Submarine History 1945-2000: A Timeline of Development U-3008, one of only two Type XXI U-boats to make a wartime patrol — albeit brief, as the war ended en route. The first Type XXI, U-2511, left Hamburg on war patrol on April 30; when she returned home to surrender, 30 Type XXI were in shakedown and training, 121 were in the water and another 1000 were under construction or on order. Type XXI had only half the range of the comparable Type IX, could manage bursts of 17 knots underwater (compared with 7 knots), dive to almost 1,000 feet (300 feet deeper), and remain totally submerged at economical creep speed for 11 days. www.submarine-history.com /NOVAfour.htm   (5121 words)

Type XXI U-boat (1/125) Type XXI was allegedly also the first submarine to have such "luxurious" fittings as refrigerator and shower at disposal of its crew. Type XXI Elektroboot - called so because its diesel engines ran the generators, and the ship was actually powered by the electric motors all the time - was the first true submarine to see service. The available Type XXI kits were only in 1/144th scale (by Revell, three kits: "U-Wilhelm Bauer", a Type XXI submarine (a rare kit), and a cut-through kit of Type XXI; all three kits share common parts and a number of errors), and although smaller, I didn't like them and decided to scratchbuild my own. users.tkk.fi /~andres/models_xxi.html   (1871 words)

U Boats of The Kriegsmarine She was one of the latest type of U Boat with a length of 100 feet and displacing 250 tons of the type XXIII. U 48 was the most successful boat of the war and this sunk 53 ships totalling 304,000 tons under five captains on 12 operational patrols. The picture shows Admiral Donitz, leader of the U Boat arm of the German Navy, who always tried to meet returning crews in person. www.bosun.net /page9a.html   (3848 words)

uboat.net - Technical pages - The Elektro boats However, because of the size, Type XXI boat was not suitable for shallow water operations, particularly the North Sea, Black Sea and the Mediterranean. At least 18 months were required to build a Type XXI U-boat under a conventional construction procedure (with boats built from start to finish on a single slip). The Type XXI design was presented to Hitler at a conference on the 8th July 1943 in order to obtain his approval for additional demands on the industry. uboat.net /technical/electroboats2.htm   (1411 words)

U-boat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia U-110, a Type IXB, had been captured in 1941 by the United Kingdom's Royal Navy, allowing the British to decipher the German Enigma code before the entry of the US into World War II. U-505 was a Type IXC, notable for its capture by the United States Navy in 1944. The primary targets of the U-boat campaigns in both world wars were the merchant convoys bringing supplies from Canada and the United States to Europe. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/U_boat   (655 words)

Type XXI U-boat (1/125) The small XXIII served in the same role as the coastal Type IIA, carrying only two torpedoes with no reloads, but nevertheless the last Allied ships to be sunk by U-boats were sunk by a Type XXIII sub (U 2336) as late as on May 7, 1945. Type XXIII was the second of the German "Elektroboot" advanced submarine types to be designed but more Type XXIII's than Type XXI's were operational at war's end. Several Type XXIII subs survived the war, but most were sunk by the Allies in Operation Deadlight, or scrapped. users.tkk.fi /~andres/models_xxiii.html   (1009 words)

AIR INDEPENDENT PROPULSION However, the Type XVIII was modified into the highly successful Type XXI "electro-boat," in which larger batteries provided a submerged speed of 17 knots, which could be maintained for 90 minutes. The best of the latter boats, such as the German-designed Type 209 or the Russian KILO, can remain submerged on battery at slow speed for periods on the order of three to five days. Submarine developers  were trying to find some means to free their boats from the necessity of surfacing frequently for access to the atmospheric oxygen demanded by the gasoline or diesel engines that charged the batteries. users.otenet.gr /~kostast/AIP.htm   (1254 words)

Late Additions to "U boat Tankers 1941-45" A spy in the USA reported to U boat Command in 1944 that an American plant was manufacturing acoustic homing torpedoes. U 1062 was escorted by the minesweeper M-403 when unsuccessfully attacked from the air on 22 December 1943 and not, as stated by British sources, by a destroyer. U 537 was ordered to refuel at the same date as U 129, is known to have been in the area on time from a position signal, and survived to reach Penang. jcwhite.members.beeb.net /LATEADD.htm   (3564 words)

Forgotten Battles: The Weapons: The Elektro U-boats The first Type XXI boat to be laid down was U-2501on 3rd April 1944. Hitler's approval for construction of Type XXI prototypes was given in August of that year. It was shown that the XXI would only have to snorkel for 3 hours a day while running at silent submerged cruising speed (5 knots). www.geocities.com /pentagon/bunker/3351/germweps/elektro.html   (1179 words)

TORPEDO JUNCTION - Submarine and U-Boat Books Kohl and Rossler THE TYPE XXI U-BOAT USNI 2002 Considered by many to be the prototype of the modern conventionally powered submarine, the Type XXI U-boat was launched in 1944 to counter the disastrous losses caused by advanced Allied anti-submarine warfare technology. Stern, Robert TYPE VII U-BOATS Brockhampton 1998 This study of the Type VII U-Boat, as a weapon of war as well as a carrier of firepower, offers an extensive technical history as well as fascinating narrative accounts by the men who operated these U-boats during World War Two. Later this U Boat was operated against the Germans sinking another U-boat and causing great alarm in the Bay of Biscay approaches to the U-Boat bases. www.sonic.net /~books/sub.html   (10202 words)

Kriegsmarine Knight's Cross Holders Signed Photographs He wrote the Battle Instructions for the new XXI Elektro Boat submarine in 1944, and when the war ended he was commanding one of them, U-2513, which he surrendered at Horten, Norway in May 1945. He left the boat in June 1943 and served from then until the end of the war in several staff positions. Heinrich was the U-boat commander of U-960, from the day it was commissioned to when it was sunk. www.aviationcollectables.co.uk /pub/photographs/spub.html   (2038 words)

Amazon.com: Books: Type XXI U-Boat (Anatomy of the Ship) Commencing with a potted history of how the type XXI came into being, we are then treated to a series of "Tables" which provide us with such technical details as; Design particulars, weights, boats delivered and commissioned and what happened after the war. Whilst I was already familiar with the Type VII U-Boat, this was not the case with the Type XXI - so I had to do some additional research into the vessel before embarking on this review - which, incidentally, refers to the new "revised" edition of the book produced in late 2002. As with the V1 and V2 rockets, the Type XXI U-Boat was, much needed by Germany in the closing stages of World War Two but arrived too late to save them from defeat. www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1591148871?v=glance   (1323 words)

S q u a d r o n . c o m - 1/350 Scale Figure Reviews and Gallery: Type XXI U-Boat The Type XXI U-boat was the last ocean going submarine designed and built by the German Kriegsmarine (Navy) in WW II. The 1/350th scale Type XXI from Shanghai Dragon consists of two injection molded sprues in light gray styrene - wrapped in the usual sealed plastic bags, one small sheet of water-slide decals, and easy-to-understand instructions. My references indicated that some of the Type XXIs had an almost white upper hull, so I added five drops of MM flat White (TS1768) to 40 drops of the Light Gray to simulate this lighter color. www.squadron.com /old/uboat/uboat.htm   (969 words)

SBF Glossary: U Germany resumed unrestricted U-boat warfare, the US joined on the Allied side and the rest, as they say, is history. In particular, ``U'' is a standard unit of measure for the heights of computer enclosures and the appropriate unit for specifying the size of units to be mounted in a standard (EIA standard SE-102) equipment rack. US President Woodrow Wilson (the Jimmy Carter of his day) who had begun his first term hoping to advance an ambitious domestic reform agenda, had been trying for years to negotiate a peace between the sides. www.plexoft.com /cgi-bin/U.cgi   (12233 words)

Type XXI German U The Type XXI U-Boat was the most modern Submarine created by the German Navy during World War II. This Submarine incorporated the latest in design features such as a streamlined hull, Snorkel Gear, and high power batteries so that the sub could run at 18 knots while submerged. www.marylandsilver.com /type_xxi_german_u.htm   (110 words)

U-boat Archive - Interrogation Report Source had heard one version of the Type XXI boat according to which there were no torpedo tubes in the aft compartment. Due to the elimination of the upper-deck structure, the surface speed of Type XXI boats does not exceed 20 knots, but the operation of this type of Diesel is considerably more economical than the ordinary type. He was an ardent National Socialist, although quite ready to admit that the war, and particularly the U-boat war, was lost, and he was full of the kind of “crocodile tears” emotion so often encountered in certain types of Germans. www.uboatarchive.net /U-1229INT.htm   (4764 words)

U-Boat Books It also covers the main types of World War I U-boat, detailing the operational history of the -boat service in depth, with a particular focus on the campaigns in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, as well as the slow build up of anti submarine measures by the allies. The perfect boat to implement this doctrine had to have certain characteristics; it required an effective operational range and the levels of speed and armament usually associated with large boats; and it had to be highly maneuverable with a fast dive - a factor normally exhibited by smaller boats. Of all types of battle zone movement the most difficult has been that of submerged craft; it is not surprising that this mode of clandestine activity is centuries old and was first used offensively over 200 years ago. www.militaryart.co.uk /u-boat_books.htm   (4292 words)

Pier Models Submarines Between 1939 and 1944 633 V11 C type submarines were built, which made this the most used type of WW11. www.piermodels.com /acatalog/Pier_Models__Submarines_97.html   (20 words)

Revell AG/Germany 1/144U-Boat XXI Type w/Int The Type XXI U-Boat was designed to be the next generation of submarines to engage in the battle to cut off the supply lines to Great Britain. The type XXI's were the first subs able to spend an entire cruise submerged and they could travel at 17 knots underwater. They were also far more comfortable than the earlier Type VII's and Type IX's U2540 was scuttled by her crew on April 5, 1945. www.hobbyoutlets.com /revellag/rvls5078.htm   (317 words)

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Submarine Store Directory of Submarine Links U 995 Type VIIC 41 1943 U Boat The U-505 is a German World War II Type-IXc Unterseeboot (submarine) that was captured in battle on the high seas by boarding parties from the USS Guadalcanal task group 23 on 4 June 1944. Located on Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland, Ohio at the western edge of Burke Lakefront Airport and about one block east of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the USS COD Submarine is open for visitors every day of the week from May 1 through the end of September. www.submarinestore.com /cgi-bin/ilink.cgi?Category=RecreationDestinations   (652 words)

Association of Underwater Explorers - U-2513 Unfortunately for the German war effort, the Type XXI U-boats were introduced too late in the war to make a difference; only 12 Type XXI boats were cruise-ready by the end of the war. Known as an "elektroboat," she could stay submerged for a greater period than her predecessors due to her robust battery supply. Boasting a length of 252', she was the most technologically advanced U-boat built during World War II. uwex.us /2513.html   (211 words)

HyperWar: ULTRA in the Atlantic: U-Boat Operations [Chapter 11] Late in June the officers and crews of five old 500 tonners (type VII c), were to leave France for Germany to commission new type XXI U-boats in the Baltic. The new type of small submarine, designed for a resumption of U -boat operations in European coastal waters, or even experienced 500 ton schnorchelers might have proved formidable defensive weapons. The new types did not presage any change in strategy, but merely an adjustment of means to the one end of destroying the enemy's sea transport. www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/ETO/Ultra/SRH-008/SRH008-11.html   (4903 words)

U.S. Copyright Office If given on the NIE, the online information will also include the author, the type of work, and the rights covered by the notice. Boat on a river (landscape with a boat). U.S. Eastern Time, Saturday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., and Sunday 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. www.copyright.gov /fedreg/1996/61fr46133.html   (6596 words)

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ME 262, production shifts etc... - Stormfront White Nationalist Community The 262 was a fearsome weapon but just like the type xxi u boat it was a case of too little too late. Kurt Tank was nearly overtaken by a flight of four P-51D Mustangs while taking off from Langenhagen test facility to attend a staff meeting at the Cottbus aircraft factory. Contact Us - Truth About Martin Luther King - Stormfront - Archive - Top www.stormfront.org /forum/showthread.php?t=47463   (1694 words)

James W. Gerard. Face to Face with Kaiserism. 1918. Chapters 21-23. This German diplomacy may be all right in a monarchy of the most limited type but it will not go at all in a modern democracy. This question once solved, our President led us with a breadth of vision, an efficiency, and on a scale commensurate with the size of the undertaking in which we at last had become partners. Arrived at La Coruña in the morning, carriages sent by the Spanish government met us and the Mayor and the other officials were most polite. www.lib.byu.edu /~rdh/wwi/memoir/Gerard2/Kaiserism7.htm   (9821 words)

uboat.net - The U-boat War 1939-1945 See our page for this boat for more information. On the following Norwegian page you can see really terrific photos of the boat in its current state. In it there are often ways for you to assist us if you have the time/means to do so. www.uboat.net   (328 words)

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