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HMS Meteorite
German experimental U-boat / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HMS Meteorite was an experimental U-boat developed in Germany, scuttled at the end of World War II, subsequently raised and commissioned into the Royal Navy. The submarine was originally commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 13 March 1945 as U-1407. She was built around a Walter engine fueled by high-test peroxide (HTP).
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![]() The U-1406, a vessel of the same class as HMS Meteorite / U-1407 | |
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Name | U-1407 |
Ordered | 4 January 1943 |
Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
Yard number | 257 |
Laid down | 13 November 1943 |
Launched | February 1945 |
Commissioned | 13 March 1945 |
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Name | HMS Meteorite |
Acquired | 1945 |
Commissioned | 25 September 1945 |
Decommissioned | September 1949 |
Fate | Broken up |
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Class and type | Type XVIIB submarine |
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Draught | 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in) |
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Complement | 19 |
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Identification codes: | M 47 655 |
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Operations: | None |
Victories: | None |
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