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Type VII submarine
German submarine class of World War II / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Type VII U-boats were the most common type of German World War II U-boat. 703 boats were built by the end of the war. The lone surviving example, U-995, is on display at the Laboe Naval Memorial located in Laboe, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
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![]() U-995 Type VIIC/41 at the Laboe Naval Memorial near Kiel | |
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Name | Type VII |
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Preceded by | Type II |
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Cost | 4,189,000 ℛ︁ℳ︁[2][3] |
In commission | 1936 – 1970 (G-7) |
Completed | 704[4] |
Preserved | 1 (U-995) |
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Height | 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)[1] |
Draft | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)[1] |
Propulsion | 2 × supercharged 6-cylinder 4-stroke diesel engines totalling 2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 shp). Max rpm: 470–490[1] |
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Complement | 44–52 officers & ratings[1] |
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At the start of the Second World War the Type VII class was together with the British U, S and T class and Dutch O 21 class one of the most advanced submarine classes in service.[7]