The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia
|
| Previous: Iwo Jima | Table of Contents | Next: IX-D Class, German Submarines |
|
Tonnage |
1120 tons surfaced 1232 tons submerged |
|
Dimensions |
252' by 22'3" by 15'6" 76.7m by 6.7m by 4.7m |
|
Maximum speed |
18 knots surface 7 knots submerged |
| Dive |
to 490 feet to 150 meters |
|
Complement |
48 |
|
Armament |
6 21" torpedo
tubes (22 torpedoes) 1 37mm gun 2x2 20mm gun |
| Machinery |
2-shaft diesel (4400 hp) or
electric (1000 hp) |
| Bunkerage |
|
|
Range |
11,400 nautical miles (21,000 km) at 12 knots 63 nautical miles (117 km) at 4 knots submerged |
| Modifications |
The IX-Cs were
completed in 1941-43 and a number were allocated to the Indian Ocean, operating
primarily out of Penang. Two units, U-511 and U-1224, were transferred to Japanese control as personal gifts of Hitler to Hirohito, but U-1224 was sunk while attempting to cross the Atlantic and Ro-500 was used only for training.
| U-511 |
Arrived 1943-6-10 |
Gifted to the Japanese 1943-9-16 as Ro-500 |
| Arrived 1943-10-30 (Penang) |
Sunk 1945-4-23 by Besugo |
References
Uboat.net
(accessed 2010-1-16)
The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia © 2012 by Kent G. Budge. Index
