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Tonnage |
1763 tons surfaced 2177 tons submerged |
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Dimensions |
294'9" by 30'3" by 13'6" 89.8m by 9.20m by 4.71m |
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Maximum speed |
16.4 knots surface 7 knots submerged |
| Dive |
to 490 feet to 150 meters |
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Complement |
52 |
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Armament |
2 21" torpedo
tubes (15 torpedoes) 66 mines in 30 tubes 1 37mm gun 2x1 20mm gun |
| Machinery |
2-shaft diesel (4200 hp) or
electric (1100 hp) |
| Bunkerage |
368 tons diesel fuel |
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Range |
18,450 nautical miles (34,200 km) at 10 knots on surface 6750 nautical miles (12,500 km) at 16.9 knots on surface 188 nautical miles (350 km) at 2 knots submerged 93 nautical miles (170 km) at 4 knots submerged |
The XBs were
completed in 1949-41 and a number were allocated to the Indian Ocean, operating
primarily out of Penang. They were
minelaying submarines with
double hulls, the mines and reserve
torpedoes being stored between the pressure and outer hulls. They were
more often used as supply ships than as minelayers, with the cargo
containers stored in the mine tubes.
| U-219 |
Arrived 1944-12-11 (Batavia) |
Taken over by the Japanese 1945-5-8 as I-505 |
References
Uboat.net
(accessed 2010-1-16)
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