Type IXC/40
87 Commissioned
| U-boat |
Builder |
Werk # |
Built: |
| U-167 - U-170 |
Seebeck
yard, Bremen |
706 - 709 |
1941-1943 |
| U-183 - U-194 |
AG
Weser, Bremen |
1023 - 1040 |
1941-1943 |
| U-525 - U-532 |
Deutsche
Werft, Hamburg |
340 - 347 |
1941-1942 |
| U-533 - U-538 |
Deutsche
Werft, Hamburg |
351 - 357 |
1942-1943 |
| U-539 - U-550 |
Deutsche
Werft, Hamburg |
360 - 371 |
1942-1943 |
| U-801 - U-806 |
Seebeck
yard, Bremen |
710 - 715 |
1941-1943 |
| U-841 - U-846 |
AG
Weser, Bremen |
1047 - 1052 |
1942-1943 |
| U-853 - U-858 |
AG
Weser, Bremen |
1059 - 1064 |
1942-1943 |
| U-865 - U-870 |
AG
Weser, Bremen |
1073 - 1078 |
1943-1944 |
| U-877 - U-881 |
AG
Weser, Bremen |
1085 - 1089 |
1943-1944 |
| U-889 |
AG
Weser, Bremen |
1097 |
1943-1944 |
| U-1221 - U-1226 |
Deutsche
Werft, Hamburg |
384 - 389 |
1942-1943 |
| U-1227 - U-1235 |
Deutsche
Werft, Hamburg |
390 - 398 |
1943-1944 |
| These boats were a slight
modification of type IXC. They had a slightly
increased range, somewhat higher surface speed and were a bit
heavier at 1545 tons fully loaded and submerged.
|
Technical information
|
Displacement: (tons) |
1120 (sf) 1232 (sm) 1545 (total) |
| Length: (m) |
76,76 oa 58,75 ph |
| Beam: (m) |
6,86 oa 4,44 ph |
| Draught: |
4,67 m |
| Height: |
9,60 m |
| Power: (hp) |
4400 (sf) 1000 (sm) | |
Speed: (knots) |
19 (sf) 7,3 (sm) |
Range: (miles / knots) |
13850/10 (sf) 63/4 (sm) |
| Torpedoes: |
22 4/2 (bow / stern tubes) |
| Mines: |
44 TMA |
| Deck gun: |
105/45 110 rounds |
| Crew: |
48-56 men |
| Max depth: |
ca. 230 m (755
feet) | |
sm = submerged, sf = surfaced, ph = pressure
hull, oa = overall, hp = horsepower. |
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