Type XXVI submarine
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The Type XXVI was a German submarine project towards the end of the Second World War. Only five boats went into production, none of which were completed.
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Rendering of a Type XXVI submarine | |
Class overview | |
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Builders | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
Operators | Kriegsmarine (planned) |
Preceded by | Type XXI submarine |
Built | 1945 |
Planned | 100 |
Cancelled | 100 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | |
Length | 56.2 m (184 ft 5 in) |
Beam | 5.45 m (17 ft 11 in) |
Draft | 5.9 m (19 ft 4 in) |
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Range | 7,300 nmi (13,500 km; 8,400 mi) at 10 knots (18.5 km/h; 11.5 mph) (surfaced) |
Test depth | 135 m (443 ft) |
Complement | 3 officers, 30 enlisted |
Armament | 10 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes |
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