U-boat Types

Type IIC

8 boats commissioned

Construction history of type IIC

U-boats		Shipyard	Werk #	Built during
U-56 - U-63	8	Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel	255- 262	1937 - 1940

All type IIC U-boats

Below you can see the 8 commissioned U-boats of this type.

U-56, U-57, U-58, U-59, U-60, U-61, U-62, and U-63.

Technical information for type IIC

Displacement: (tons)	291 (sf) 341 (sm) 435 (total)
Length: (m)	43,90 oa 29,60 ph
Beam: (m)	4,08 oa 4,00 ph
Draught: (draft)	3,82 m
Height:	8,40 m
Power: (hp)	700 (sf) 410 (sm)

Speed: (knots)	12,0 (sf) 7,0 (sm)
Range: (miles / knots)	3800/8 (sf) 42/4 (sm)
Torpedoes:	5 3/0 (bow / stern tubes)
Mines:	12 TMA
Deck gun:	No deck gun
Crew:	22-24 men
Max depth:	ca. 150 m (492 feet)

sm = submerged, sf = surfaced, ph = pressure hull,
oa = overall, hp = horsepower.

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