U-boat Types

Type IIC

8 boats commissioned


Construction history of type IIC

U-boats ShipyardWerk #Built during
U-56 - U-638Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel255- 2621937 - 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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