Kriegsmarine Type VIIC submarine

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Kriegsmarine_Type_VIIC_submarine
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:armament anti-aircraft guns
1 × 8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun
14 torpedoes
5 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes
gptkbp:beam 6.2 meters
gptkbp:builtBy German shipyards
gptkbp:commissioned 1940
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:crewComplement 44–52
gptkbp:depthCapability up to 230 meters
gptkbp:displacementSubmerged 871 tonnes
gptkbp:displacementSurfaced 769 tonnes
gptkbp:draught 4.74 meters
gptkbp:hullMaterial gptkb:steel
gptkbp:lastCommissioned 1945
gptkbp:length 67.1 meters
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 17.7 knots
gptkbp:maximumSpeedSubmerged 7.6 knots
gptkbp:notableAction gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:U-552
gptkb:U-995
gptkb:U-96
gptkbp:numberBuilt 568
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:precededBy Type VIIB submarine
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:rangeSubmerged 80 nautical miles at 4 knots
gptkbp:rangeSurfaced 8500 nautical miles at 10 knots
gptkbp:role gptkb:marine
gptkbp:successor Type VIIC/41 submarine
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U406_Akkerman
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6