Type 241
Besides the the the two Type XXIII U-boats of the Kriegsmarine one “Big Electro Boat” Type XXI was commisioned into the Federal German Navy. The former U 2540 was used as a trial and training boat under the name of Wilhelm Bauer after it had been raised in 1957 and has been repaired afterwars. From 1970 on it had a civilian complement. It was de-commissioned in 1983 and and converted into a museum ship at the German Maritime Museum at Bremerhaven in 1984, where it had over 3 million visitors since then.
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U-boat |
U Wilhelm Bauer (ex U 2540) |
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Shipyard |
Blohm & Voss at Hamburg (1944/1945) |
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Commissioning |
01/09/1960 |
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De-commissioning |
26/04/1968 |
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Displacement |
1,620 t / 1,820 t submerged |
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Length |
76.7 m |
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Beam |
6.6 m |
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Draught |
6.9 m |
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Engine power |
1,200 HP / 1,200 HP submerged |
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Speed |
15.6 kn / 17.5 kn submerged |
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Range |
15,500 nmi at 10 kn |
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Diving depth |
280 m |
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Armament |
4 bow torpedo tubes, mines |
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Complement |
57 |