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"VIIC/41" type seagoing submarines

U1302 1944

Name No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
U292   Vulcan, Vegesack 11/1942 17/7/1943 8/1943 sunk 27/5/1944
U293   Vulcan, Vegesack 11/1942 30/7/1943 9/1943 surrendered 5/1945, scuttled 13/12/1945
U294   Vulcan, Vegesack 12/1942 27/8/1943 10/1943 surrendered 5/1945, scuttled 31/12/1945
U295   Vulcan, Vegesack 12/1942 13/9/1943 10/1943 surrendered 5/1945, scuttled 17/12/1945
U296   Vulcan, Vegesack 1/1943 25/9/1943 11/1943 sunk 12/3/1945
U297   Vulcan, Vegesack 1/1943 9/10/1943 11/1943 sunk 6/12/1944
U298   Vulcan, Vegesack 2/1943 15/10/1943 12/1943 surrendered 5/1945, scuttled 29/11/1945
U299   Vulcan, Vegesack 3/1943 6/11/1943 12/1943 surrendered 5/1945, scuttled 4/12/1945
U300   Vulcan, Vegesack 4/1943 23/11/1943 12/1943 sunk 22/2/1945
U317   Flender Werft, Lübeck 9/1942 1/9/1943 10/1943 sunk 26/6/1944
U318   Flender Werft, Lübeck 10/1942 25/9/1943 11/1943 surrendered 19/5/1945, scuttled 21/12/1945
U319   Flender Werft, Lübeck 11/1942 16/10/1943 12/1943 sunk 15/7/1944
U320   Flender Werft, Lübeck 12/1942 6/11/1943 12/1943 sunk 8/5/1945
U321   Flender Werft, Lübeck 1/1943 27/11/1943 1/1944 sunk 2/4/1945
U322   Flender Werft, Lübeck 2/1943 18/12/1943 2/1944 sunk 25/11/1944
U323   Flender Werft, Lübeck 3/1943 8/1/1944 3/1944 scuttled 3/5/1945
U324   Flender Werft, Lübeck 3/1943 29/1/1944 4/1944 surrendered 30/5/1945, BU 1947
U325   Flender Werft, Lübeck 4/1943 19/2/1944 5/1944 sunk 7/4/1945
U326   Flender Werft, Lübeck 4/1943 11/3/1944 6/1944 sunk 25/4/1945
U327   Flender Werft, Lübeck 4/1943 1/4/1944 7/1944 sunk 27/2/1945
U328   Flender Werft, Lübeck 5/1943 22/4/1944 9/1944 surrendered 5/1945, scuttled 30/11/1945
U329   Flender Werft, Lübeck 7/1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U330   Flender Werft, Lübeck 8/1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U687   Howaldtswerke, Hamburg 5/1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U688   Howaldtswerke, Hamburg 5/1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U689   Howaldtswerke, Hamburg 6/1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U690   Howaldtswerke, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U691   Howaldtswerke, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U692   Howaldtswerke, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U693   Howaldtswerke, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U694   Howaldtswerke, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U695   Howaldtswerke, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U696   Howaldtswerke, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U697   Howaldtswerke, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U698   Howaldtswerke, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U723   Stülcken, Hamburg 6/1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U724   Stülcken, Hamburg 7/1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U725   Stülcken, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U726   Stülcken, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U727   Stülcken, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U728   Stülcken, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U729   Stülcken, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U730   Stülcken, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U827   Schichau, Danzig 8/1943 9/3/1944 5/1944 scuttled 5/5/1945
U828   Schichau, Danzig 8/1943 16/3/1944 6/1944 scuttled 3/5/1945
U829   Schichau, Danzig 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U830   Schichau, Danzig 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U831   Schichau, Danzig 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U832   Schichau, Danzig 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U833   Schichau, Danzig 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U834   Schichau, Danzig 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U835   Schichau, Danzig 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U836   Schichau, Danzig 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U837   Schichau, Danzig 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U838   Schichau, Danzig 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U839   Schichau, Danzig 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U840   Schichau, Danzig 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U909   Stülcken, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U910   Stülcken, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U911   Stülcken, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U912   Stülcken, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U929   Neptun, Rostock 3/1943 23/7/1944 9/1944 scuttled 2/5/1945
U930   Neptun, Rostock 4/1943 5/10/1944 12/1944 surrendered 5/1945, scuttled 29/12/1945
U931   Neptun, Rostock 6/1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U932   Neptun, Rostock 8/1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U933   Neptun, Rostock 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U934   Neptun, Rostock 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U935   Neptun, Rostock 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U936   Neptun, Rostock 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U995   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 11/1942 22/7/1943 9/1943 surrendered 8/5/1945, to Norway 10/1948 (Kaura)
U996   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 11/1942 22/7/1943 --- sunk incomplete 8/1944
U997   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 11/1942 18/8/1943 9/1943 surrendered 5/1945, scuttled 11/12/1945
U998   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 12/1942 18/8/1943 10/1943 damaged 16/6/1944, never repaired
U999   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 12/1942 17/9/1943 10/1943 scuttled 5/5/1945
U1000   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 12/1942 17/9/1943 11/1943 damaged 31/8/1944, never repaired
U1001   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 12/1942 6/10/1943 11/1943 sunk 4/4/1945
U1002   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1/1943 6/10/1943 11/1943 surrendered 5/1945, scuttled 13/12/1945
U1003   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1/1943 27/10/1943 12/1943 scuttled 23/3/1945
U1004   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1/1943 27/10/1943 12/1943 surrendered 5/1945, scuttled 1/12/1945
U1005   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1/1943 17/11/1943 12/1943 surrendered 5/1945, scuttled 5/12/1945
U1006   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1/1943 17/11/1943 1/1944 sunk 16/10/1944
U1007   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 2/1943 8/12/1943 1/1944 sunk 2/5/1945
U1008   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 2/1943 8/12/1943 2/1944 sunk 6/5/1945
U1009   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 2/1943 5/1/1944 2/1944 surrendered 10/5/1945, scuttled 16/12/1945
U1010   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 2/1943 5/1/1944 2/1944 surrendered 14/5/1945, scuttled 7/1/1946
U1011   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 3/1943 25/7/1943 --- destroyed incomplete 25/7/1943
U1012   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 3/1943 --- --- destroyed incomplete 25/7/1943
U1013   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 3/1943 19/1/1944 3/1944 collision 17/3/1944
U1014   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 3/1943 30/1/1944 3/1944 sunk 4/2/1945
U1015   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 4/1943 7/2/1944 3/1944 collision 19/5/1944
U1016   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 4/1943 8/2/1944 4/1944 scuttled 5/5/1945
U1017   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 4/1943 1/3/1944 4/1944 sunk 29/4/1945
U1018   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 4/1943 1/3/1944 4/1944 sunk 27/2/1945
U1019   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 4/1943 22/3/1944 5/1944 surrendered 5/1945, scuttled 7/12/1945
U1020   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 4/1943 22/3/1944 5/1944 sunk 1/1945
U1021   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 5/1943 13/4/1944 5/1944 sunk 14/4/1945
U1022   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 5/1943 13/4/1944 6/1944 surrendered 5/1945, scuttled 29/12/1945
U1023   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 5/1943 3/5/1944 6/1944 surrendered 10/5/1945, scuttled 8/1/1946
U1024   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 5/1943 3/5/1944 6/1944 captured by United Kingdom 12/4/1945, foundered 13/4/1945
U1025   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 6/1943 24/5/1944 4/1945 stricken 4/1945
U1026   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 6/1943 25/5/1944 --- scuttled incomplete 5/1945
U1027   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 6/1943 27/11/1944 --- scuttled incomplete 5/1945
U1028   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 6/1943 28/11/1944 --- scuttled incomplete 5/1945
U1029   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 6/1943 5/7/1944 --- scuttled incomplete 5/1945
U1030   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 6/1943 5/7/1944 --- scuttled incomplete 5/1945
U1031   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 7/1943 12/7/1944 --- BU incomplete 1945
U1032   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 7/1943 12/7/1944 --- BU incomplete 1945
U1033   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1034   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1035   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1036   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1037   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1038   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1039   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1040   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1041   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1042   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1043   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1044   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1045   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1046   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1047   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1048   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1049   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1050   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1063   Germaniawerft, Kiel 8/1943 8/6/1944 7/1944 sunk 15/4/1945
U1064   Germaniawerft, Kiel 9/1943 22/6/1944 7/1944 surrendered 5/1945, to Soviet Union 11/1945 (Í-24 <N-24>)
U1065   Germaniawerft, Kiel 9/1943 3/8/1944 9/1944 sunk 9/4/1945
U1066   Germaniawerft, Kiel 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1067   Germaniawerft, Kiel 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1068   Germaniawerft, Kiel 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1103   Nordseewerke, Emden 5/1943 12/10/1943 1/1944 surrendered 5/1945, scuttled 30/12/1945
U1104   Nordseewerke, Emden 6/1943 7/12/1943 3/1944 surrendered 5/1945, scuttled 15/12/1945
U1105   Nordseewerke, Emden 7/1943 20/4/1944 6/1944 surrendered 10/5/1945, to United Kingdom 5/1945 (N16), to USA 1946, sunk as target 19/9/1949
U1106   Nordseewerke, Emden 7/1943 26/5/1944 7/1944 sunk 29/3/1945
U1107   Nordseewerke, Emden 8/1943 30/6/1944 8/1944 sunk 30/4/1945
U1108   Nordseewerke, Emden 9/1943 5/9/1944 11/1944 surrendered 5/1945, to United Kingdom 1945, BU
U1109   Nordseewerke, Emden 10/1943 19/6/1944 8/1944 surrendered 5/1945, scuttled 6/1/1946
U1110   Nordseewerke, Emden 12/1943 21/7/1944 9/1944 surrendered 5/1945, scuttled 21/12/1945
U1111   Nordseewerke, Emden 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1112   Nordseewerke, Emden 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1113   Nordseewerke, Emden 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1114   Nordseewerke, Emden 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1133   Howaldtwerke, Hamburg 4/1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1134   Howaldtwerke, Hamburg 4/1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1135   Howaldtwerke, Hamburg 6/1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1136   Howaldtwerke, Hamburg 6/1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1137   Howaldtwerke, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1138   Howaldtwerke, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1139   Howaldtwerke, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1140   Howaldtwerke, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1163   Danzigerwerft, Danzig 12/1942 12/6/1943 10/1943 surrendered 5/1945, scuttled 11/12/1945
U1164   Danzigerwerft, Danzig 12/1942 3/7/1943 10/1943 damaged 24/7/1944, never repaired
U1165   Danzigerwerft, Danzig 12/1942 20/7/1943 11/1943 surrendered 19/5/1945, scuttled 31/12/1945
U1166   Danzigerwerft, Danzig 2/1943 28/8/1943 12/1943 internal explosion 28/7/1944, never repaired
U1167   Danzigerwerft, Danzig 3/1943 28/8/1943 12/1943 sunk 30/4/1945
U1168   Danzigerwerft, Danzig 3/1943 2/10/1943 1/1944 scuttled 4/5/1945
U1169   Danzigerwerft, Danzig 4/1943 2/10/1943 2/1944 sunk 29/3/1945
U1170   Danzigerwerft, Danzig 4/1943 14/10/1943 3/1944 scuttled 3/5/1945
U1171   Danzigerwerft, Danzig 5/1943 23/11/1943 3/1944 surrendered 5/1945, to United Kingdom 5/1945 (N19)
U1172   Danzigerwerft, Danzig 6/1943 3/12/1943 4/1944 sunk 27/1/1945
U1173   Danzigerwerft, Danzig 5/1943 18/12/1943 --- cancelled 11/1943
U1174   Danzigerwerft, Danzig 6/1943 21/10/1943 --- cancelled 11/1943
U1175   Danzigerwerft, Danzig 7/1943 28/10/1943 --- cancelled 11/1943
U1176   Danzigerwerft, Danzig 7/1943 6/11/1943 --- cancelled 11/1943
U1177   Danzigerwerft, Danzig 8/1943 --- --- cancelled 11/1943
U1178   Danzigerwerft, Danzig 9/1943 --- --- cancelled 11/1943
U1179   Danzigerwerft, Danzig 9/1943 --- --- cancelled 11/1943
U1180   Danzigerwerft, Danzig 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1181   Danzigerwerft, Danzig 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1182   Danzigerwerft, Danzig 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1183   Danzigerwerft, Danzig 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1184   Danzigerwerft, Danzig 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1185   Danzigerwerft, Danzig 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1186   Danzigerwerft, Danzig 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1187   Danzigerwerft, Danzig 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1188   Danzigerwerft, Danzig 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1189   Danzigerwerft, Danzig 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1190   Danzigerwerft, Danzig 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1211   Schichau, Danzig 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1212   Schichau, Danzig 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1213   Schichau, Danzig 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1214   Schichau, Danzig 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1271   Vulcan, Vegesack 4/1943 8/12/1943 1/1944 surrendered 5/1945, scuttled 8/12/1945
U1272   Vulcan, Vegesack 5/1943 23/12/1943 1/1944 surrendered 5/1945, scuttled 8/12/1945
U1273   Vulcan, Vegesack 6/1943 10/1/1944 2/1944 sunk 17/2/1945
U1274   Vulcan, Vegesack 6/1943 25/1/1944 3/1944 sunk 16/4/1945
U1275   Vulcan, Vegesack 7/1943 8/2/1944 3/1944 scuttled 3/5/1945
U1276   Vulcan, Vegesack 7/1943 25/2/1944 4/1944 sunk 20/2/1945
U1277   Vulcan, Vegesack 8/1943 18/3/1944 5/1944 scuttled 3/6/1945
U1278   Vulcan, Vegesack 8/1943 15/4/1944 5/1944 sunk 17/2/1945
U1279   Vulcan, Vegesack 8/1943 5/1944 7/1944 sunk 3/2/1945
U1280   Vulcan, Vegesack 9/1943 --- --- cancelled 11/1943
U1281   Vulcan, Vegesack 9/1943 --- --- cancelled 11/1943
U1282   Vulcan, Vegesack 10/1943 --- --- cancelled 11/1943
U1283   Vulcan, Vegesack 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1284   Vulcan, Vegesack 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1285   Vulcan, Vegesack 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1301   Schiffbau Ges, Flensburg 1/1943 22/12/1943 2/1944 scuttled 16/12/1945
U1302   Schiffbau Ges, Flensburg 3/1943 4/4/1944 5/1944 sunk 7/3/1945
U1303   Schiffbau Ges, Flensburg 4/1943 10/2/1944 4/1944 scuttled 4/5/1945
U1304   Schiffbau Ges, Flensburg 5/1943 4/8/1944 9/1944 scuttled 4/5/1945
U1305   Schiffbau Ges, Flensburg 7/1943 10/7/1944 9/1944 surrendered 10/5/1945, to Soviet Union 11/1945 (Í-25 <N-25>)
U1306   Schiffbau Ges, Flensburg 9/1943 25/10/1944 12/1944 scuttled 5/5/1945
U1307   Schiffbau Ges, Flensburg 12/1943 29/9/1944 11/1944 surrendered 5/1945, scuttled 9/12/1945
U1308   Schiffbau Ges, Flensburg 2/1944 22/11/1944 1/1945 scuttled 2/5/1945
U1309   Schiffbau Ges, Flensburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1310   Schiffbau Ges, Flensburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1311   Schiffbau Ges, Flensburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1312   Schiffbau Ges, Flensburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1331   Flender-Werke, Lübeck 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1332   Flender-Werke, Lübeck 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1333   Flender-Werke, Lübeck 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1334   Flender-Werke, Lübeck 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1335   Flender-Werke, Lübeck 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1336   Flender-Werke, Lübeck 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1338   Flender-Werke, Lübeck 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1401   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1402   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1403   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1404   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1417   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1418   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1419   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1420   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1421   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1422   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1435   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1436   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1437   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1438   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1439   Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1801   Danzigerwerft, Danzig 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1802   Danzigerwerft, Danzig 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1803   Danzigerwerft, Danzig 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943
U1804   Danzigerwerft, Danzig 1943 --- --- cancelled 9/1943

  

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement normal, t

769 / 1070

Length, m

67.2

Breadth, m

6.20

Draught, m

4.80

No of shafts

2

Machinery

U292 - 300, 1063 - 1065, 1271 - 1282, 1301 - 1308: 2 Germania diesels  / 2 AEG electric motors

U317 - 330, 1133 - 1136: 2 Germania diesels / 2 GL electric motors

U687 - 689, 1103 - 1110, 1163 - 1179: 2 Germania diesels / 2 SSW electric motors

U827, 828, 929 - 932, 995 - 1032: 2 Germania diesels / 2 BBC electric motors

Power, h. p.

2800 - 3200 / 750

Max speed, kts

17 - 17.7 / 7.6

Fuel, t

diesel oil 114
Endurance, nm(kts) 8500(10) / 80(4)

Armament

1 x 1 - 37/69 FlaK M/42, 2 x 2 - 20/65 C/38, 5 - 533 TT (4 bow, 1 stern, 14 or 36 mines)
Sensors

44

Complement

 FuMO 61 or FuMO 65 radar
Diving depth operational, m 120

Ship project history: Submarines of VII series became the most known submarines of the Second World War and the most numerous submarines in history. They were presented Kriegsmarine chiefs` as practically ideal submarine type, combining strong armament for her displacement, excellent manoeuvring capabilities, very small diving time (25-20sec), considerable endurance and relative cheapness of building.

Design was projected on the basis of coastal submarine of UB-III type of of the First World War, but with usage of lines plan of of II series submarine, which dimensions have been increased by linear conversion. Single-hulled, with adding of saddle tanks for improvement of a surfaced buoyancy and internal arrangement of fuel tanks. Pressure hull thickness reached 18.5mm, that ensured a working diving depth 100m and amximal 200m.

Boats of VIIA series were distinguished by placing of stern TT in an outer hull above waterline. Their underwater manoeuvrability and surfaced endurance were considered as the insufficient.

From VIIB series a vertical rudder have changed by double and fuel stowage was increased, for what the hull was lengthened on 2m and part of saddle tanks were converted for fuel stowage. Stern TT was arranged in a pressure hull and placed between rudders, 20mm MG was transferred from deck to CT. The weak ventilating system was considered as one of few lacks of the project, but during war majority of submarines were arranged with the additional vent pipes which were passing outside of the CT.

VIIC series was the most numerous. Its feature was the hull lengthened on 0.6m under planed installation of sonars on all submarines of class. Displacement raise has called insignificant decrease of speed, but has allowed to increase a fuel stowage. In the mid-1941 there was ready modified project VIIC/41 in which increase in a pressure hull thickness to 21.5mm allowed increase working diving depth to 120m, and limiting to 250. Totally, including modifications, 1006 boats were ordered; 572 units of VIIC and 87 of VIIC/41 series were commissioned, 5 more (U474, U902, U906, U996 and U1026) have been destroyed during outfitting and were never commissioned by Kriegsmarine.

The further development of the project should become VIIC/42 and VIIC/43 series, but they have not embodied in metal. Also remained on a paper VIIE series projected under a powerful lightweight Deutz V-form diesels. Besides, there were two special modifications of VII series: submarine minelayer VIID and supplier VIIF.

Instead of torpedoes submarines could carry 24 TMA or 36 TMB mines. On the last submarines of VIIC/41 series minelaying equipment was never fitted.

From early 1944 boats began to be equipped by a snorkel (the first was U264).

Order for the first 6 submarines of VIIA series has been given out 1/4/1935; on last boats of VIIC/42 series 17/4/1943, but because of the exclusion of Kriegsmarine staff for a laying of new submarines of VII series their building did not begin.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: In operations 437 submarines of VII series were lost.

U292 was sunk 27/5/1944 by Liberator of 59th RAF sqn W off Trondheim. U296 was lost, presumably, 12/3/1945 on mines at entrance to Northern Strait (British islands). U297 after 26/11/1944 was lost by unknown cause N off British islands. U300 was sunk 22/2/1945 by British minesweepers Recruit and Pincher at coast of Spain W off Cadiz.

U317 was sunk 26/6/1944 by Liberator of 86th RAF sqn NE off Shetland. U319 was sunk 15/7/1944 by Liberator of 206th RAF sqn S off Cape Lindesnes, Norway. U320 was hard damaged 7/5/1945 by Catalina of 210th RAF sqn E off Shetland and foundered 8/5/1945 W off Bergen. U321 was sunk 2/4/1945 by Wellington of 304th (Pol) RAF sqn SW off Ireland. U322 was sunk 25/11/1944 by Sunderland of 330th (Norw) RAF sqn and British frigate Ascension W off Shetland. U325 after 7/4/1945 was lost by unknown cause on South-Western Approaches to British Islands. U326 was sunk 25/4/1945 by Liberator of USN VPB-103 sqn W off Brest. U327 was sunk 27/1/1945 by British frigates Labuan, Loch Fada and sloop Wild Goose in western part of La Manche.

U995 was transferred on reparations to Norway as Kaura, stricken in 1962, transferred to West Germany in 1965 and from 2/10/1971 served as museum at Kiel. U998 was damaged 16/6/1944 by Mosquitoes of 333rd (Norw) RAF sqn at Bergen and stricken 27/6/1944.

U1000 was damaged 31/8/1944 on British aviation mine at Pillau and stricken 29/9/1944. U1001 was sunk 8/4/1945 by British frigates Fitzroy and Byron SW off Ireland. U1003 was scuttled by crew 23/3/1945 in Northern Strait (British Islands) after collision with Canadian frigate New Glasgow. U1006 was sunk 16/10/1944 by Canadian frigate Annan SE off Faeroes. U1007 was sunk 2/5/1945 by Typhoons of 245th RAF sqn at Lübeck. U1008 was damaged 6/5/1945 by Liberator of 86th RAF sqn in Kattegat and scuttled by crew. U1013 was sunk 17/3/1944 as result of collision with U286 E off Rügen. U1014 was sunk 4/2/1945 by British frigates Loch Scavaig, Loch Shin, Papua and Nyasaland in Northern Strait (British Islands). U1015 was sunk 19/5/1944 as result of collision with U1014 W off Pillau. U1017 was sunk 29/4/1945 by Liberator of 120th RAF sqn NW off Ireland. U1018 was sunk 27/2/1945 by British frigate Loch Fada S off Cape Lizard. U1020 after 31/12/1944 was lost by unknown cause off Moray Firth (Scotland). U1021 was lost, presumably, 14/3/1945 on British mine off Bristol. U1024 was captured 12/4/1945 by British frigate Loch Glendhu and foundered 13/4/1945 under tow of frigate Loch More in Irish Sea.

U1063 was sunk 15/4/1945 by British frigate Loch Killin off Scilly. U1064 was transferred on reparations to the USSR as N-24, then S-83, BU in 1974. U1065 was sunk 9/4/1945 by Mosquitoes of 235th RAF sqn RAF W off Göteborg.

U1105 was transferred on reparations to the USA and sunk on tests 19/9/1949. U1106 was sunk 29/3/1945 by Liberator of 224th RAF sqn N off Shetland. U1107 was sunk 30/4/1945 by Catalina of USN VP-63 sqn in Bay of Biscay W off Brest. U1108 was transferred on reparations to United Kingdom, BU in 1949.

U1164 was lost 24/7/1944 during raid of RAF bombers to Kiel. U1166 was hard damaged 28/7/1944 as result of explosion of torpedoes onboard at Eckernförde and stricken 28/8/1944. U1167 was lost 30/3/1945 during raid of US 8th Air Army bombers to Hamburg. U1169 was sunk 29/3/1945 by British frigate Duckworth S off Cape Lizard. U1171 was transferred on reparations to United Kingdom as N19 and BU in 1949. U1172 was sunk 27/1/1945 by British frigates Tyler, Keats and Blight in St. George Strait (British Islands).

U1202 was transferred on reparations to Norway as Êónn, BU in 1963. U1206 was scuttled by crew 14/4/1945 in the North Sea SE off Aberdeen owing to accident. U1208 was sunk 27/2/1945 by British frigates Duckworth and Rowley E off Scilly. U1209 was scuttled by crew 18/12/1944 E off Scilly after diving accident. U1210 was lost 3/5/1945 at Eckernförde during raid of US 9th Air Army bombers.

U1273 was lost 17/2/1945 on British aviation mine at Horten (Oslo Fjord). U1274 was sunk 16/4/1945 by British destroyer Viceroy in the North Sea at Newcastle. U1276 was sunk 20/2/1945 by British sloop Amethyst S off Waterford (Ireland). U1278 was sunk 17/2/1945 by British frigates Bayntun and Loch Eck NW off Bergen. U1279 was sunk 3/2/1945 by British frigates Bayntun, Braithwaite and Loch Eck NW off Bergen.

U1302 was sunk 7/3/1945 by Canadian frigates La Hulloise, Strathadam and Thetford Mines in St. George Strait (British Islands). U1305 was transferred on reparations to the USSR as N-25, then S-84, sunk at nuclear tests at Novaya Zemlya in 1957.

Following submarines were scuttled by crews: U827, U999, U1168, U1303 and U1304 5/5/1945 in Flensburg Fjord; U323 5/5/1945 off Wilhelmshaven; U1016, U1025 and U1306 5/5/1945 in Gelting Bay; U1170 2/5/1945 at Travemünde; U1275 3/5/1945 at Kiel; U828 5/5/1945 W off Wesermünde; U929 and U1308 1/5/1945 at Warnemünde; U1277 3/6/1945 at Porto (Portugal).

Following submarines surrendered and scuttled by Allies during operation "Deadlight": U293, U294, U295, U298, U299, U318, U328, U930, U997, U1002, U1004, U1005, U1009, U1010, U1019, U1022, U1023, U1103, U1104, U1109, U1110, U1163, U1165, U1271, U1272, U1301, U1307.

U324 was captured by Allies in disabled condition and handed over on demolition.

 

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