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"VIIF" type seagoing transport submarines (U1059) (1943)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U1059 | 693 | Germaniawerft, Bremen | 6.1942 | 12.3.1943 | 5/1943 | sunk 19.3.1944 | |
| U1060 | 694 | Germaniawerft, Bremen | 7.1942 | 8.4.1943 | 5/1943 | sunk 27.10.1944 | |
| U1061 | 695 | Germaniawerft, Bremen | 8.1942 | 22.4.1943 | 8/1943 | surrendered 5.1945, scuttled 1.12.1945 | |
| U1062 | 696 | Germaniawerft, Bremen | 8.1942 | 8.5.1943 | 6/1943 | sunk 30.9.1944 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t |
|
|---|---|
| Displacement normal, t | 1084 / 1181 |
| Length, m | 77.6 |
| Breadth, m | 7.30 |
| Draught, m | 4.91 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 Germania diesels / 2 AEG electric motors |
| Power, h. p. | 2800 - 3200 / 750 |
| Max speed, kts | 16.9 - 17.6 / 7.9 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 198 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 14700(10) / 75(4) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 37/80 SK C/30, 1 x 2 - 20/65 C/38, 5 - 533 TT (4 bow, 1 stern, 14 or 36 mines) |
| Military load | 26 torpedoes |
| Electronic equipment | FuMO 30 radar, GHG hydrophne, FuMB 3 Bali, FuMB 6 Palau ECM suites |
| Complement | 46 |
| Diving depth operational, m | 100 |
Project history
Modification of VII series intended for supply "wolf packs" by torpedoes. Structurally repeated VIID series: additional 10.5m-long compartment was indented to hold 24 spare torpedoes unloaded through the hatch in aft part of compartment by folding derrick. Besides, submarine carried 14 spare torpedoes (or 21 TMA mines) for own TTs.
Process of unload of torpedoes in the high sea was rather labour-consuming and dangerous: both transferring two torpedoes submarines spent about an hour during which they were practically been deprived possibility to be loaded. As during building of a series the circumstances in Atlantic have cardinally changed, boats were not used on direct assignment and used for carriage of cargo between ports.
Modernizations
1944-1945, some survived: - FuMO 30 radar; + FuMO 61 radar
Naval service
U1059 was sunk 19.3.1944 by Avengers and Wildcats of USN VC-6 sqn from escort carrier Block Island SW off Cape Verde. U1060 was damaged 27.10.1944 by Fireflies of 1771 FAA sqn from aircraft carrier Implacable in Vega Fjord (off Namsus, Norway), ran aground and was destroyed by Halifaxes of 502nd RAF sqn and Liberators of 311th (Czech) RAF sqn. U1061 was scuttled 1.12.1945 by Allies during operation "Deadlight". U1062 was sunk 30.9.1944 by American escort destroyer Fessenden SW off Cape Verde.
