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What fuel did German U boats use?
Most used diesel engines (Germany started the war with some gasoline-burning U-boats, but soon embraced diesel) and had a range of more than 4,000 miles, but they couldn’t go very fast or stay under very long.
What engines did German U-boats have?
German submarine U-850
| History | |
|---|---|
| Nazi Germany | |
| Installed power | 9,000 PS (6,620 kW; 8,880 bhp) (diesels) 1,000 PS (740 kW; 990 shp) (electric) |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts 2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors |
| Speed | 20.8 knots (38.5 km/h; 23.9 mph) surfaced 6.9 knots (12.8 km/h; 7.9 mph) submerged |
What is a German submarine called?
German U-boats
U-boat, German U-boot, abbreviation of Unterseeboot, (“undersea boat”), a German submarine. The destruction of enemy shipping by German U-boats was a spectacular feature of both World Wars I and II.
Does Germany have any submarines?
Ships and submarines In total, there are about 65 commissioned ships in the German Navy, including; 11 frigates, 5 corvettes, 2 minesweepers, 10 minehunters, 6 submarines, 11 replenishment ships and 20 miscellaneous auxiliary vessels. The displacement of the navy is 220,000 tonnes.
What fuel is used in a U-boat engine?
He dreamed of making a U-boat that would by driven by hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2) in a stabilized form called Perhydrol. The combustion of that fuel and oil was a complex one but held the promise of a smaller and lighter engines that then normal U-boat diesel/electric engines of that time.
What happened to the German U-boats in WW2?
At the end of 1942, merchant sinkings by German submarines took a manifest dive, while sinkings of U-boats rose proportionately—87 that year. The losses alarmed Vice Admiral Karl Dönitz, a veteran submariner and chief of the Kriegsmarine’s U-boat command.
How do German submarines compare to American and Russian submarines?
Admittedly, all of the small German submarines may seem to have unimpressive speed, endurance and weapons loads, compared to larger nuclear-powered American and Russians submarines, which can sustain well over twenty-five miles per hour submerged for three months while carrying dozens of weapons.
What was the speed of the V-80 submarine?
During trials of prototype V-80 in 1940, the 72-foot sub hit speeds of 28 knots submerged—nearly four times faster than standard U-boats. In January 1942 the Kriegsmarine contracted the construction of four small Walter coastal patrol subs.