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Career (Nazi Germany)
Name:
U-1406Ordered:
4 January 1943Builder:
Blohm & Voss, HamburgYard number:
255Laid down:
30 October 1943Launched:
2 January 1945Commissioned:
8 February 1945Fate:
Scuttled on 7 May 1945Status:
Raised and broken upNotes:
Surrendered 5 May 1945 at Cuxhaven
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General characteristics [1][2]Class & type:
Type XVIIB submarineDisplacement:
- 312 t (307 long tons) (surfaced)
- 337 t (332 long tons) (submerged)
- 415 t (408 long tons) (total)Length:
- 41.45 m (136 ft) o/a
- 27.30 m (89 ft 7 in) pressure hullBeam:
- 4.50 m (14 ft 9 in) o/a
- 3.30 m (10 ft 10 in) pressure hullDraught:
4.30 m (14 ft 1 in)Installed power:
- 210 PS (210 shp; 150 kW) (surface diesel drive)
- 77 PS (76 shp; 57 kW) (submerged electric drive)
- 2,500 PS (2,500 shp; 1,800 kW) (submerged HTP drive)Propulsion:
- 1 × Deutz SAA 8M517 supercharged 8-cylinder diesel engine (surface diesel drive)
- 1 × AEG Maschine AWT98 electric motor (submerged electric drive)
- 1 × Walter gas turbines HTP (submerged HTP drive)
- 1 shaftSpeed:
- 8.8 knots (16.3 km/h; 10.1 mph) (surface diesel drive)
- 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) (submerged electric drive)
- 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) (submerged HTP drive)Range:
- 3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) (surface diesel drive)
- 76 nmi (141 km; 87 mi) at 2 knots (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph) (submerged electric drive)
- 123 nmi (228 km; 142 mi) at 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) (submerged HTP drive)Test depth:
150 m (490 ft)Capacity:
- 20.2 t (45,000 lb) (fuel oil)
- 52 t (115,000 lb) (H
2O
2)Complement:
19Armament:
- 2 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (bow)
- 4 × torpedoes
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German submarine U-1406 was a Type XVIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during the Second World War. She was one of a small number of U-boats fitted with Hellmuth Walter's high test peroxide propulsion system, which offered a combination of air-independent propulsion and high submerged speeds.[4]
U-1406 was laid down on 30 October 1943 at the Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, as yard number 256. She was launched on 2 January 1945 and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Werner Klug on 8 February 1945.[4]
Design[]
When completed, U-1406 was 41.45 metres (136 ft) long overall, with a beam of 4.50 metres (14 ft 9 in) and a draught of 4.3 metres (14 ft 1 in). She was assessed at 337 long tons (342 t) submerged. The submarine was powered by one Deutz SAA 8M517 supercharged 8-cylinder diesel engine producing a total of 210–230 metric horsepower (150–170 kW; 210–230 shp) for use while surfaced and one Walter gas turbine producing a total of 2,500 metric horsepower (1,800 kW; 2,500 shp) for use while submerged. She had one shaft and one propeller. The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) and a maximum submerged speed of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) using the HTP drive. When submerged, the U-boat could operate for 123 nautical miles (228 km; 142 mi) at 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) on her HTP system and when surfaced, she could travel 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph).[5]
The submarine was fitted with two 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (All fitted at the bow) and four torpedoes. The boat had a complement of 19 men.[5]
Service History[]
U-1406 did not undertake any war patrols and was instead assigned as a training boat at first to the 8th U-boat Flotilla, followed by the 5th U-boat Flotilla.[4]
The U-1406 was scuttled on 7 May 1945 in Cuxhaven . The wreck was later raised and broken up.[4]
References[]
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Walter Boats Type XVIIB Small Coastal Research vessels". http://uboat.net/types/xviib.htm. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ↑ "German Experimental U-Boats Types III, IV, V, VI, VIII, XI, XII, XIII, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX, XXII, VB.60, V.80, U-791 and Deschimag". www.sharkhunters.com. http://www.sharkhunters.com/typeadditional.htm. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Werner Klug". http://uboat.net/men/commanders/616.html. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Helgason, Guðmundur (1995). "U-1406". http://uboat.net/boats/u1406.htm. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Hofmann, Markus (24 October 2010). "XVII_B" (in German). http://ubootarchiv.de/ubootwiki/index.php/XVII_B. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
Bibliography[]
- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II : a biographical dictionary. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-186-6.
- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999) (in German). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945. IV. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn: Mittler. ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.
- Gröner, ErichExpression error: Unexpected < operator. (1991). U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. 2. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4.
External links[]
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "U-1405". http://uboat.net/boats/u1406.htm. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
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