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Introduction
New: U-166 Models
The Story of U-166
The Type IXC
U-580
Photos of U-166
The Conning Tower
U-166's Patrol
PC-566
The Robert E. Lee
Crew of U-166
U-166 Crew List
Hans-Günther Kuhlmann
The Mystery Solved
Legend of the U-Boat
White and Boggs
Finding U-166
Video of U-166
Daily Updates, 2003
Wreck Photos, 2003
Wreck Photos, 2003 (2)
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The Type IXC U-Boat
Long-Range Workhorse
The Type IX
U-boat was developed in the years leading up to World War II when the German
Navy recognized it would need submarines with sufficient range to operate
far beyond the North Atlantic. The Type IXC boats, the first of which went
into service in 1941, had a range of over 13,000 nautical miles, and could
easily operate in the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic without
needing to refuel. A total of 54 Type IXC boats were commissioned during the
war, along with 87 boats of a refined version, the Type IXC/40.
The Type IXC U-Boat U-166.
Technical Data for the Type IXC
Displacement: 1,120 tons surfaced;
1,232 tons submerged |
Speed: 18.3 knots (21mph) surfaced;
7.3 knots (8.4mph) submerged |
Length: 251.8 feet (76.76m)
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Range: 13,450 nautical miles at 10
knots
(surfaced); 63 nautical miles at 4 knots
(submerged) |
Beam Width): 22.2 feet (6.76m)
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Torpedoes: 4 bow tubes; 2 stern
tubes.
22 torpedoes carried in all |
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Draft: 15.4 feet (4.7m) |
Crew: 48-56 men |
Data source:
Uboat.net |
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