U-48 TYPE VII-B
by WORDS MIKE HASKEW
Nov 27, 2017
4 minutes
“IF ENOUGH U-BOATS WERE CONSTRUCTED AND DEPLOYED, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO STRANGLE BRITAIN INTO SUBMISSION”
“THE MOST SUCCESSFUL SUBMARINE OF WORLD WAR II IN TERMS OF SHIPS AND TONNAGE SUNK WAS THE TYPE VII-B U-48, LAUNCHED ON 8 MARCH 1939”
U-48 TYPE VII-B
COMMISSIONED: 22 APRIL 1939
ORIGIN: NAZI GERMANY
LENGTH: 66.5M (218.2FT)
CREW: 44
RANGE: 6,500 NM SURFACED; 90 NM SUBMERGED
DISPLACEMENT: 753 TONS SURFACED
ENGINE: 2 X KRUPP GERMANIAWERFT DIESEL
ENGINES SURFACED; 2 X ALLEGMEINE ELEKTRICITATS-GESELLSCHAFT AG (AEG) ELECTRIC MOTORS SUBMERGED
PRIMARY WEAPONS: 4 X 53.3CM (21IN) AND 1 X 53.3CM STERN TORPEDO TUBES; 14
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