![]() ![]() She was designed to have a faster speed submerged than when running on the surface. Almost everything about the submarine was new and out of all proportions, achieved unconventional underwater performance far beyond the capabilities of any submarine then either in service or under development. ![]() The Type XXI however, was designed from the beginning as a true submarine, whose natural habitat was in the depths. They had to surface to run their diesel engines in order to recharge their batteries and replenish their compressed air supplies. Underwater, they were slow and un-maneuverable and could remain submerged only for limited periods of time. Click here now.īefore the Type XXI, submarines would have been more accurately termed as submersible boats, as they were surface vessels with the special capability to submerge when threatened. For modelers, researchers, and u-boat fans. U-995 German Type VIIC U-Boat Illustrated GalleryĮxplore the last surviving German Type VIIC U-boat with over 600 Walkaround photos, videos, schematic plans, authentic sounds and a virtual tour. Had she been launched two years earlier, it would have caused considerable problems to the Allies in the Battle of the Atlantic. ![]() The museum restored the u-boat to its original WW2 state and from 1984 on it is open to the public.The Type XXI reached the battlefield too late to have a profound effect on the course of the war, but it was one of those weapon systems which had completely revolutionize the face of submarine warfare. U-2540 was sold to the Deutsches Schiffahrtsmuseum or German Maritime Museum in Bremerhafen were it still is today. View of the large engine room inside U-Boat Wilhelm Bauer German Maritime Museum After a collision with a German destroyer she was taken out of commission in 1980 and released from service in 1983. In 1970 she entered service again with a civilian crew for testing technical innovation for the U-boat 206 class. It is during this re-launch that the submarine got the name “Wilhelm Bauer”. She was re-commissioned as a research boat in the Bundesmarine (the German Marine) until 1968. A schematic plan of the U-boat Type-XXI Wilhelm Bauer lay-out Raising and refittingĪfter 12 years on the bottom of the Baltic Sea the Type XXI U-boat was raised and overhauled in June 1957. Unfortunately fuel shortages forced the submarine to relocate to Swinemünde, where she was scuttled on at the end of the WW2, only 4 months after being launched. She was first stationed for training with the 31st U-boat Flotilla before being sent to the front. She was launched on 13th January 1945 and commissioned on the 24th of February 1945. A torpedo on display inside Wilhelm Bauer Type XXI submarine ConstructionĬonstruction of the U-2540 began in October 1944 at the Blohm and Voss docks in Hamburg, Germany. This was a great improvement compared to the Type VII C that had a maximum capacity of fourteen torpedo’s. The Type XXI could carry up to twenty-three torpedo’s or seventeen torpedo’s and twelve sea mines. The Wilhelm Bauer had a total of six bow torpedo tubes and four 20mm AA guns. ![]() Patrick walking alongside the tower of U-boat Type XXI Wilhelm Bauer U2540 Armament ![]()
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