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Notes: The Type II.C was a further lengthened version of the Type II.B with an additional two compartments inserted amidships to accommodate improved radio room facilities. The additional diesel tanks beneath the control room were further enlarged, extending the range to 1,900 nautical miles at 12 knots.Class OverviewName: Type II.C–Class Littoral Submarine
Builders: Hergenröther Shipyard
Operators: Auf Tod-Pack (1938 to Present)
Cost: 1.6 Million A/M Per-Ship (1937)
Planned: 10
Canceled: 2
Built: 8
Submarines in Class:
- U56 (In-service)
- U57 (In-service)
- U58 (In-service)
- U59 (In-service)
- U60 (In-service)
- U61 (In-service)
- U62 (In-service)
- U63 (In-service)
Successor: Type II.D -Class
General Characteristics
Type: Littoral Submarine
Displacement:
- Surfaced: 291 t (286 long tons)
- Submerged: 341 t (336 long tons)
- Full Load: 435 t (428 long tons)
Beam: 4.081 m (13 ft 4.7 in)
Height: 8.382 m (27 ft 6.0 in)
Draught: 3.82 m (12 ft 6 in)
Propulsion:
- 2 × MWM RS 127 S 6-cylinder diesel engines, 700 PS (690 shp; 515 kW)
- 2 × SSW PG VV 322/36 double-acting electric motors, 360–375 PS (355–370 shp; 265–276 kW)
- Surfaced: 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
- Submerged: 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph)
- Surfaced: 3,800 nmi (7,000 km; 4,400 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
- Submerged: 35–42 nmi (65–78 km; 40–48 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph)
Complement:
- 3 officers
- 11 non-commissioned officers
- 11 enlisted
Armament:
- 3 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes
- 5 × torpedoes or up to 12 TMA or 18 TMB mines
- 1 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 anti-aircraft gun
The Type II.C-Class and all of the Aerah Empire and South Aerah belongs to me .