Norwegian K-class submarine

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|Ship caption=HNoMS Kaura (U-995) at the Laboe Naval Memorial

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|Built range=1940–1945

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|In commission range=1948–1965

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|Ship class=German Type VII submarine

|Ship displacement=*{{convert|769|t|LT|0|lk=in}} surfaced

  • {{convert|871|t|LT|0}} submerged

|Ship length=*{{convert|67.1|m|ftin|abbr=on}} o/a

|Ship beam=*{{convert|6.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} o/a

  • {{convert|4.7|m|ftin|abbr=on}} pressure hull

|Ship height= {{convert|9.6|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|Ship draft= {{convert|4.74|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|Ship propulsion=*Diesel-electric

  • 2 × Diesel engines {{convert|3,200|PS|shp kW|disp=out|lk=on|abbr=on}}
  • electric motors {{convert|750|PS|shp kW|0|lk=on|abbr=on|disp=out}}

|Ship speed=*{{convert|17.7|kn|lk=in}} surfaced

  • {{convert|7.6|kn}} submerged

|Ship range=*{{convert|14500|nmi|abbr=on|lk=in}} at {{convert|10|kn}} surfaced

  • {{convert|125|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|4|kn}} submerged

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|Ship test depth= {{convert|250|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|Ship complement=44-52 men

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|Ship armament=*5 × torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern), 14 torpedoes

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The Norwegian K class submarines are a class of three submarines the Royal Norwegian Navy received from Germany in 1948 as Allied war spoils. They were built as the Type VIIC/41 U-boat from 1940 to 1945. The ships were named HNoMS Kya (ex-U-926), {{HNoMS|Kinn||2}} (ex-U-1202), and {{HNoMS|Kaura||2}} (ex-U-995). Kaura was returned to Germany in 1971 as a museum ship. It is the only surviving Type VII in the world.

Description

The German type VIIC/41 was a slightly modified version of the successful VIIC and had the same armament and engines. The difference was a stronger pressure hull and lighter machinery to compensate for the added steel in the hull, making them actually slightly lighter than the VIIC. A total of 91 were built.

Bibliography

  • {{cite book

|last=Peterson

|first=John

|title=The Norwegian K-Class: German U-boats in the Royal Norwegian Navy

|asin=B00U9U2BBC

|date=3 March 2015

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Category:Submarine classes