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general
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nationality:
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german
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purpose:
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war
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type:
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submarine
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subtype/class:
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VII C type submarine (ger.)
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VII C type submarine (ger.) ref.:
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U-260 [+1945]
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propulsion:
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diesel and batteries
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date built:
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1942
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details
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weight (tons):
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864,7
disp (subm)
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dimensions:
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67,1 x 6,18 x 4,74 m
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material:
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steel
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engine:
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2 × supercharged (Germaniawerft or MAN), 6-cylinder, 4-stroke M6V 40/46 diesels (3200 hp), 2 electric motors (750 hp), 2 x 62 batteries
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armament:
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14 torpedoes, 5 x T.T. 53.3 cm, 4 (fwd), 1 (aft), 1 x 8.8 cm L/45 deck gun, 1 x 2 cm or 2 x 2 cm or 1 x 3.7 A.A.
A schematical presentation of a torpedo tube (T.T.)..
A 2 pdr. pom-pom, anti-aicraft (A.A.) gun..
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power:
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3200
h.p.
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speed:
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17.6
knots
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about the loss
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cause lost:
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air raid
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date lost:
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10/11/1943 [dd/mm/yyyy]
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casualties:
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about people
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builder:
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owner:
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captain:
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complement:
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44~57
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about the wreck
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depth:
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orientation:
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protected:
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war grave:
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references
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reference(s):
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www.u-boot-archiv...
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updates
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entered by:
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Claes Johnny
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entered:
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18/09/2007
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last update:
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Lettens Jan
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last update:
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| | | |  | |  Lettens Jan01/08/2010Cabo Finisterre to Strait of GibraltarThis is a thumbnail version of the chart Cabo Finisterre to Strait of Gibraltar. You do not have sufficient rights to see this chart in full resolution [7440x11577 pixels]. Click this link to subscribe to this service. | |  Racey Carl25/01/2010Volunteer for KriegsmarineWWII patriotic poster | |  Lettens Jan10/01/2010builder: Blohm & VossBuilders Mr. Hermann Blohm and Ernst Voss and their first company. A drawing of the company in full expansion. | | | | | |  Lettens Jan10/01/2010builder: Blohm & VossAdvertisement of the builder Blohm & Voss | |  Chipchase Nick23/08/2010Company built ships listed 1912Steinwerder, Hamburg | |  Racey Carl08/01/2010Lloyd's Shipping RegisterThis picture is being displayed, because Lloyd´s of London, Lloyd's Register of Shipping is a reference to the wreck's data.
The name ´Lloyd´ derives from Edward Lloyd, the ´coffee man´, as he called himself, who operated a coffee house in London, originally in Tower Street, then, from just after Christmas 1691, in Lombard Street. | | | | | |
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