Norwegian K class submarine
- Norwegian K class submarine
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For other types of submarine called the K class, see K class submarine (disambiguation).
HNoMS Kaura at the Laboe Naval Memorial |
| Class overview |
| Operators: |
 Royal Norwegian Navy |
| Built: |
1940–1945 |
| In commission: |
1948–? |
| Preserved: |
1 |
| General characteristics |
| Class and type: |
German Type VII submarine |
| Displacement: |
769 long tons (781 t) surfaced
871 long tons (885 t) submerged
1,070 long tons (1,087 t) total |
| Length: |
67.1 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a
50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull |
| Beam: |
6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a
4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull |
| Height: |
9.6 m (31 ft 6 in) |
| Draft: |
4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion: |
Diesel-electric
2 × Diesel engines 3,200 hp (2,386 kW)
Electric motors 750 hp (559 kW) |
| Speed: |
17.7 knots (20.4 mph; 32.8 km/h) surfaced
7.6 knots (8.7 mph; 14.1 km/h) submerged |
| Range: |
14,500 nmi (26,900 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h) surfaced
125 nmi (232 km) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h) submerged |
| Test depth: |
250 m (820 ft) |
| Complement: |
44-52 men |
| Armament: |
• 5 × torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern)
• 14 × torpedoes
• 1 × 88 mm/45 deck gun with 220 rounds |
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
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