U-155
Submarine in Ireland, dating from 1945
U-155 was one of 54 Type IXC German submarines commissioned. It weighed 1,120 tons surfaced, measured 76m long and could carry a crew of 48 men. It was capable of 18.3 knots surfaced, had 4,400 horsepower engines and a range of 11,400 miles if travelling on the surface at 12 knots. The Type IXC U-boat could reach a maximum depth of 230m and carried up to 22 torpedoes. It was built by A.G. Weser of Bremen, launched on 12 May 1941and commissioned into service on 23 August 1941. In the submarine’s
- Type:
- Submarine
- Period:
- 1945
- Coordinates:
- 55.57°N, 7.58°W
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