U-218

Name: U-218
Address: IE

Submarine in Ireland, dating from 1945

U-218 was one of six Type VIID German submarines commissioned and the only one of its type to survive the war. It weighed 965 tons surfaced, measured 77m long and could carry a crew of up to 44 men. It was capable of 16 knots on the surface, had 2,800–3,200 horsepower engines and a range of 8,100 nautical miles if travelling on the surface at 12 knots. It could reach a maximum depth of 200m and could carry up to 15 mines and 14 torpedoes. It was built by F.G. Krupp Germania Werft AG in Kiel, lau

Type:: Submarine
Period:: 1945
Coordinates:: 55.50°N, 7.43°W

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