U-1009

Name: U-1009
Address: IE

Submarine in Ireland, dating from 1946

The U-1009 was one of 88 Type VII C/41 U-boats commissioned. It weighed 759 tons surfaced, measured 67m long and could carry a crew of up to 44 men. It was capable of 17 knots on the surface, had 2,800–3,200 horsepower engines and a range of 6,500 miles if travelling on the surface at 12 knots. It could reach a maximum depth of 250m and carried up to 39 mines and 14 torpedoes. It was built by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, launched in January 1944 and commissioned into service on 10 February 1944. This

Type:: Submarine
Period:: 1946
Coordinates:: 55.52°N, 7.40°W

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