| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | SSBN3 |
| Displacement | 17,200 tons (16,900 long tons; 19,000 short tons) |
| Length | 152.9 metres |
| Propulsion | Nuclear reactor, turbo-electric drive, pump-jet |
| Range | Unlimited |
| Armament | 12 x Lockheed Trident II D5 SLBMs (carrying up to 8 warheads each) |
| 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes for: Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes | |
| Complement | 130 |
| Class: | 1929 - 1946: Rainbow Class |
| Built By: | Chatham Dockyard (Medway) |
| Build Group: | R2 |
| Fate: | |
| 4th October 1940, while attacking a convoy Rainbow collided with the Italian M/V Antonietta Costa and was lost with all hands. | |
This is the story of the Types II, VII and IX that became the workhorse' of the Kriegsmarine's submarine fleet and put out to sea to attack Allied shipping right up to the end of the war. The Type II was a small coastal boat that struggled to reach the Atlantic; the Type VII was perfectly at home there, but lacked the technology to tackle well protected convoys; whilst the Type IX was a long-range variety that was modified so that it could operate in the Indian Ocean.
In this latest book by the renowned Kriegsmarine historian Jak Mallmann Showell, these attack U-boats are explored at length. This includes details of their armament, capabilities, crew facilities, and just what it was like to operate such a vessel, and of course the story of their development and operational history.
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| Displacement | 17,200 tons (16,900 long tons; 19,000 short tons) |
| Length | 152.9 metres |
| Propulsion | Nuclear reactor, turbo-electric drive, pump-jet |
| Range | Unlimited |
| Armament | 12 x Lockheed Trident II D5 SLBMs (carrying up to 8 warheads each) |
| 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes for: Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes | |
| Complement | 130 |
| Class: | 1929 - 1946: Rainbow Class |
| Built By: | Chatham Dockyard (Medway) |
| Build Group: | R2 |
| Fate: | |
| 4th October 1940, while attacking a convoy Rainbow collided with the Italian M/V Antonietta Costa and was lost with all hands. | |
This is the story of the Types II, VII and IX that became the workhorse' of the Kriegsmarine's submarine fleet and put out to sea to attack Allied shipping right up to the end of the war. The Type II was a small coastal boat that struggled to reach the Atlantic; the Type VII was perfectly at home there, but lacked the technology to tackle well protected convoys; whilst the Type IX was a long-range variety that was modified so that it could operate in the Indian Ocean.
In this latest book by the renowned Kriegsmarine historian Jak Mallmann Showell, these attack U-boats are explored at length. This includes details of their armament, capabilities, crew facilities, and just what it was like to operate such a vessel, and of course the story of their development and operational history.
12 pages added or updated in the last 2 month
Please help to maintain this site by reporting any Errors, Broken Links, Information or Site Issues on this page using this button
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