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German submarine <i>V-80</i>

German submarine V-80

German World War II experimental submarine

The V-80 (German: Versuchs-U-Boot V 80) was a 76-ton experimental submarine and the only representative of the German Type V design produced for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine.

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The prototype was completed in 1940 in Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft in Kiel. The four-man vessel was designed to test the Walter hydrogen peroxide-based turbine propulsion system. Its range was 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) at 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph).

The only earlier attempt to use a chemical reaction based air-independent propulsion system was in the Spanish submarine the Ictineo II.

This midget submarine led to the design of the German Type XVII submarine.

  • V-80 midget submarine during sea trials, World War II
  • V-80 schematic

See also

Further reading

  • Rössler, Eberhard (2001) [1981]. The U-boat: The Evolution and Technical History of German Submarines. London: Cassell. ISBN 0-304-36120-8.
  • Helgason, Guðmundur. "V-80". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  • Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Walter U-boats". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
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