Type 201 submarine

Type 201 submarine

The Type 201 is Germany's first class of military submarines built after World War II. They were built out of amagnetic steel to counter the threat of magnetic naval mines. But the material had not been tested extensively enough and showed up to be problematic in service with the Bundesmarine: microscopic cracks in the pressure hull forced the cancellation of 9 of the 12 ordered submarines and the early retirement of the three built boats. They were replaced by the very similar Type 205 submarines, that were constructed with normal steel.


List of boats

"U-3" was loaned to the Royal Norwegian Navy and served under the name "Kobben" from 1962 to 1964 before being commissioned in the German Navy.

References

* [http://www.taucher.net/redaktion/58/show.html?topic=6&sub=1 Taucher.net] (in German)

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