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.
 Prototype German V-80 midget submarine at sea
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Nazi Germany | |
| Name | V-80 |
| Builder | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Yard number | 597 |
| Launched | 14 April 1940 |
| Commissioned | Never commissioned |
| Fate | Scuttled on 29 March 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Type V midget submarine |
| Displacement | 76 t (75 long tons) |
| Length | 22.05 m (72 ft 4 in) |
| Propulsion | Walter turbine |
| Speed | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
| Range | 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) |
| Complement | 4 men |
| Armament | None |
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.
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V-80 midget submarine during sea trials, World War II -
V-80 schematic
See also edit
Further reading edit
- Rössler, Eberhard (2001) [1981]. The U-boat: The Evolution and Technical History of German Submarines. London: Cassell. ISBN 0-304-36120-8.
External links edit
- 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.