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Home > Art, Film & Photography > Type X U-Boats: German Submarine U-234, German Submarine U-116, German Submarine U-219, German Type X Submarine, German Submarine U-233
Type X U-Boats: German Submarine U-234, German Submarine U-116, German Submarine U-219, German Type X Submarine, German Submarine U-233

Type X U-Boats: German Submarine U-234, German Submarine U-116, German Submarine U-219, German Type X Submarine, German Submarine U-233


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Chapters: German Submarine U-234, German Submarine U-116, German Submarine U-219, German Type X Submarine, German Submarine U-233. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 30. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: German submarine U-234 was a Type XB U-boat of the German Kriegsmarine during World War II. Her first and only mission into enemy territory consisted of the attempted delivery of uranium and other German advanced weapons technology to the Empire of Japan. After learning of Germany's unconditional surrender, the submarine surrendered to the United States on 14 May 1945. Originally constructed as a minelaying submarine, U-234 was damaged during construction at Kiel in 1942. Following the loss of U-233 in July 1944 it was decided not to use U-234 as a mine layer and she was instead completed as a long-range cargo submarine with Japan missions in mind. U-234 returned to the Germaniawerft yard at Kiel on 5 September 1944, to be refitted as a transport, instead of a minelayer. Apart from minor work, she had a schnorchel added and 12 of her 30 mineshafts were fitted with special cargo containers the same diameter as the shafts and held in place by the mine release mechanisms. In addition, her keel was loaded with cargo, thought to be optical-grade glass and mercury, and her four upper-deck torpedo storage compartments (two on each side) were also occupied by cargo containers. The cargo to be carried by U-234 was determined by a special commission, the Marine Sonder Dienst Auslands, established towards the end of 1944, at which time the submarine's officers were informed that they were to make a special voyage to Japan. When loading was completed, the submarine's officers estimated that they were carrying 240 tons of cargo plus sufficient diesel fuel and provisions for a six- to nine-month vo...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=88231


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  • ISBN-13: 9781156875353
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • No of Pages: 32
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Weight: 59 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1156875358
  • Publisher Date: 15 Sep 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: German Submarine U-234, German Submarine U-116, German Submarine U-219, German Type X Submarine, German Submarine U-233
  • Width: 229 mm


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