{| |} The Type IX U-boat was designed by Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine in 1935 and 1936 as a large ocean-going submarine for sustained operations far from the home support facilities.
{| |} The Type IX U-boat was designed by Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine in 1935 and 1936 as a large ocean-going submarine for sustained operations far from the home support facilities.
The IXD/42, was almost identical but with more engine power ( instead of ). In 1943 and 1944 the torpedo tubes were removed from a number of IXD boats converted for transport use.
Her career ended in Operation Deadlight. was launched on 17 May 1944 but was badly damaged on 30 March 1945 by US bombs while still in the dockyard. , , and were laid down but construction halted on 30 September 1943 when all IXD/42 contracts were cancelled. ==See also== ==References== ==Bibliography== Submarine classes World War II submarines of Germany
The IXD/42, was almost identical but with more engine power ( instead of ). In 1943 and 1944 the torpedo tubes were removed from a number of IXD boats converted for transport use.
They were: was launched on 28 April 1944 and commissioned 27 March 1945.
Her career ended in Operation Deadlight. was launched on 17 May 1944 but was badly damaged on 30 March 1945 by US bombs while still in the dockyard. , , and were laid down but construction halted on 30 September 1943 when all IXD/42 contracts were cancelled. ==See also== ==References== ==Bibliography== Submarine classes World War II submarines of Germany
They were: was launched on 28 April 1944 and commissioned 27 March 1945.
Her career ended in Operation Deadlight. was launched on 17 May 1944 but was badly damaged on 30 March 1945 by US bombs while still in the dockyard. , , and were laid down but construction halted on 30 September 1943 when all IXD/42 contracts were cancelled. ==See also== ==References== ==Bibliography== Submarine classes World War II submarines of Germany
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