Norwegian K-class submarine

HNoMS Kaura (U-995) at the Laboe Naval Memorial
Class overview
Operators:	Royal Norwegian Navy
Built:	1940–1945
In commission:	1948–1961
Preserved:	1
General characteristics
Class and type:	German Type VII submarine
Displacement:	769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced 871 tonnes (857 long tons) submerged
Length:	67.1 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull
Beam:	6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull
Height:	9.6 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draft:	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Propulsion:	Diesel-electric 2 × Diesel engines 3,200 shp; 2,400 kW electric motors 740 shp; 552 kW
Speed:	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged
Range:	14,500 nmi (26,900 km; 16,700 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 125 nmi (232 km; 144 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth:	250 m (820 ft)
Complement:	44-52 men
Armament:	5 × torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern), 14 torpedoes 1 × 88 mm/45 deck gun with 220 rounds

The Norwegian K class submarines are a class of three submarines the Royal Norwegian Navy received from Germany in 1948 as Allied war spoils. They were built as the Type VIIC/41 U-boat from 1940 to 1945. The ships were named HNoMS Kya, Kinn and Kaura. Kaura was returned to Germany in 1971 as a museum ship. It is the only surviving Type VII in the world.

Description

The German type VIIC/41 was a slightly modified version of the successful VIIC and had the same armament and engines. The difference was a stronger pressure hull and lighter machinery to compensate for the added steel in the hull, making them actually slightly lighter than the VIIC. A total of 91 were built.

Bibliography

• Peterson, John (3 March 2015). The Norwegian K-Class. The Post-War U-boats. 3. ASIN B00U9U2BBC.