Kaura 1948
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Kaura (ex-U995) | S309 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany | 11.1942 | 22.7.1943 | 9.1943 // 10.1948 | stricken 1.1963 |
Displacement standard, t |
|
Displacement normal, t |
769 / 1070 |
Length, m |
67.2 |
Breadth, m |
6.20 |
Draught, m |
4.80 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 Germania diesels / 2 BBC electric motors |
Power, h. p. |
2800 - 3200 / 750 |
Max speed, kts |
17 - 17.7 / 7.6 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 114 |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 8500(10) / 80(4) |
Armament |
1 x 1 - 37/69 FlaK M/42, 2 x 2 - 20/65 C/38, 5 - 533 TT (4 bow, 1 stern, 14 or 36 mines) |
Electronic equipment |
44 |
Complement |
FuMO 30 or FuMO 61 radar, GHG, Balkon-Gerät hydrophones, FuMB 3 Bali, FuMB 6 Palau ECM suites |
Diving depth operational, m | 120 |
Project history: Former German VIIC/41 type submarine, transferred by reparations.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
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