They were small coastal submarines designed to operate in the shallow waters of the North Sea, Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea, where larger Type XXI Elektro boats were at risk in World War II.They were so small they could carry only two torpedoes, which had to be loaded externally. A new type of U-boat was to be designed for the East German Navy, which should derive from the documentation of U 1308 (Project 20 “Stichling”) and experiences with Kriegsmarine Type XXIII U-boats. When Bronco first announced a 1/35th scale Type XXIII U-boat, I was fired up. Upload media The Type XXIII had an all welded single hull design, and was the first submarine in the world to use a single hull design. A type XXIII submarine, formerly U 2367, in service for the Federal German Navy as U Hecht, S 171. Maak je modelbouwpakket van Revell. The U-2326 was a Type XXIII submarine of the German Kriegsmarine during World War II. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository.

Type XXIII submarines were the first so-called Elektro boats to become operational. A low reserve buoyancy and lack of most of its outer casing meant that the system could submerge itself in a matter of seconds, as fast as 9 … Weighing in at 258 metric tons submerged displacement and measuring 34.7 meters in length the type XXIII was a coastal submarine designed to operate in the Med and North Sea. They were small coastal submarines designed to operate in the shallow waters of the North Sea, Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea, where larger Type XXI Elektro boats were at risk in World War II.They were so small they could carry only two torpedoes, which had to be loaded externally. She was ordered on 20 September 1943, and was laid down on 12 June 1944 at Deutsche Werft, Hamburg, as yard number 484. Jump to navigation Jump to search. German Type XXIII submarines were the first so-called elektroboats to become operational. The German Type XXIII Submarine were the first so-called electric boats to become operational. Revell German Submarine Type XXIII. It was armed with just two torpedoes – and no reloading was possible. Once in the water, the Type XXIII proved to be of sound design and exhibited responsive handling in all quarters of submarine activity.

They were small coastal submarines designed to operate in the shallow waters of the North sea, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea where larger Type XXI electric boats were at risk in World War 2. Type XXIII submarine submarine class.

It had a full streamlined outer hull and apart from the relatively small bridge and a hump on its back which housed the diesel exhaust silencer, there was a … When it became available for review, I … Category:Type XXIII submarines.

I love U-boats and this scale was only previously available in very, very expensive resin. They were small coastal submarines designed to operate in the shallow waters of the North Sea, Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, where larger Type XXI Elektro boats were at risk in World War II. Initial concept was for a coastal submarine with a displacement of about 320 t, to be built by the Volkswerft at Stralsund. German submarine U-2330 was a Type XXIII U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. German Type XXIII submarines were the first so-called elektroboats to become operational.