U 110 IN DOCK 9

U 110 TYPE 9B U-BOAT 1940

FWD PORT QTR VEIW -------- AFT PORT QTR VEIW

A CLOSE UP VEIW OF THE BRIDGE AREA

DETAIL OF MIDSHIPS SECTION WORK RQD ---------- AFT VEIW WITH PARTS THAT NEED UPGRADE

OVERHEAD VEIW OF BASIC BOW DETAILS ( MUCH TO BE UPGRADED )

BOW OVERHEAD VEIW --------- STERN OVERHEAD VEIW

PORT SIDE BASIC DETAIL WORKS SO FAR

BOW VEIW ----------- STERN VEIW

STD VEIW OF WORK SO FAR

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Name: U-110
Ordered: 24 May 1938
Builder: DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen
Yard number: 973
Laid down: 1 February 1940
Launched: 25 August 1940
Commissioned: 21 November 1940
Homeport: Lorient, France

Fate: Captured, 9 May 1941, sunk the following day

General characteristics

Class and type: German Type IXB submarine

Displacement:

1,051 t (1,034 long tons) surfaced
1,178 t (1,159 long tons) submerged

Length:

76.50 m (251 ft) o/a
58.75 m (192 ft 9 in) pressure hull

Beam:

6.76 m (22 ft 2 in) overall
4.40 m (14 ft 5 in) pressure hull

Draught: 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in)

Installed power:

4,400 PS (3,200 kW; 4,300 bhp) (diesels)
1,000 PS (740 kW; 990 shp) (electric)

Propulsion:

2 shafts
2 × diesel engines
2 × electric motors

Range:

12,000 nmi (22,000 km; 14,000 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
64 nmi (119 km; 74 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged

Test depth: 230 m (750 ft)

Complement: 48 to 56 officers and ratings

Armament:

6 × torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern)
22 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedoes
1 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) deck gun (180 rounds)
1 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) AA gun
1 × twin 2 cm FlaK 30 AA guns

Service record

Kriegsmarine:
2nd U-boat Flotilla

Commanders:

Kptlt. Fritz-Julius Lemp
21 November 1940 – 9 May 1941

Operations:

Two

1st patrol:
9–29 March 1941

2nd patrol:
15 April – 9 May 1941

Victories:

Three ships sunk for a total of 10,149 GRT
Two ships damaged for a total of 8,675 GRT

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