UNTERSEEBOOT (U - BOAT) U534 INTERNAL VR

THE CONTROL ROOM OF U534

EARLY WORK ON THE CONTROL ROOM OF U534 IN THE VIRTUAL DOCKYARD

THE CONTROL ROOM OF U534

LOOKING OUT TO THE OFFICERS MESS OF U534

THE CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS ON U534

AS CAN BE SEEN THE CAPTAIN HAD VERY LITTLE SPACE

THE OFFICER'S MESS LOOKING BACK TO THE RADIO & SONAR ROOMS (LEFT)

THE CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS (RIGHT)

INSIDE THE RADIO ROOM

THIS IS AS BEING BUILT WITH SOME CORRECT EQUIPTMENT IN PLACE

THE RADIO ROOM DETAILS

THE LARGE OBJECT IS A FUSEBOARD WITH SOME RADIOS TO THE RIGHT

A VIEW THE SONAR ROOM WITH THE CORRECT EQUIPTMENT

ON THE LEFT IS THE PASSIVE SONAR ON THE RIGHT IS A FUSEBOARD

THE OFFICERS MESS

LOOKING TOWARDS THE GALLEY

THE OFFICERS MESS

THE OFFICERS MESS EATING AREA

A VIEW OF THE MAIN GALLEY

NOTE THE RAILS AROUND THE COOKER TOP TO STOP PANS FALLING OFF

A VIEW LOOKING FORWARD IN THE SENIOR RATES MESS

NOTE THIS SMALL SPACE HAS 12 BUNKS IN IT

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MORE IMAGES WILL BE ADDED AT A LATER DATE

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U-534

Builder: Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg

Yard number: 352

Laid down: 20 February 1942
Launched: 3 September 1942
Commissioned: 3 December 1942

Fate: Sunk by aircraft, 5 May 1945
Salvaged, 1993
Museum ship, from February 2002

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General characteristics

Class and type: Type IXC/40 Unterseeboot (submarine)

Displacement:

1,144 t (1,126 long tons) surfaced
1,257 t (1,237 long tons) submerged

Length:

76.76 m (251 ft 10 in) o/a
58.75 m (192 ft 9 in) pressure hull

Beam:

6.86 m (22 ft 6 in) o/a
4.44 m (14 ft 7 in) pressure hull

Height: 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught: 4.67 m (15 ft 4 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 × MAN 9-cylinder 4-stroke M9V 40/46 diesel engines with Büchi superchargers

MAN - (Maschinenfabrik Augsberg Nuremberg)

2 × electric motors

Speed:

18.3 knots (33.9 km/h; 21.1 mph) surfaced
7.3 knots (13.5 km/h; 8.4 mph) submerged

Range:

13,850 nmi (25,650 km; 15,940 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
63 nmi (117 km; 72 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged

Test depth: 230 m (750 ft)

Complement: 4 officers, 44 enlisted

Armament:

6 × torpedo tubes (4 bow, 2 stern)
22 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedoes
1 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/32 deck gun (180 rounds)
1 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 AA gun
1 × twin 2 cm FlaK 30 AA guns

Service record

4th U-boat Flotilla
2nd U-boat Flotilla
33rd U-boat Flotilla

Commanders: Kptlt. Herbert Nollau

Operations: One training patrol, two combat patrols.

Victories: No ships sunk. Two British aircraft shot down

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