| History | |
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 Nazi Germany | |
| Name | U-3518 |
| Ordered | 6 November 1943 |
| Builder | F Schichau GmbH,Danzig |
| Yard number | 1663 |
| Laid down | 12 September 1944 |
| Launched | 11 November 1944 |
| Commissioned | 29 December 1944 |
| Fate | Scuttled on 3 May 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type XXI submarine |
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| Height | 11.30 m (37 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in) |
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| Test depth | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Complement | 57–60 crewmen |
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| Identification codes: | M 49 659 |
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| Operations: | None |
| Victories: | None |
German submarineU-3518 was aType XXIU-boat (one of the "Elektroboote") ofNazi Germany'sKriegsmarine, built for service inWorld War II. She was ordered on 6 November 1943, and waslaid down on 12 September 1944 atF Schichau GmbH,Danzig, as yard number 1663. She waslaunched on 11 November 1944, andcommissioned under the command ofKapitänleutnant Herbert Brünning on 29 December 1944.[2]
Like allType XXIU-boats,U-3518 had a displacement of 1,621 tonnes (1,595 long tons) when at the surface and 1,819 tonnes (1,790 long tons) while submerged. She had a total length of 76.70 m (251 ft 8 in) (o/a), a beam of 8 m (26 ft 3 in), and a draught of 6.32 m (20 ft 9 in).[3] The submarine was powered by twoMAN SE supercharged six-cylinder M6V40/46KBB diesel engines each providing 4,000metric horsepower (2,900kilowatts; 3,900shaft horsepower), twoSiemens-Schuckert GU365/30double-acting electric motors each providing 5,000 PS (3,700 kW; 4,900 shp), and two Siemens-Schuckertsilent running GV232/28 electric motors each providing 226 PS (166 kW; 223 shp).[3]
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph) and a submerged speed of 17.2 knots (31.9 km/h; 19.8 mph). When running on silent motors the boat could operate at a speed of 6.1 knots (11.3 km/h; 7.0 mph). When submerged, the boat could operate at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) for 340 nautical miles (630 km; 390 mi); when surfaced, she could travel 15,500 nautical miles (28,700 km; 17,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).[3]U-3518 was fitted with six 53.3 cm (21.0 in)torpedo tubes in the bow and four2 cm (0.79 in) C/30anti-aircraft guns. She could carry twenty-threetorpedoes or seventeen torpedoes and twelvemines. Thecomplement was five officers and fifty-two men.[3]
U-3518 wasscuttled on 3 May 1945, atKiel, as part ofOperation Regenbogen. The wreck was later raised and broken up.[2]
