 Marder on display at theBundeswehr Military History Museum | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Marder |
| Operators |  Kriegsmarine |
| Active | c. 500 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Midget submarine |
| Length | 8.3 m (27 ft 3 in)o/a |
| Beam | 0.533 m (21 in) |
| Propulsion | AEG-AV 76 Eto, 12 metric horsepower (8.8 kW; 12 shp) |
| Speed | 3.2–4.2 kn (5.9–7.8 km/h; 3.7–4.8 mph) |
| Test depth | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Complement | 1 |
| Armament | 1 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo |
Marder (Pine Marten) was a Germanmidget submarine developed from theNeger.[1] The craft was 8.3 metres (27 ft 3 in) long and unlike theNeger included a flooding tank in the nose allowing it to dive.[1] Another improvement was the dome through which the pilot viewed the outside world that also served as the craft's entrance and exit was made openable from the inside.[1] Maximum diving depth was about 25 metres (82 ft).[2]
The submarine's first operations took place on the night of 2 August 1944, whenNazi Germany'sKriegsmarine'sSmall Battle Units made their largest effort of the war. 58human torpedoes[3] of theNeger-type and 22Linse vessels were launched againstAllied shipping offNormandy as part of a combined operation withNegers and explosiveLinse boats.[1] OneRoyal Navydestroyer escort,HMS Quorn was sunk by a human torpedo along with oneminesweeper,HMS Gairsay, and onelanding craft by the German motor boats; at a cost of 41Neger and 22Linsen craft.[3]
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