Molch-class midget submarine
Sign in to saveMolch (German language: "newt" or "salamander") was an unsuccessful series of one-man midget submarines created during World War II. Built in 1944, it was the first mini-submarine of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine, but was not successful in combat operations and suffered heavy losses.
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- Subclass of
- midget submarine
- Operator
- Kriegsmarine
- Country of origin
- Nazi Germany
- Followed by
- Biber-class midget submarine
- Manufacturer
- AG Weser
- Image
- Molch-M391-01.jpg
- Length
- 10.783
- Speed
- 4.3
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- total produced
- 393
- Commons category
- German Molch submarines
- short name
- Molc
- inception
- 1944-00-00
- beam
- 1.82
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Molch (German language: "newt" or "salamander") was an unsuccessful series of one-man midget submarines created during World War II. Built in 1944, it was the first mini-submarine of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine, but was not successful in combat operations and suffered heavy losses.
== Description == The Molch was based on torpedo technology, and carried two G7e torpedoes attached externally on either side of the craft. It was fully electrical and was created for coastal operations, with a range of at . The front section of the boat held a large battery. The operator sat between two small trimming tanks behind the battery. Behind the operator was the electric motor. The complicated system of tanks made it difficult to control during combat operations.
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