Type VII submarine

	U-995 Type VIIC/41 at the Laboe Naval Memorial near Kiel
Class overview
Name	Type VII
Builders	Neptun Werft, Rostock; Deschimag, Bremen; Germaniawerft, Kiel; Flender Werke, Lübeck; Danziger Werft, Danzig; Blohm & Voss, Hamburg; Kriegsmarinewerft, Wilhelmshaven; Nordseewerke, Emden; Schichau-Werke, Danzig,; Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel;
Operators	Kriegsmarine; Soviet Navy ; Royal Norwegian Navy ; Royal Navy ; French Navy ; Spanish Navy;
Preceded by	Type II
Succeeded by	Type IX (long-range complement); Type XXI (Late-war replacement);
Cost	4,189,000 ℛ︁ℳ︁
In commission	1936 – 1970 (G-7)
Completed	703
Preserved	1 (U-995)
General characteristics (Type VIIC)
Displacement	769 tonnes (757 long tons) surfaced; 871 t (857 long tons) submerged;
Length	67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a; 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull;
Beam	6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) (o/a); 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) (pressure hull);
Height	9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draft	4.74 m (15 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	2 × supercharged 6-cylinder 4-stroke diesel engines totalling 2,800–3,200 PS (2,100–2,400 kW; 2,800–3,200 shp). Max rpm: 470–490
Speed	17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced; 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged;
Range	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced; 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged;
Test depth	230 m (750 ft); Calculated crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft);
Complement	44–52 officers & ratings
Armament	5 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow, 1 stern); 14 × torpedoes or 26 TMA or 39 TMB mines; 1 × 8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun with 220 rounds; Various antiaircraft weaponry;

Type VII U-boats were the most common type of German World War II U-boat. 703 boats were built by the end of the war. The lone surviving example, U-995, is on display at the Laboe Naval Memorial located in Laboe, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

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