Wilhelm Bauer Class
Largest U-boat Tenders - Wilhelm Bauer-class were largest Kriegsmarine U-boat tenders. 3 ships built 1940-1943 at Howaldtswerke Kiel.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 1621 t
- Displacement (full)
- 5600-5900 t
- Length
- 251.6 ft
- Beam
- 26.2 ft
- Crew
- 289-310
- Ships built
- 3
- Commissioned
- 1940-1943
- Decommissioned
- 1945/1973
Performance
- Top speed
- 15.6 kn
- Range
- 15500 nm at 10 knots
Armament
- Torpedoes
- None
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- None
In-Game
- Tier
- T4
- Game power
- 80.26
- Research cost
- 28,252
- Credit cost
- 56,182
Notable
- Largest Kriegsmarine U-boat tenders ever built (5,600-5,900 tons)
- Could house 423-440 submarine crew members simultaneously
- Comprehensive support: workshops, supplies, ammunition, fuel
- Two captured by Soviets, served until 1973 (27-28 years Soviet service)