Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
Kriegsmarine — Submarine

German submarine V-80

Displacement
75 long tons (76 t)
Length
22.05 m (72.3 ft)
Speed
28 knots (51.9 km/h, 32.2 mph)

Service

  1. Kriegsmarine as V-80? — 29 March 19452,035 days of the war
German submarine V-80 Particulars
Name
V-80
Builder
Germaniawerft, Kiel
Launched
14 April 1940
Fate
Scuttled on 29 March 1945 (1945)
Status
Wreck

Specifications

Displacement, standard
75 long tons (76 t)
Length
22.05 m (72.3 ft)
Speed
28 knots (51.9 km/h, 32.2 mph)
Range
50 nmi (93 km)

V-80 was a submarine in service with the Kriegsmarine. She was built by Germaniawerft, Kiel. She was launched on 14 April 1940.

She displaced 75 long tons. She measured 22.1 m (72 ft) long. Her designed speed was 28 knots.

She was in commission for 2,035 days of the Second World War.

She was scuttled on 29 March 1945. The wreck survives.

Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.

Armament and machinery

Armament and machinery
Propulsion
  • Walter turbine
Armament
  • None

Sources