Fritz Kohl and Eberhard Rossler
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Anatomy of the Ship.
The design of the TypeXXI U-Boat was a radical step in the history of submarine development; indeed, the vessel could be said to have been the prototype of the modern conventionally-powered submarine.
After disasterous submarine losses during the early months of 1943, the German authorities concluded that existing types were no match for alied ASW techniques. The Type XXI design was a response to the declining U-Boat success rate in the Atlantic, and the first such vessels were launched in the spring of 1944, only nine months after the initial presentation of designs.
These remarkable vessels incorporated a number of bold inovations including the schnorkel and automatic torpedo reloading systems. The type might have had a profound effect on the war had it been introduced earlier. 127 pages h/b