The V-80 (german: Versuchs-U-Boot V 80) was a 76-ton experimental
submarine
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and the only representative of the German Type V design produced for
Nazi Germany
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's ''
Kriegsmarine
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''.
The prototype was completed in 1940 in
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in Kiel. The four-man vessel was designed to test the
Walter
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hydrogen peroxide
Hydrogen peroxide is a chemical compound with the formula . In its pure form, it is a very pale blue liquid that is slightly more viscous than water. It is used as an oxidizer, bleaching agent, and antiseptic, usually as a dilute solution (3%†...
-based turbine propulsion system. Its range was at .
The only earlier attempt to use a chemical reaction based
air-independent propulsion
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system was in the Spanish submarine the ''
Ictineo II''.
This
midget submarine
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led to the design of the
German Type XVII submarine
The Type XVII U-boats were small coastal submarines that used a high-test peroxide propulsion system, which offered a combination of air-independent propulsion and high submerged speeds.
Background
In the early 1930s Hellmuth Walter had designe ...
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Gallery
File:German_v80_midget_submarine1.jpg, ''V-80'' midget submarine during sea trials, World War II
File:German_v80_midget_submarine2.jpg, ''V-80'' schematic
See also
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History of submarines
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List of U-boat types
List of U-boat types contains lists of the German U-boat types ( submarine classes) used in World War I and World War II.
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World War II submarines of Germany
Midget submarines
Experimental submarines
1940 ships