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U-995
TYPE VII C
submarine
The U-boat Type VII C was
the main combat unit of the German U-boat arm in World
War II, carrying the bulk of operations and achieving
most of the successes. It was employed mainly in the
North Atlantic against allied convoys. The U-boats built
and commissioned at later stages had minor improvements
not only in the shape of the hull but also in the
armament, in particular anti aircraft defense. There were
forms of the conning tower with considerable variations,
such as more and enlarged platforms for AA guns,
accommodation of snorkels.
Type VIIC/41 was a
slightly modified version of the successful VII C and had
basically the same engine layout and power. The biggest
difference was that these boats had a stronger pressure
hull giving them more depth to evade attack under
(operational 120m and crush depth at 250m against VIIC's
100/200). They also had lighter machinery to compensate
for the added steel in the hull making them actually
slightly lighter than the VIIC. Wwith all the
benefits in range and fuel/battery consumption. A total
of 91 Type VIIC/41 were built.
Today one type VIIC/41 still exists in the form
of U-995 which is now on display at Laboe (north of
Kiel) in Germany. She is also the only surviving type
VII in the world.
This primarily wood
model of the U-995 type VIIC/41
submarine is
38" long. It
features real nails and all hand-cut, hand made
parts, a feast that can only achieved by
ModelShipMaster.
Without rust marks
$2,940
Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $300 flat rate. This model is in stock and
can be shipped within 5 business days.
With rust marks
$3,590
Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $350 flat rate. This model is in stock and
can be shipped within 8 business days. (We need
several days to make the rust marks. Please click
here for a sample.)
Learn more about type VII U-boat here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_VII_submarine
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