Hai (midget submarine)

History

Nazi Germany
Name:	Hai
General characteristics
Class and type:	Marder Class (midget submarine)
Length:	11 m (36 ft)
Beam:	0.533 m (21 in)
Propulsion:	Electric
Complement:	1
Notes:	The Hai could remain under water for up to two hours.

The Hai (shark) was an advanced model of the Marder-class midget submarines created in Nazi Germany during World War II and operated by the K-Verband. Its prototype performed poorly during test runs and therefore no other boats were produced.

The Hai was eleven meters long and its length allowed for larger batteries, giving it the maximum speed of twenty knots under water. In addition, the Hai could remain under water for up to two hours.^[1]

References

↑ Prenatt 2014, p. 20.

Bibliography

Paterson, Lawrence (2006). Weapons of desperation : German frogmen and midget submarines of the Second World War. London: Chatham. ISBN 1861762798.
Prenatt, Jamie (2014). Axis Midget Submarines : 1939-45. Oxford: Osprey Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781472801227.

External links

"Information on the Hai class". Retrieved July 17, 2006.

Midget submarines of the Kriegsmarine

Completed submarines	Seehund Hecht Biber Molch

Manned torpedoes	Neger Marder Hai

Prototypes	Delphin Seeteufel Schwertwal

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