by Harry Cooper
This modification to the design was going to again try the two Walter Turbines coupled to a single shaft and orders were actually placed with Germania Werft (Kiel) to build U-1081 thru U-1092 as TYPE XVII-G boats but the orders were canceled before building. Displacement 314/345 tons
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