01 Seehund Midget Submarine	02 Seehund	03 Seehund Torpedo Rack	04 Seehund Conning Tower
05 Seehund Conning Tower	06 Seehund Conning Tower	07 Seehund Tail Section	08 Seahund Ducted Propeller
09 Seehund Ducted Propeller	10 Seehund Rear View	11 Seehund Torpedo Rack	12 Elevator
13 Seehund Torpedo Rack	14 Seehund Rudder	15 Tail Section	16 Seehund Conning Tower

The Seehund (or Seahund) is a German Type 127 Coastal Defense Submarine. The Midget Submarine's specifications are:

Length: 39 feet
Beam: 5 feet
Crew: 2
Displacement: 15 tons surfaced, 17 tons submerged
Max Speed: 7 knots (8 miles per hour)
Range: 300 Nautical Miles
Fuel Capacity: 1/2 ton of diesel fuel
Armament:
 2 21 inch G7 Torpedos externally, one on each side
Power Plant: 6 cylinder 60hp Bussing Nag Diesel driving a 25hp electric motor with a single screw
Total Production: 138
Total Shipping Sunk by Seehunds: 8 ships, 17,000 tons total
Number of Sorties: 140
Number of Seehunds lost to enemy action: 35

The Submarine Seehund (which translates from German as Sea Dog or Seal) is a 39 foot long 2 man Kreigsmarine WWII coastal defense submarine. The midget sub carried one torpedo on each side externally, one on either side of the hull. Towards the end of the war they were quite successful, sinking over 120,000 tons of allied shipping.

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