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The
Seehund (Seal) was the most successful of the various German midget
submarines produced in WW2. With a length of 39 feet and weighing 15 tons,
the craft was powered by a 60hp diesel and a single 25hp electric motor
giving it a top speed of 6 knots. With a two-man crew and carrying two
underslung 21-inch torpedoes, the highly manoeuvrable and virtually
undetectable Seehund was used effectively towards the end of the war,
sinking over 120,000 tons of Allied shipping.
At
the very end, these midget submarines were employed as 'butter
boats', replenishing the dwindling supplies of isolated German
coastal garrisons.
This
original artwork is sold mounted ready for framing
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