HMS Meteorite

	The U-1406, a vessel of the same class as HMS Meteorite / U-1407
History
Nazi Germany
Name	U-1407
Ordered	4 January 1943
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number	257
Laid down	13 November 1943
Launched	February 1945
Commissioned	13 March 1945
Fate	Surrendered on 5 May 1945 at Cuxhaven; Scuttled on 7 May 1945; Raised, seized and rebuilt by United Kingdom in 1945;
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Meteorite
Acquired	1945
Commissioned	25 September 1945
Decommissioned	September 1949
Fate	Broken up
General characteristics
Class and type	Type XVIIB submarine
Displacement	312 long tons (317 t) surfaced; 337 long tons (342 t) submerged; 415 long tons (422 t) total;
Length	41.45 m (136 ft 0 in) o/a; 27.30 m (89 ft 7 in) pressure hull;
Beam	4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) o/a; 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) pressure hull;
Draught	4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	1 × Deutz SAA SM517 supercharged 8-cylinder diesel engine, 210 PS (210 shp; 150 kW); 1 × AEG Maschine AWT98 electric motor, 77 PS (76 shp; 57 kW); 1 × Walter gas turbine, 2,500 PS (2,500 shp; 1,800 kW); 1 shaft;
Speed	8.8 knots (16.3 km/h; 10.1 mph) surfaced; 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged (electric drive); 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) submerged (HTP drive);
Range	3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced; 76 nmi (141 km; 87 mi) at 2 knots (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph) submerged (electric drive); 123 nmi (228 km; 142 mi) at 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) submerged (HTP drive);
Complement	19
Armament	2 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (bow); 4 × torpedoes;
Service record (Kriegsmarine)
Part of:	5th U-boat Flotilla; 13 March – 5 May 1945;
Identification codes:	M 47 655
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Horst Heitz ; 29 March – 5 May 1945;
Operations:	None
Victories:	None

HMS Meteorite was an experimental U-boat developed in Germany, scuttled at the end of World War II, subsequently raised and commissioned into the Royal Navy. The submarine was originally commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 13 March 1945 as U-1407. She was built around a Walter engine fueled by high-test peroxide (HTP), the fuel known as T-Stoff in German service.

^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Type XVIIB Walter boats". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
^ "This page contains details on the German U-Boat Type III, Type IV, Type V, Type VI, Type VIII, Type XI, Type XII, Type XIII, XV, XVI, VB60, V80, U-179, XVII". www.sharkhunters.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Horst Heitz". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 14 April 2016.

[1] Helgason, Guðmundur. "Type XVIIB Walter boats". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 21 December 2009.

[2] "This page contains details on the German U-Boat Type III, Type IV, Type V, Type VI, Type VIII, Type XI, Type XII, Type XIII, XV, XVI, VB60, V80, U-179, XVII". www.sharkhunters.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2009.

[3] Helgason, Guðmundur. "Horst Heitz". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 14 April 2016.

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History
The U-1406, a vessel of the same class as HMS Meteorite / U-1407
Nazi Germany
Name	U-1407
Ordered	4 January 1943
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number	257
Laid down	13 November 1943
Launched	February 1945
Commissioned	13 March 1945
Fate	Surrendered on 5 May 1945 at Cuxhaven Scuttled on 7 May 1945 Raised, seized and rebuilt by United Kingdom in 1945
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Meteorite
Acquired	1945
Commissioned	25 September 1945
Decommissioned	September 1949
Fate	Broken up
General characteristics ^[1]^[2]
Class and type	Type XVIIB submarine
Displacement	312 long tons (317 t) surfaced 337 long tons (342 t) submerged 415 long tons (422 t) total
Length	41.45 m (136 ft 0 in) o/a 27.30 m (89 ft 7 in) pressure hull
Beam	4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) o/a 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) pressure hull
Draught	4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	1 × Deutz SAA SM517 supercharged 8-cylinder diesel engine, 210 PS (210 shp; 150 kW) 1 × AEG Maschine AWT98 electric motor, 77 PS (76 shp; 57 kW) 1 × Walter gas turbine, 2,500 PS (2,500 shp; 1,800 kW) 1 shaft
Speed	8.8 knots (16.3 km/h; 10.1 mph) surfaced 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged (electric drive) 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) submerged (HTP drive)
Range	3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced 76 nmi (141 km; 87 mi) at 2 knots (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph) submerged (electric drive) 123 nmi (228 km; 142 mi) at 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) submerged (HTP drive)
Complement	19
Armament	2 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (bow) 4 × torpedoes
Service record (Kriegsmarine)
Part of:	5th U-boat Flotilla 13 March – 5 May 1945
Identification codes:	M 47 655
Commanders:	Oblt.z.S. Horst Heitz^[3] 29 March – 5 May 1945
Operations:	None
Victories:	None