Seehund - Hackensack, NJ - Military Ships and Submarines (Decommissioned) on Waymarking.com

The plaque at the site reads:

"SEEHUND
(MEANS=SEAL (SEA DOG)
WWII GERMAN 2 MAN COASTAL DEFENSE SUBMARINE

NORMAL DISPLACEMENT: 14.9 TONS
MAX SPEED 5.6KTS (SUB), 7.7 KTS (SURFACE)
RANGE: 300 MILES @ 7 KTS (SURFACE)
63 MILES @ 3 KTS (SUBMERGED)
ARMAMENT: 2 EXTERNAL LOADED 21" ELECTRIC
PROPULTION: DIESEL (SURFACE) 60HP
ELECTRIC (SUB) 12HP
CREW: 2
DIMENSIONS: 39'-0 LONG, 5'-6" WIDE

SEEHUND TYPE XXVII B UNITS COMMISSIONED U-2251 TO
U-2295, U-5034, TO U-5037, U-5251 TO U-5269.
1,284 BOATS WERE ORDERED, 67 WERE BUILT IN 1944-1945.
THE SEEHUND WAS USED FOR SHALLOW WATER AND
COASTAL DEFENSE AT THE END OF WWII. TWO TORPEDOES
COULD BE LAUNCHED FROM THE EXTERNAL RAILS ON EACH
SIDE OF THE BOAT."

The New Jersey Naval Museum is open weekends 10-4. See more at the Museum's website: (visit link)
A visit cost $9 for adults and $4 for those under 12 years old.

Type of vessel: Seehund 1944-1945 Hours of use: From: 10:00 AM To: 4:00 PM Admission? Cost?: 9.00 Date: 01/01/1944 Parking Coordinates: Not Listed

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