The type IX U-boat finished up being a rise the kind IX U-boat. It had been outstanding ocean-gonging submarine, great at running in great remote waters and many more roomy and comfortable versus Type IX. Its bigger size, but created that its scuba price finished up being as an alternative sluggish versus Type IX. Minus the outside seat tanks regarding the Type IX, the sort IX have now been a much sleeker searching ship and had greater fore and aft deck area. She had six torpedo pipes, four inside bow and two astern. Around 23 torpedoes have been conserved. Additional armament was in fact administered by one 105 mm deck gun with about 110 rounds. AA armament differed through the complete war.