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Elbe II
Fink II
Hornisse
Kilian
Konrad
Valentin

 

Construction pens (Bunker Werften)

The construction pens ("Bunker Werften") were specially constructed to assemble and maintain German U-Boats. These structure were very close to the manufacturers of the U-Boats (such as Deschimag, Bremer Vulkan, Blohm Vos, etc.)

 

Country Location Codename Dimensions Remarks
Germany Bremen Weser I/Hornisse 361,5m x 68m Used a foundation for an office building
Germany Farge Weser II/Valentin I 426,25m x 97,65m x 422,27m.
Roof thickness of 7,12m and wa wall thickness of 4,57m.
Partly in use by the German navy (for spare part storage)
Germany Hamburg Elbe II 137,4m x 62m Demolished 2001/2002
Germany Hamburg Elbe XVII
Hummel
  Never built
Germany Hamburg Fink II 151,1m x 152,9m Demolished
Germany Hamburg Wenzel 448m x 234m Never built
Germany Kiel Kilian 175,5m x 78,5m Demolished 2000
Germany Kiel Konrad 162,69m x 35m Demolished

 

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