The sort IX U-boat finished up being a growth for the kind IX U-boat. It was outstanding ocean-gonging submarine, good at running in great distant waters and even more roomy and comfortable versus Type IX. Its bigger size, but created that its scuba rate ended up being instead slow versus Type IX. Minus the outside seat tanks concerning the Type IX, the kind IX have been a much sleeker looking ship and had greater fore and aft deck area. She had six torpedo pipes, four within the bow and two astern. Around 23 torpedoes had been saved. Additional armament had been administered by one 105 mm deck gun with about 110 rounds. AA armament differed throughout the war.