CONFIDENTIAL REPORT 2G-21
S78
     
 
FORMER GERMAN SUBMARINE TYPE XXI
 
 
 
 
AMMUNITION
 
     
 
SUMMARY
 
     
          Information with respect to ammunition is limited to that obtainable from the preliminary general information book NavTechMisEu Report 312-45, and the specifications.  The first lists 3450 rounds of 30MM ammunition, one part of which is to be carried as ready service ammunition.  The second lists 3800 rounds of 30MM ammunition.  The third does not list quantities.  
          In addition to the foregoing, there would have been ammunition for the pistols listed in the general information book and specifications.  
          No special ammunition handling devices were provided.  
          The magazine provided fitted stowage for the ammunition boxes, with metal stanchions and battens to prevent dislodging under shock, trim or list.  
     
     
     
 
July, 1946
 
 
 
 
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD, PORTSMOUTH, N. H.
 
     
     
     
 
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