Hai (midget Submarine)
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''Hai'' (shark) was an advanced model of the Marder-class
midget submarine A midget submarine is any submarine under 150 tons, typically operated by a crew of one or two but sometimes up to six or nine, with little or no on-board living accommodation. They normally work with mother ships, from which they are launched an ...
s created in
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during
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and operated by the K-Verband. Its prototype performed poorly during test runs and therefore no other boats were produced. The ''Hai'' was long and its length allowed for larger batteries, giving it the maximum speed of under water. In addition, the ''Hai'' could remain under water for up to two hours.


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