What type of engine was used in WWII German submarines? What about air intake into and exhaust from it? - Quora
![Engine room of the historic German submarine U-2540 "Wilhelm Bauer", now a museum ship in Bremerhafen, Germany Stock Photo - Alamy Engine room of the historic German submarine U-2540 "Wilhelm Bauer", now a museum ship in Bremerhafen, Germany Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/EAWCP0/engine-room-of-the-historic-german-submarine-u-2540-wilhelm-bauer-EAWCP0.jpg)
Engine room of the historic German submarine U-2540 "Wilhelm Bauer", now a museum ship in Bremerhafen, Germany Stock Photo - Alamy
![Patrick Chovanec on Twitter: "The u-boat normally ran on the surface using its diesel engines (which needed oxygen and an exhaust outlet), reaching a much faster top speed of nearly 18 knots. Patrick Chovanec on Twitter: "The u-boat normally ran on the surface using its diesel engines (which needed oxygen and an exhaust outlet), reaching a much faster top speed of nearly 18 knots.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dkm6TBvXgAEf5e5.jpg:large)
Patrick Chovanec on Twitter: "The u-boat normally ran on the surface using its diesel engines (which needed oxygen and an exhaust outlet), reaching a much faster top speed of nearly 18 knots.
![Wisbech U Boat engine for Sandyland Power Station.Copyright Fenland Museum Wisbech. Sandyland Power Station | Groups, Historic, Male | Wisbech Wisbech U Boat engine for Sandyland Power Station.Copyright Fenland Museum Wisbech. Sandyland Power Station | Groups, Historic, Male | Wisbech](https://d20u174ifpwkls.cloudfront.net/wisbech/files/2013/03/51060370303-538x358.jpg)
Wisbech U Boat engine for Sandyland Power Station.Copyright Fenland Museum Wisbech. Sandyland Power Station | Groups, Historic, Male | Wisbech
![German Industries and the U-boat offensive - Technical pages - German U- boats of WWII - Kriegsmarine - uboat.net German Industries and the U-boat offensive - Technical pages - German U- boats of WWII - Kriegsmarine - uboat.net](https://uboat.net/media/photos/industries_ubm4.jpg)