The Type 214 is a
diesel-electric submarine
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developed by
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (HDW).
It features
diesel propulsion with an
air-independent propulsion
Air-independent propulsion (AIP), or air-independent power, is any marine propulsion technology that allows a non-nuclear submarine to operate without access to atmospheric oxygen (by surfacing or using a snorkel). AIP can augment or replace the ...
(AIP) system using
Siemens
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The principal divisions of the corporation are ''Industry'', '' ...
polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) hydrogen
fuel cell
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s. The class is exclusively designed for export market. The submarine class combines the design principles of the
Type 209 family and the features of the
Type 212A submarines.
However, as an export design, it lacks some of the classified technologies of the smaller Type 212, the most important of which is probably the non-magnetic steel hull,
which makes the Type 212 submarine difficult to detect using a
magnetic anomaly detector
A magnetic anomaly detector (MAD) is an instrument used to detect minute variations in the Earth's magnetic field. The term refers specifically to magnetometers used by military forces to detect submarines (a mass of ferromagnetic material crea ...
.
Due to improvements in the pressure hull materials, the Type 214 can dive nearly .
It can also carry food, fresh water and fuel for 84 days of operation.
A contract to build four boats for the
Hellenic Navy
The Hellenic Navy (HN; el, Πολεμικό Ναυτικό, Polemikó Naftikó, War Navy, abbreviated ΠΝ) is the naval force of Greece, part of the Hellenic Armed Forces. The modern Greek navy historically hails from the naval forces of vari ...
was signed 15 February 2000 and a fourth unit was ordered in June 2002. The first boat was built at HDW in
Kiel
Kiel () is the capital and most populous city in the northern Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 246,243 (2021).
Kiel lies approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the southeast of the J ...
,
Germany
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and the rest at the
Hellenic Shipyards Co.
Hellenic Shipyards S.A. is a large shipyard in Skaramagas, in West Athens regional unit, Greece.
History
Commonly known as Skaramaga Shipyards (Greek: Ναυπηγεία Σκαραμαγκά), from the area where they are located, its origin ...
in
Skaramangas
Skaramagas (also spelled Skaramangas; el, Σκαραμαγκάς) is a port town in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. It is part of the municipality of Haidari. It is known for its large shipyard. It took its name by the Chio ...
,
Greece
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. The Hellenic Navy named them the ''Papanikolis'' class.
The
Republic of Korea Navy
The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN; ko, 대한민국 해군), also known as the ROK Navy or South Korean Navy, is the naval warfare service branch of the South Korean armed forces, responsible for naval and amphibious operations. The ROK Navy in ...
has ordered nine Type 214 submarines, designated as ''Son Won-Il'' class, to be built in Korea by
Hyundai Heavy Industries
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI; ) is the world's largest shipbuilding company and a major heavy equipment manufacturer. Its headquarters are in Ulsan, South Korea.
History
HHI was founded in 1972 by Chung Ju-yung as a division of the ...
and
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd ( ko, 대우조선해양; abbreviated DSME) is one of the "Big Three" shipbuilders of South Korea, along with Hyundai and Samsung.
History
On 21 February 2011, the A. P. Moller-Maersk Group (Ma ...
; three first batch models entered service since 2007, and six second batch models entered service from 2012.
General characteristics
*Displacement: 1,690 t surfaced / 1,860 t submerged
*Dimensions: length 65 m (213 feet 3 inches ) / beam 6,3 m (20 feet 8 inches) / draught 6 m (19 feet 8 inches)
*Pressure hull: HY-100
*Armament: 8 x 533 mm
torpedo
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tubes, 4
subharpoon-capable
*Propulsion: low noise skew back propeller
*Diesel engines: 2 x
MTU 16V-396 (3.96 MW)
*Charging generators: 2 x Piller Ntb56.40-10 0.97 MW
*
AIP system: 2 x HDW PEM fuel cell module BZM120 (120 kW x 2)
*Electric motor: 1 x Siemens Permasyn (2.85 MW)
*Speed: 10 kn surfaced / 20 kn submerged
*Speed on fuel cells: 2-6 kn estimated
*Range surfaced: 19,300 km (12,000 miles)
*Range submerged: 780 km @ 15 km/h (420 nmi @ 8 kn)
*Range on fuel cells: 2,310 km @ 7 km/h (1,248 nmi @ 4 kn)
*Mission endurance: 12 weeks
*Submerged without snorkelling: 3 weeks
*Operating depth: more than 250 m (820 feet) officially, 400 m estimated (1312 feet)
*Complement: 5 officers + 22 crew
*Navigation radar: SPHINX-D with 4 kW pulse and tactical LPI radar sensor
hales Deutschland Kiel
Operators
Greece
The
Hellenic Navy
The Hellenic Navy (HN; el, Πολεμικό Ναυτικό, Polemikó Naftikó, War Navy, abbreviated ΠΝ) is the naval force of Greece, part of the Hellenic Armed Forces. The modern Greek navy historically hails from the naval forces of vari ...
ordered four Type 214 submarines to be known as the ''Papanikolis'' class. The first, ''Papanikolis'', was built in Germany; the following three were scheduled for construction at HDW's Hellenic Shipyards in Greece. In December 2006, ''StrategyPage'' reported that ''Papanikolis'' was found to have numerous technical problems. Among the reported problems with the submarine were excessive propeller cavitation, overheating of the
air-independent propulsion
Air-independent propulsion (AIP), or air-independent power, is any marine propulsion technology that allows a non-nuclear submarine to operate without access to atmospheric oxygen (by surfacing or using a snorkel). AIP can augment or replace the ...
system's
fuel cells
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, and excessive rolling in bad weather when surfaced.
''Seapower magazine'' reported the Hellenic Navy refused to accept ''Papanikolis''; additional problems noted were inadequate air-independent propulsion system output power, inappropriate periscope vibration, sonar flank array problems and seawater leakage into the ship's hydraulics.
The Hellenic Navy officers in charge of the testing program at the Kiel shipyards in Germany made their case clear in a 2007 investigative journalism program called "Neoi Fakeloi" on Skai TV (Greece). Retired Rear Admiral M. Simionakis, who had been in charge of the ''Papanikolis'' program for the navy, told the interviewer that the manufacturer had made two attempts to fix a severe balance problem in the submarine, including shifting 21 tons of material from the top to the bottom, yet the vessel continued to heel as much as 46 degrees in
sea trial
A sea trial is the testing phase of a watercraft (including boats, ships, and submarines). It is also referred to as a " shakedown cruise" by many naval personnel. It is usually the last phase of construction and takes place on open water, and ...
s. Photographic evidence of the severe heeling was presented. In the same TV program, the officer replacing Simionakis in Kiel, Capt. K. Tziotis, listed seven ongoing, serious problems with the vessel, including balance problems when traveling on the surface, problems with the AIP system, problems with the weapon system, problems with the periscope, and problems with flooding.
For its part, TKMS, the German shipbuilder of Type 214, has asserted that it solved all the boat's technical problems in 2006 (before the interviews of the Greek officers mentioned above) and claimed the Greek Navy's continuing complaints about ''Papanikolis'' technical condition are just a ploy to justify a price reduction. Therefore, TKMS refused to deliver the boat to the Greek Navy until all debts were paid and ''Papanikolis'' remained in Kiel harbor. Despite this position by TKMS, the Hellenic Navy officers in charge of the submarine delivery have repeatedly stated there are problems with ''Papanikolis''. In October 2008, ''Papanikolis'' conducted a new round of trials, which showed that the excessive rolling problem had finally been fixed. The rest of the problems are considered solved. According to the Greek defence press, acceptance of the vessel was imminent. The second boat, ''Pipinos'', was officially launched on 6 October 2014 and passed through Greek harbour acceptance trials in
Elefsina
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.
On 21 September 2009, TKMS announced that the contract with the Greek Navy for all four submarines had been cancelled due to country's arrears of more than 520 million Euros. TKMS began seeking arbitration to resolve the matter.
On 27 October 2009, the Greek Ministry of Defence confirmed that they intended to accept the three boats built in Greece. The Greek ''Papanikolis'' U214 class is equipped with a hoistable radar mast which does not penetrate the pressure hull of the submarine. In the top of the radar mast the radar transmitter is installed. This transmitter is part of the SPHINX Radar System supplied by Thales Defence Deutschland GmbH in
Kiel
Kiel () is the capital and most populous city in the northern Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 246,243 (2021).
Kiel lies approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the southeast of the J ...
. The radar sensor is a FMCW transceiver which can't be detected by ESM systems in medium terms. This technology is so called LPI radar, which means "Low probability of intercept". The transmitting power is lower than the power of a mobile phone but the resolution more precise compared to high power Pulse radar. Thales SPHINX radar is a tactical radar, designed for submarines. Greece ordered four submarines and paid the list price of six. (2 bn euros)
Portugal
![Chegada do submarino NRP Tridente à Base Naval do Alfeite](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Chegada_do_submarino_NRP_Tridente_%C3%A0_Base_Naval_do_Alfeite.jpg)
In 2005
Portugal
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awarded a contract to
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (often abbreviated HDW) is a German shipbuilding company, headquartered in Kiel. It is part of the ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) group, owned by ThyssenKrupp. The Howaldtswerke shipyard was founded in Kiel in 183 ...
for two Type 214 submarines, which were delivered in 2010. These two submarines, called,
NRP Tridente (S160) and
NRP Arpão (S161)
NRP ''Arpão'' (S161) is a Tridente-class attack submarine of the Portuguese Navy
The Portuguese Navy ( pt, Marinha Portuguesa, also known as ''Marinha de Guerra Portuguesa'' or as ''Armada Portuguesa'') is the naval branch of the Portuguese ...
are today the only submarines in active service in the
Portuguese Navy
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and replaced the
Albacora-class submarines in 2010. In 2014, the two submarines received new UGM-84G
Sub-Harpoon Block II missiles. From 2016 to 2018 the Tridente submarine carried out a major mid-term overhaul at Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems shipyards, and the Arpão submarine, from 2018 to 2021 carried out a major mid-term overhaul at the Portuguese
Arsenal do Alfeite
Arsenal do Alfeite, SA is a company with an area of 36 hectares of implantation included in the Lisbon Naval Base. It is mainly dedicated to satisfying the needs of shipbuilding, maintenance, modernization and repair of the Portuguese Navy, othe ...
shipyards The Portuguese Military Programming Law signed in May 2019 aims for the modernization of the two submarines by 2030.
Republic of Korea
The South Korean ''Son Won-Il'' U214-class submarine (
Hangul
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: 손원일급 잠수함,
Hanja
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(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, wh ...
: 孫元一級潛水艦) is equipped with a SPHINX-D Radar System supplied by Thales Defence Deutschland GmbH. It uses an additional pulse transmitter in the top of the mast. The combination of high power pulse radar and a very low power LPI transmitter is very effective for submarines. During surface operations, the boat sails with an open pulse fingerprint for ESM systems, but within a secret mission the operator switches to LPI mode. The boat remains invisible to others. Total of 9 are planned and 8 are in active duty. South Korea ordered its first three KSS-II/ Type 214 boats in 2000, which were assembled by Hyundai Heavy Industries. The Batch 2 order will add six more submarines to the Navy, to be built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.
![Key Resolve - Foal Eagle 2008](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Key_Resolve_-_Foal_Eagle_2008.jpg)
In March 2008, it was reported in the media that the first Type 214 submarine of the Republic of Korea Navy suffered from defects related to excessive noise from the screw, according to anonymous sources. Later ROKN denied the report. There were no further reports of such noise problems in succeeding South Korean Type 214 submarines. The first three Type 214 submarines of South Korea were built by
Hyundai Heavy Industries
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI; ) is the world's largest shipbuilding company and a major heavy equipment manufacturer. Its headquarters are in Ulsan, South Korea.
History
HHI was founded in 1972 by Chung Ju-yung as a division of the ...
. In August 2008, South Korea signed another contract with HDW for six more Type 214 submarines. The Batch 2 order will add six more submarines to the Navy, to be built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering. ''Hong Beom-do'', a specialized guided missile submarine was launched on 5 April 2016.
Future operators
Turkey
The first request by the
Turkish Naval Forces
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The modern naval traditions and customs of the Turkish Navy can be traced back to 10 July 1920, when it was establis ...
was made in 2009 and considered to be delivered in 2014. However, due to delay, a new contract was signed in 2016 and it is planned to be delivered in 2020.
The
Turkish Navy
The Turkish Naval Forces ( tr, ), or Turkish Navy ( tr, ) is the naval warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces.
The modern naval traditions and customs of the Turkish Navy can be traced back to 10 July 1920, when it was establi ...
had commenced negotiations with HDW for six licence-built Type 214 class
air-independent propulsion
Air-independent propulsion (AIP), or air-independent power, is any marine propulsion technology that allows a non-nuclear submarine to operate without access to atmospheric oxygen (by surfacing or using a snorkel). AIP can augment or replace the ...
(AIP) submarines. According to the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries of the Turkish Government these submarines will be produced with maximum local content at
Gölcük Naval Shipyard
Gölcük Naval Shipyard ( tr, Gölcük Donanma Tersanesi) is a naval shipyard of the Turkish Navy within the Gölcük Naval Base on the east coast of the Sea of Marmara in Gölcük, Kocaeli. Established in 1926, the shipyard serves for the bui ...
in
Kocaeli, Turkey.
On 2 July 2009, HDW and the Turkish Ministry of Defence entered into an agreement for the licensed production of six platforms. The agreement was the largest defence acquisition project in Turkey at the time after the firm order for 116
F-35 fighters at a cost of in excess of $10 billion. Ankara hoped that its advanced, locally produced and highly modified Type 214 submarines will enter into service by 2015. Defence Minister
Vecdi Gonul stated that "Turkish industrial participation in the project would be worth around 80 percent of the total value of the deal".
As the Turkish Type 214 will have a significant amount of Turkish indigenous systems on board, this variant of the Type 214 will be known as the Type 214TN (Turkish Navy). HDW will preassemble classified elements such as the fuel cells and propulsion system and will then ship them to Turkey. All electronic and weapon systems (including the C4I system) will be of Turkish production.
On 1 July 2011, the 2 billion
euros
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order for six U 214 submarine material packages placed with
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems
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by Turkey entered into force with receipt of the advance payment. This enabled ThyssenKrupp to begin executing the order. The order was designated to contribute to securing employment at HDW in Kiel, as well as at many subcontractors in Germany and Turkey, for the next ten years. Yet, recently Turkey has received around 2 Million euros compensation from ThyssenKrupp due to delayed manufacturing of the Type214TN.
A possible reason for this delay is Turkey's demand for in-house developed software within the submarines. However, Germany refused Greek demands to block delivering six Type 214 submarines to Turkey, as the manufacturer Thyssen was bound by contracts signed since 2002.
Indonesia
In the MEF III (Minimum Essential Force) it mentioned the Type 214 submarine from Germany alongside the submarine from
France
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. The
Indonesian Navy
The Indonesian Navy ( id, Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Laut, , Indonesian National Military-Naval Force, TNI-AL) is the naval branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. It was founded on 10 September 1945 and has a role to patrol I ...
is planning in procuring four to six
superior Type 214 submarines and two
Scorpene submarines.
On 2 March 2021, representatives of the German shipbuilder
TKMS
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems of Germany (often abbreviated TKMS) is a group and holding company of providers of naval vessels, surface ships and submarines. It was founded when large industrial conglomerate ThyssenKrupp acquired Howaldtswerke-Deutsc ...
began discussions with the Indonesian
Ministry of Defense
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and the
Ministry of State Owned Enterprises
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regarding the procurement of up to four submarines of the Type 214 submarine.
Failed bids
Pakistan
In 2008, the
Pakistan Navy
ur, ہمارے لیے اللّٰہ کافی ہے اور وہ بہترین کارساز ہے۔ English language, English: Allah is Sufficient for us - and what an excellent (reliable) Trustee (of affairs) is He!(''Quran, Qur'an, Al Imran, 3:173' ...
entered in negotiation of possibly purchasing three Type 214 to be built in
KSEW
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through a
technology transfer
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, and the
HDW
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (often abbreviated HDW) is a German shipbuilding company, headquartered in Kiel. It is part of the ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) group, owned by ThyssenKrupp. The Howaldtswerke shipyard was founded in Kiel in 183 ...
CEO
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Walter Freitag confirming and reportedly telling the
news media
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in
Pakistan
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during the
IDEAS 2008 convention that: "The commercial contract has been finalised up to 95 per cent."
It was reported that the first Type 214
diesel-electric submarine
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would be delivered to the Pakistan Navy in 64 months after signing of the contract while the rest would be completed successively in 12 months.
After wavering for over two years, Pakistan dropped out from this deal when successfully negotiating with
China
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to develop and design Eight
Type 039A submarine
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that features the
AIP technology with a complete transfer of technology to be built in Pakistan.
[Defense News, 14 March 2011, p. 1]
Vessels by nation
See also
*
Reis-class submarine
The ''Reis''-class submarines are a group of six license built submarines based on the Type 214 submarine for the Turkish Navy.
Project history
On 28 December 2006, the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries of the Turkish Ministry of National ...
- Turkish designation for the Type 214TN submarines
*
List of submarine classes in service
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Ballistic missile submarines
C ...
Submarines of similar comparison
*
Type 212 submarine
The German Type 212 class (German: U-Boot-Klasse 212 A), also Italian ''Todaro'' class, is a diesel-electric submarine developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG (HDW) for the German and Italian navies. It features diesel propulsion and an a ...
- A class of diesel-electric attack-submarines developed by
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems of Germany (often abbreviated TKMS) is a group and holding company of providers of naval vessels, surface ships and submarines. It was founded when large industrial conglomerate ThyssenKrupp acquired Howaldtswerke-Deutsc ...
and exclusively built for the
German Navy
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, the
Italian Navy
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and the
Royal Norwegian Navy
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.
*
Type 218SG submarine - A class of extensively-customised diesel-electric attack-submarines developed ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and currently operated by the
Republic of Singapore Navy
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.
* - A class of extensively-customised diesel-electric attack-submarines developed by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and currently operated by
Israel
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.
* - A unique class of diesel-electric attack-submarines developed by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and currently being built for Israel.
* - A class of export-oriented diesel-electric attack-submarines, jointly developed by
Naval Group
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Heir to the French naval dockyards initiated in 1631 by Cardinal Richelieu and to the Direc ...
and
Navantia
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and currently operated by the
Chilean Navy
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, the
Royal Malaysian Navy
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, the
Indian Navy
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and the
Brazilian Navy
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.
*
S-80 Plus submarine - A class of conventionally-powered attack-submarines, currently being built by Navantia for the
Spanish Navy
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.
*
Blekinge-class submarine
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First planned at the beginning of the 1990s, the project was called "''U-båt 2000''" and was intended ...
is a class of submarine developed by
Kockums
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for the
Swedish Navy
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In Swedish, vessels o ...
*
KSS-III submarine - A class of diesel-electric attack submarines, built by
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd ( ko, 대우조선해양; abbreviated DSME) is one of the "Big Three" shipbuilders of South Korea, along with Hyundai and Samsung.
History
On 21 February 2011, the A. P. Moller-Maersk Group (Ma ...
and
Hyundai Heavy Industries
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History
HHI was founded in 1972 by Chung Ju-yung as a division of the ...
and operated by the
Republic of Korea Navy
The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN; ko, 대한민국 해군), also known as the ROK Navy or South Korean Navy, is the naval warfare service branch of the South Korean armed forces, responsible for naval and amphibious operations. The ROK Navy in ...
.
* - A class of diesel-electric attack-submarines, built by
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
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for the
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
, abbreviated , also simply known as the Japanese Navy, is the maritime warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan. The JMSDF was formed following the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) ...
.
* - A class of diesel-electric attack submarines currently being built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
(or simply Kawasaki) is a Japanese Public company, public multinational corporation manufacturer of motorcycles, engines, Heavy equipment (construction), heavy equipment, aerospace and Military, defense equipment, rolling stock and ships, headq ...
for the
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
, abbreviated , also simply known as the Japanese Navy, is the maritime warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan. The JMSDF was formed following the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) ...
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Type 039A submarine
The Type 039A submarine (NATO reporting name: Yuan class) is a class of diesel-electric submarine in China's People's Liberation Army Navy. It is China's first AIP powered submarine and presumed to be one of the quietest diesel-electric submar ...
- A class of diesel-electric attack-submarines operated by the
People's Liberation Army Navy
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN; ), also known as the People's Navy, Chinese Navy, or PLA Navy, is the maritime service branch of the People's Liberation Army.
The PLAN traces its lineage to naval units fighting during the Chinese ...
(China) and being built for the navies of the
Royal Thai Navy
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and the
Pakistan Navy
ur, ہمارے لیے اللّٰہ کافی ہے اور وہ بہترین کارساز ہے۔ English language, English: Allah is Sufficient for us - and what an excellent (reliable) Trustee (of affairs) is He!(''Quran, Qur'an, Al Imran, 3:173' ...
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* - A class of diesel-electric attack-submarines being built for
Russia
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References
External links
Naval Technology* : Extensive and detailed photographic coverage of Greek submarines ''Matrozos'' (S-122) and ''Pipinos'' (S-121)
''Specification of "Papanikolis" class"(Hellenic Navy website)
Submarine Papanikolis (S-120)From the Hellenic Navy website
Global SecurityYeni Tip Denizaltı Projesi
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Attack submarines
Hydrogen-powered submarines
Submarine classes