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U214
IOC: 2005
Total Production: 7
Also Known As:
Katsonis
Origin:Germany
Contractor/s:
Hellenic Shipyards, Hyundai Heavy Industries, ThyssenKrupp AG *
Description:
The U214-class submarines are an advanced and larger derivative of U212 submarines. The U214 submarines will feature 8 533mm torpedo tubes and will be able to fire missiles through them. The new class of submarines will feature improved hydrogen fuel cells and diesel propulsion system. They will be stealth and more capable than U212-class submarines.
Greece and South Korea have ordered three U214 submarines each respectively with the first one commissioned by the Greek Navy in 2005 and the first Korean submarine commissioned in December 2007. Greece could get one additional U214 submarine as option increasing the total number of U214s owned by its Navy to four.
These submarines will be built by Hellenic Shipyards and Hyundai Heavy Industries for Greece and South Korea respectively.
Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 30
Dimensions: Length 65 m, Width 6.3 m
Weights: Max Weight 2,000 t, Min Weight 1,700 t
Performance: Endurance 84 day, Max Operating Depth 400 m (1,312 ft), Max Range 22,200 km (11,987 nm), Top Speed 10 mps (20 kt)
Other: Torpedo Tubes 8
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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)
Last Updated: Sunday, August 24, 2008
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Greece / 4 
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