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U214


IOC: 2005
Total Production: 19


Also Known As
Katsonis (Greece)
Son-wonil (Republic of Korea)


Origin
Germany
Greece
South Korea


Contractor/s
DSME
Hellenic Shipyards
Hyundai Heavy Industries
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems *



Derived from:
U212A

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

U214 - Contracts, Orders & Sales

 



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Operators

see operators map

Greece / 4
South Korea / 9

The Republic of Korea Navy ordered a first batch of three submarines in 2000 and a second batch of six U214-class boats in 2009

Turkey / 6 / Planned

Ships

361 Papanikolis

Commissioning: 2005

362 / Unknown

363 / Unknown

364 / Unknown

72 ROKS Son-wonil

Launch/Keel Laying: Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Commissioning: Wednesday, December 26, 2007

73 ROKS Jeongji

Yung Yi

Launch/Keel Laying: Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Commissioning: Tuesday, December 02, 2008

74 ROKS Ahn Jung-geun / Under Construction

Launch/Keel Laying: Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Commissioning: 2009



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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m)   Kilometers (km)   Nautic Miles (nm)   Inch (in)   Yard (yd)   Foot (ft)   Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb)   Kilogram (kg)   kN (KiloNewton)   Ton (t)
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 01, 2010

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