Type 214 submarine
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| Type 214 attack submarine | |
|---|---|
| Class Overview | |
| Class Type | Attack Submarine |
| Class Name | Type 214 |
| Preceded By | Type 212 submarine |
| Succeeded By | ' |
| Ships of the Class: | Papanikolis, Pipinos, Matrozos, Katsonis, Son Won-il |
Contract to build three boats for Hellenic Navy was signed 15 February 2000 and a fourth one was ordered in June 2002. The first boat was built at HDW in Kiel, Germany and the rest at the Hellenic Shipyards Co. in Skaramangas, Greece.
South Korea has ordered three Type 214 boats, to be built in Korea by Hyundai Heavy Industries, which will enter service from 2009. [link]
Ships
| Country | Pennant | Name | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned |
| Greece | S 120 | Papanikolis | 27 February 2001 | April 2004 | October 2005 |
| Greece | S 121 | Pipinos | February 2003 | November 2006 | July 2008 |
| Greece | S 122 | Matrozos | February 2004 | November 2007 | July 2009 |
| Greece | S 123 | Katsonis | 2005 | 2007 | July 2010 |
| South Korea | Son Won-Il | June 2006 | |||
| South Korea | 2009 | ||||
| South Korea | 2009 | ||||
General Characteristics
- Displacement: 1700 t surfaced / 1980 t submerged(GR) / 1860 t submerged(SK)
- Dimensions: length 65 m / beam 6.3 m / draft 6 m
- Armament: 8 533 mm torpedo tubes
- Diesel engines: 2 MTU 16V 396 (6.24 MW)(GR) / 1 MTU 16V 396 (3.12 MW)(SK)
- AIP system: 2 HDW PEM fuel cells (240 kW)(GR) / 9 HDW PEM fuel cells (306 kW)(SK)
- Electric motor: 1 Siemens Permasyn (2.85 MW)
- Speed: 12 kt surfaced / 20 kt submerged
- Speed on fuel cells: 2-6 kt
- Range surfaced: 12000 miles
- Range submerged: 420 nm @ 8 kt
- Range on fuel cells: 1248 nm @ 4 kt
- Operating depth: 400 m
- Complement: 5 officers + 22 crew
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