U212 / U214 Attack Submarines

 U212 attack submarine

U212 submarine schematic

Key Data:

Crew

27 (including five officers)

Weapon Systems:

Torpedoes

six 533mm tubes, 24 STN Atlas Elektronik DM2A4 torpedoes

Combat Data Syetem

Basic Command and Weapons Control System (BCWCS)

Countermeasures:

ESM

EADS FL1800U

Decoys

TAU 2000 torpedo countermeasures system

Radar

Kelvin hughes type 1007 I-band navigation radar

Sonar

Atlas Elektronik DBQS-40 sonar suite and Atlas Elektronik MOA 3070 mine detection sonar

Periscopes

Zeiss Optronic SERO 14 search and SERO 15 attack

Propulsion

Diesel-electric, MTU 16V-396 diesel engine, 3.12MW, HDW / Siemens AIP (Air-Independent Propulsion) system, 300kW

U212 Dimensions:

Length

56m

Beam

7m

Draught

6m

Displacement (Surfaced)

1,524t

Displacement (Dived)

1,830t

U214 Dimensions:

Length

64m

Height

13m

Surface Displacement

1,700m³

Presure Hull Diameter

6.3m

Buoyancy Reserve

>10%

U212 Performance:

Speed (Surfaced)

12kt

Speed (Dived)

20kt

Range (at 8kt Surfaced)

8,000 miles

Range (at 8kt Dived)

420 miles

U214 Performance:

Submerged Patrol Speed of Advance

6kt

Range

12,000nm

Mission Endurance

12 weeks

Constantly Submerged

Three weeks without snorkelling

Mission Sprint Speed

15kt to 20kt

Maximum Dive Depth

400m+

Class 214 submarine will have an increased diving depth and an improvement in AIP performance.

 

Class 214 Submarine (courtesy of HDW)

 

Three-dimensional path of submarine maneuver

Instruments showing rudder and hydroplane angles