Tuesday, November 17, 2009

The Type 214 South Korea


The Type 214 is a diesel-electric submarine developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (HDW). It features diesel propulsion with an air-independent propulsion (AIP) system using Siemens polymer electrolyte module (PEM) hydrogen fuel cells. It is based on features of the Type 212, but as the export version of the more advanced Type 212 submarine it lacks the non-magnetic hull (to avoid detection) and other classified technologies. Also Type 214 is more similar to the very successful Type 209 submarine, while Type 212 was an independent project of the German Navy with significant changes to Type 209.

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. The Hellenic Navy calls the Papanikolis class.

South Korea has ordered three Type 214 boats, to be built in Korea by Hyundai Heavy Industries, which will enter service from 2009.[1] ROK Navy calls the Son Won-il class.

Due to improvements in the pressure hull materials type 214 can dive more than 250 m (officially).[1]

Type 214 can carry food, fresh water and fuel for 50 days of operation

General characteristics
Displacement: 1700 t (surfaced)
Length: 65.0 m
Beam: 6.3 m
Draught: 6.0 m
Propulsion: low noise skew back propeller
Speed: 12 kt surfaced
20 kt submerged
Range: 12,000 miles surfaced
420 nmi @ 8 kt
1248 nmi @ 4 kt
Complement: 5 officers + 22 crew
Armament: (8) 533 mm torpedo tubes, (4) subharpoon-capable

Source: Bluefame















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