![]() Initial study started on a Type 209 improved design, with AIP capability, called Type 212. The Type 212 is the first fuel cell propulsion system equipped submarine series.Īt the beginning of the 1990s the German Navy was seeking a replacement for the Type 206 submarines. The system is also said to be vibration-free and virtually undetectable. The submarines can operate at high speed on diesel power or switch to the AIP system for silent slow cruising, staying submerged for up to three weeks with little exhaust heat. ![]() It features diesel propulsion and an additional air-independent propulsion (AIP) system using Siemens proton exchange membrane (PEM) compressed hydrogen fuel cells. The Type 212A is a class of diesel-electric submarine developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG (HDW) for the German Navy (German: U-Boot-Klasse 212 A), and the Italian Navy where it is known as the Todaro class. 20 knots (37 km/h 23 mph) submerged Ĩ,000 nautical miles (15,000 km 9,200 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h 9.2 mph)ģ weeks without snorkeling, 12 weeks overallĬSU 90 (DBQS-40FTC), Sonar: ISUS90-20, Radar: Kelvin Hughes Type 1007 I-band nav.,Ħ × 533 millimetres (21 in) torpedo tubes (in 2 forward pointing groups of 3) with 13 DM2A4, Black Shark torpedo, IDAS missiles and 24 external naval mines (optional).1 × Siemens Permasyn electric motor 1700 kW, driving a single seven-bladed skewback propeller. ![]() 2 × HDW/Siemens PEM fuel cells each with 120 kW (U32, U33, U34).9 × HDW/Siemens PEM fuel cells, 30–40 kW each (U31).1,524 tonnes (1,500 long tons) surfaced.Type 206 submarine (Germany), Sauro class submarine (Italy), Ula-class submarine (Norway) Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH ( HDW), Fincantieri SpA
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