Ghadir-class submarine vs Type 212CD submarine

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ASubmarines

Ghadir-class submarine

Midget submarine

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Hamed Jafarnejad · CC BY 4.0 · Resized · CC BY 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BSubmarines

Type 212CD submarine

Attack submarine

First system

Second system

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Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Ghadir-class submarineLength

29 m

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Type 212CD submarineLength

73 m

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Ghadir-class submarinelarger figure on 0 of 5

None

Type 212CD submarinelarger figure on 5 of 5

Length+152%
Beam+264%
Draught+180%
Displacement+2140%

Measured figures

Head to head

13 of 27 rows sourced on both sides

29m

73m

Length+152%

All recorded figures & sources

29 m

Length

Single source

29 m (95 ft 2 in)^[source]

73 m

Length

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Configuration

Details

Ghadir-class submarine and Type 212CD submarine configuration
Specification	Ghadir-class submarine	Type 212CD submarine
Name	Ghadir^[source]	—
Builders	Marine Industries Organization^[source]	TKMS , Kiel and Wismar^[source]
Operators	Islamic Republic of Iran Navy^[source]	Royal Norwegian Navy German Navy Royal Canadian Navy^[source]
Preceded by	Nahang class^[source]	Ula class (Norway) Type 212A (Germany) Victoria -class (Canada)^[source]

In service	2007–present^[source]	—

Completed	20^[source]	—

Active	20^[source]	—

Type	Midget submarine^[source]	Attack submarine^[source]

Propulsion	Diesel-electric propulsion^[source]	Diesel-electric / AIP / battery Diesel engines: 2 MTU 4000 New 4th gen AIP PEM fuel cells (HDW) Lithium battery^[source]

Armament	2 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes^[source]	Up to 14 torpedoes, missiles and drones Torpedoes: 6 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes CHWT (Common Heavy Weight Torpedo) , a successor to the DM2A4 Hake heavy torpedoes , also known as DM2A5 Seaspider anti-torpedo torpedo Missiles: Anti-air / anti light vessel: IDAS Under consideration: NSM-SL , 3SM Tyrfing Unmanned underwater vehicle: IAI BlueWhale potentially^[source]

Country of origin	Iran^[source]	Germany^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 4, row 3, cell 3; revision 1364801796; retrieved 2026-10-02

Planned	—	Total: 24 to 27 Norway: 6 Germany: 6 to 9 Canada: 12^[source]

On order	—	Total: 12 Germany: 6 Norway: 6^[source]

Building	—	2^[source]

Endurance	—	41 days^[source]

Sensors & processing systems	—	Combat system: ORCCA supplied by kta naval systems (consortium TKMS , Atlas Elektronik , Kongsberg ) Sonars: Combat sonar suite: not defined yet Mine avoidance and navigation: Kongsberg SA9510S MkII Sea bed navigation: EM2040 Mil and EA640 echosounders Optical sensors: Hensoldt OMS 150 and OMS 300 optronics masts Hensoldt i360°OS panoramic surveillance system Radar: Indra Sistemas navigation radar^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys	—	Indra Sistemas digital EW systems^[source]

Role	—	submarine class^[source]

National origin	—	Germany^[source]

Source measurement	—	The submarines will feature 6 standard torpedo tubes (533 mm (21.0 in)) . They are designed to deploy several types of weapons. In terms of torpedoes, a new generation of heavyweight torpedoes is in development DM2A5 (aka CHWT), and an anti-torpedo torpedo is in development, known as the Seaspider. In terms of missiles, it is likely that anti-ship missiles will be launched from the submarine ( NSM-SL , 3SM Tyrfing ). And an anti-air and anti light vessel missile is in development, derived from the IRIS-T missile , the IDAS .^[source]Type 212CD submarine · Submarine design / Weapons; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The Type 212CD was in competition with the pair Saab Kockums / Damen with a Blekinge derivative submarine and with Naval Group who proposed the Orka-class . TKMS had offered an expeditionary variant of the Type 212CD submarine to the Netherlands; the Type 212CD E. This variant has a surface displacement of c. 3,100 tons and a submerged displacement of c. 3,450 tons. In addition, the boat has a length of more than 80 meters. Naval Group won the competition in April 2024 and should build 4 ships if approved by the parliament.^[source]Type 212CD submarine · Operators / Failed bids; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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The submarines will feature 6 standard torpedo tubes (533 mm (21.0 in)) . They are designed to deploy several types of weapons. In terms of torpedoes, a new generation of heavyweight torpedoes is in development DM2A5 (aka CHWT), and an anti-torpedo torpedo is in development, known as the Seaspider. In terms of missiles, it is likely that anti-ship missiles will be launched from the submarine ( NSM-SL , 3SM Tyrfing ). And an anti-air and anti light vessel missile is in development, derived from the IRIS-T missile , the IDAS .^[source]Type 212CD submarine · Submarine design / Weapons; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The Type 212CD was in competition with the pair Saab Kockums / Damen with a Blekinge derivative submarine and with Naval Group who proposed the Orka-class . TKMS had offered an expeditionary variant of the Type 212CD submarine to the Netherlands; the Type 212CD E. This variant has a surface displacement of c. 3,100 tons and a submerged displacement of c. 3,450 tons. In addition, the boat has a length of more than 80 meters. Naval Group won the competition in April 2024 and should build 4 ships if approved by the parliament.^[source]Type 212CD submarine · Operators / Failed bids; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage