Type 206 submarine

1. Type 206 submarine · Wikipedia revision 1351019243 ↗

   Builders

   Infobox · Builders

   Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Nordseewerke

   Operators

   Infobox · Operators

   German Navy Colombian National Navy

   Preceded by

   Infobox · Preceded by

   Type 205 submarine

   Succeeded by

   Infobox · Succeeded by

   Type 212 submarine , Type 209 submarine

   Subclasses

   Infobox · Subclasses

   Gal -class submarine

   Built

   Infobox · Built

   1969–1975

   In commission

   Infobox · In commission

   1973–2011 (Germany) 2012–present (Colombia)

   Completed

   Infobox · Completed

   18

   Active

   Infobox · Active

   2

   Retired

   Infobox · Retired

   16

   Preserved

   Infobox · Preserved

   1

   Type

   Infobox · Type

   Type 206A submarine

   Displacement

   Infobox · Displacement

   456 tonnes (449 long tons), surfaced; 500 tonnes (490 long tons), submerged

   Length

   Infobox · Length

   48.49 metres (159 ft 1 in)

   Beam

   Infobox · Beam

   4.58 metres (15 ft 0 in)

   Draft

   Infobox · Draft

   4.30 metres (14 ft 1 in)

   Installed power

   Infobox · Installed power

   440 kilowatts (590 hp) (diesel) 1,100 kilowatts (1,500 hp) (electric)

   Propulsion

   Infobox · Propulsion

   2 MTU 12V 493, 4-stroke diesel engines , each coupled with an Asea Brown Boveri - generator 1 Siemens -Schuckert-Werke electric motor driving single five (Type 206) or seven (Type 206A) blade propeller

   Speed

   Infobox · Speed

   10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph), surfaced; 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph), submerged

   Range

   Infobox · Range

   4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph), surfaced 228 nautical miles (422 km; 262 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), submerged

   Test depth

   Infobox · Test depth

   more than 200 m

   Complement

   Infobox · Complement

   22

   Sensors & processing systems

   Infobox · Sensors & processing systems

   STN Atlas DBQS-21 (CSU83) submarine sonar Thomson-CSF DUUX 2 passive rangefinder sonar Safare VELOX sonar intercept EDO-900 active mine avoidance sonar Thomson-CSF Calypso II surveillance and navigation radar

   Electronic warfare & decoys

   Infobox · Electronic warfare & decoys

   Thomson-CSF DR-2000U ESM system Thorn-EMI SARIE

   Armament

   Infobox · Armament

   8 × 533 mm torpedo tubes , 8 DM2A1 Seeaal (206) or DM2A3 Seehecht (206A) torpedoes ; 24 mines can be carried externally

   Country of origin

   Type 206 submarine · Lead · paragraph 1 · whole design · source-stated equipment nationality (German) · revision 1351019243

   The Type 206 is a class of German diesel-electric submarines ( U-boats ) developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) . Its design is based on the preceding Type 205 submarine class. These small and agile submarines were built during the Cold War to operate in the shallow Baltic Sea and attack Warsaw Pact shipping in the event of military confrontation. The pressure hulls were built out of non-magnetic steel to counter the threat of magnetic naval mines and make detection with MAD sensors more difficult. The low emission profile allowed the submarines in exercises to intrude even into well-protected opposing forces such as carrier formations with their screen.

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