Type 209 submarine

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Class overview
A Type 209/1400 (Preveze class) submarine of the Turkish Navy at the Bosporus in Istanbul, with (left to right) the Blue Mosque, the Hagia Sophia and the Topkapı Palace in the background
General characteristics
Type:	Type 209/1500 submarine
Displacement:	1,810 t, submerged
Length:	64.4 m
Beam:	6.5 m
Draft:	6.2 m
Propulsion:	Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6100 shp
Speed:	11.5 knots (21 km/h), surfaced; 22.5 knots (42 km/h), submerged
Range:	11,000 nmi. at 10 knots, surfaced, (20,000 km at 20 km/h); 8,000 nmi. at 10 knots, snorkeling, (15,000 km at 20 km/h); 400 nmi. at 4 knots, submerged (740 km at 7 km/h)
Test depth:	500 m
Complement:	36
Armament:	8 x 21-inch (553 mm) torpedo tubes, 14 torpedoes; optional UGM-84 Harpoon integration

Type 209 is a diesel-electric attack submarine developed by Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft AG of Germany.

1 Background
2 Technical specifications
3 External links
4 References

[edit] Background

Five variants of this submarine have been produced: Type 209/1100, Type 209/1200, Type 209/1300, Type 209/1400 and Type 209/1500.

The U-209PN ordered by the Portuguese Navy is actually a Type 214.^[1]

Countries operating the Type 209 include Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Greece, India, Indonesia, Peru, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey and Venezuela.

The first user was the Hellenic Navy which operates four Type 209/1100 and four Type 209/1200 submarines.

The biggest user is the Turkish Navy which operates six Type 209/1200 submarines (commissioned between 1976 and 1990) and eight Type 209/1400 submarines (commissioned between 1994 and 2007). At present, the Turkish Navy is also the largest operator of German-designed submarines in the world.

Type 209 submarines are generally armed with 14 torpedoes, apart from those used by Greece, South Korea and Turkey which are also armed with Sub-Harpoon missiles. It is also possible to upgrade these submarines with the latest air independent propulsion (AIP) systems.

Three new Type 209/1400 submarines were delivered to South Africa in 2006, costing $285 million each.

[edit] Technical specifications

	1100	1200	1300	1400	1500
Displacement (submerged)	1,207 t	1,285 t	1,390 t	1,586 t	1,810 t
Dimensions	54.1×6.2×5.9 m	55.9×6.3×5.5 m	59.5×6.2×5.5 m	61.2×6.25×5.5 m	64.4×6.5×6.2 m
Propulsion	Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft
Propulsion	5000 shp				6100 shp
Speed (surface)	11 knots (20 km/h)				11.5 knots
Speed (submerged)	21.5 knots			22 knots	22.5 knots
Range (surface)	11,000 nmi (20,000 km) at 10 knots (20 km/h)
Range (snorkel)	8,000 nmi (15,000 km) at 10 knots (20 km/h)
Range (submerged)	400 nmi (700 km) at 4 knots (7 km/h)
Endurance	50 days
Maximum depth	500 m
Armament	8x 553 mm torpedo tubes 14 torpedoes Optional UGM-84 Harpoon integration
Crew	31	33		30	36

Argentine Navy ARA Salta is a Type 209/1100

A Type 209/1200 (Atılay class) submarine of the Turkish Navy leaving the Bosporus and entering the Sea of Marmara near the historic peninsula of Istanbul