Submarine with fuel cell-based propulsion developed for the Royal Norwegian and German navies
Class overview
Builders
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS)
Operators
Royal Norwegian Navy
German Navy
Preceded by
Ula class (Norway)
Type 212A (Germany)
Planned
Total: 10 to 15
Norway: 4 to 6 [1]
Germany: 6 to 9 [2]
On order
Total: 6[3]
Germany: 2
Norway: 4
Building
1
General characteristics
Type
Attack submarine
Displacement
2,500 t (2,500 long tons) surfaced, 2,800 t (2,800 long tons) submerged
Length
73 m (239 ft 6 in)
Beam
10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draught
7 m (23 ft 0 in)
Propulsion
AIP PEM fuel cells (HDW)
Diesel engines: 2 MTU 4000 [de][4]
Speed
> 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Sensors and processing systems
Combat system[5]
ORCCA supplied by kta naval systems (consortium TKMS, Atlas Elektronik, Kongsberg)
Optical sensors:[6]
Hensoldt OMS 150 and OMS 300 optronics masts
Hensoldt i360°OS panoramic surveillance system
Sonars:[7][8]
Combat sonar suite: not defined yet
Mine avoidance and navigation: Kongsberg SA9510S MkII
Sea bed navigation: EM2040 Mil and EA640 echosounders
Armament
Torpedo tubes: 4 × 533 mm (21.0 in)
Heavy torpedo: DM2A4 Hake
Missiles:
Anti-air / anti light vessel: IDAS
Under consideration: NSM-SL [9]
The Type 212CD class (for Common Design) is a submarine class developed by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) for the Norwegian and German navies. The class is derived from the Type 212 submarine class,[10] but will be significantly larger than the 212 class.
^"Norwegian Defence Chief Advises Procuring More Type 212CD Subs". navalnews.com. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
^"German Navy Mulling Drone-Heavy Force Structure Looking Towards 2035 And Beyond". navalnews.com. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
^"TKMS To Build Six Type 212CD Submarines For German And Norwegian Navies". navalnews.com. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
^"Orka – The German Way: Will the Polish Navy Submarines be Built in Szczecin?". defence24.com. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
^"Submarines U212 CD Visual systems for Norway and Germany". hensoldt.com. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
^"Submarines U212 CD Visual systems for Norway and Germany". hensoldt.com. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
^"Kongsberg To Provide Sonar And Navigation Systems For Type 212CD Submarines". navalnews.com. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
^Per Erlien Dalløkken (7 December 2021). "212CD skal kunne navigere neddykket i ukevis: Har valgt sensorer til nye ubåter". Tu.no. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
^Harrison Kass (28 November 2023). "Type 212CD: Germany and Norway Have Big Plans for a New Submarine". nationalinterest.org/. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
^"The new submarines". Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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