Type 209 vs Type 212
Type 209 vs Type 212 at a glance — displacement 1,285 vs 1,524 tons, length 64 vs 56 m, speed 11 vs 12 knots, crew 36 vs 27.
Specifications
|
Type 209 |
Type 212 |
| Origin |
🇩🇪 Germany |
🇩🇪 Germany |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Diesel-electric attack submarine |
Diesel-electric attack submarine |
| Manufacturer |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (HDW) |
| Year introduced |
1971 |
2005 |
| Number built |
68 units |
10 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$285 million |
$450 million |
| Displacement |
1,285 tons |
1,524 tons |
| Maximum speed |
11.0 knots |
12.0 knots |
| Range |
11,000 nm at 10 knots |
8,000 nm at 8 knots |
| Length |
64.4 m |
56.0 m |
| Beam |
6.5 m |
6.8 m |
| Crew |
36 |
27 |
| Max depth |
500 m |
200 m |
Armament & Systems
|
Type 209 |
Type 212 |
| Armament |
- 8 x 533 mm torpedo tubes
- 14 torpedoes
- UGM-84 Harpoon missiles
- SeaHake mod 4 torpedoes
- SUT torpedoes
- SST torpedoes
- Mark 24 Tigerfish torpedoes
- DM2A3 torpedoes
- Blackshark torpedoes
- A184 mod. 3 torpedoes
- DM2A4 torpedoes
- Mark 37 torpedoes
- Mark 48 torpedoes
- Mines
|
- 6 × 533 mm torpedo tubes
- 13 DM2A4 or Black Shark torpedoes
- IDAS missiles
- 24 external naval mines (optional)
|
| Propulsion |
Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW) |
1 × MTU 16V 396 marine diesel engine; 9 × HDW/Siemens PEM fuel cells (30–40 kW each) or 2 × HDW/Siemens PEM fuel cells (120 kW each); 1 × Siemens Permasyn electric motor (1700 kW) driving a single seven-bladed skewback propeller |
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Which has greater displacement, the Type 209-class or Type 212-class?
The Type 212-class has greater displacement at 1,524 tons compared to the Type 209-class's 1,285 tons.
Which is faster, the Type 209-class or Type 212-class?
The Type 212-class is faster with a maximum speed of 12 knots compared to the Type 209-class's 11 knots.
Which has longer range, the Type 209-class or Type 212-class?
The Type 209-class has a longer range at 11,000 nautical miles compared to the Type 212-class's 8,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Type 209-class or Type 212-class?
The Type 209-class is longer at 64.4 meters compared to the Type 212-class's 56.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Type 209-class and Type 212-class have?
The Type 209-class has a larger crew complement of 36 compared to the Type 212-class's 27 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Type 209-class or Type 212-class?
The Type 209-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 500 meters compared to the Type 212-class's 200 meters.
Which is more expensive, the Type 209-class or Type 212-class?
The Type 212-class is more expensive at approximately $450 million per unit compared to the Type 209-class at $285 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Type 209-class or Type 212-class?
The Type 209-class has been built in greater numbers with 68 vessels compared to 10 vessels of the Type 212-class.
