Type 212 vs Type 212CD
Type 212 vs Type 212CD at a glance — displacement 1,524 vs 2,500 tons, length 56 vs 73 m, speed 12 vs 20 knots, crew 27 vs 30.
Specifications
|
Type 212 |
Type 212CD |
| Origin |
🇩🇪 Germany |
🇩🇪 Germany |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Diesel-electric attack submarine |
Attack submarine |
| Manufacturer |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (HDW) |
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems |
| Year introduced |
2005 |
-- |
| Number built |
10 units |
NA |
| Estimated unit price |
$450 million |
NA |
| Displacement |
1,524 tons |
2,500 tons |
| Maximum speed |
12.0 knots |
20.0 knots |
| Range |
8,000 nm at 8 knots |
NA |
| Length |
56.0 m |
73.0 m |
| Beam |
6.8 m |
10.0 m |
| Crew |
27 |
30 |
| Max depth |
200 m |
NA |
Armament & Systems
|
Type 212 |
Type 212CD |
| Armament |
- 6 × 533 mm torpedo tubes
- 13 DM2A4 or Black Shark torpedoes
- IDAS missiles
- 24 external naval mines (optional)
|
- 6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes
- DM2A5 (CHWT) heavyweight torpedoes
- Seaspider anti-torpedo torpedo
- IDAS anti-air/anti-light vessel missiles
- NSM-SL anti-ship missiles (under consideration)
- 3SM Tyrfing anti-ship missiles (under consideration)
- IAI BlueWhale UUV (potentially)
|
| Propulsion |
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 |
Lithium battery, new 4th gen AIP PEM fuel cells (HDW), and 2 MTU 4000 series diesel engines |
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Which has greater displacement, the Type 212-class or Type 212CD-class?
The Type 212CD-class has greater displacement at 2,500 tons compared to the Type 212-class's 1,524 tons.
Which is faster, the Type 212-class or Type 212CD-class?
The Type 212CD-class is faster with a maximum speed of 20 knots compared to the Type 212-class's 12 knots.
Which has longer range, the Type 212-class or Type 212CD-class?
The Type 212-class has a longer range at 8,000 nautical miles compared to the Type 212CD-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Type 212-class or Type 212CD-class?
The Type 212CD-class is longer at 73.0 meters compared to the Type 212-class's 56.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Type 212-class and Type 212CD-class have?
The Type 212CD-class has a larger crew complement of 30 compared to the Type 212-class's 27 crew members.
