One of the most modern non-nuclear submarines in the
world was named today at the shipyard of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems
GmbH, a company of ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions AG, under the name
of “U36”. This marks another important milestone in the ongoing
shipbuilding programme for the German Navy. U36 is the second boat of
the second batch of HDW Class 212A submarines destined for operation in
the German Navy. The German town of Plauen has assumed sponsorship for
U36. The ultra-modern submarine was named by Silke Elsner, companion to
the Mayor.
“We at ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems are committed as a naval shipyard
enterprise characterised by maximum technological competence, geared
first and foremost to the production of non-nuclear submarines and
high-end naval surface vessels”, says Andreas Burmester, Chairman of the
Board of Directors. “We will shortly be proud to hand over this newly
named submarine to the German Navy as another “masterpiece” of German
engineering.”
The contract to deliver a second batch of two HDW
Class 212A submarines was signed on 22nd September 2006 in Koblenz with
the German Office for Military Technology and Procurement/BWB (now the
German Office for Equipment, Information Technology and Employment of
the Bundeswehr/BAAINBW). The submarine building activities are taking
place at the shipyards of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems in Kiel and Emder
Werft- und Dockbetriebe in Emden.
The two additional units will be
largely identical to their sister ships from the first batch. They are
also equipped with the HDW air-independent fuel cell propulsion system
which has already given excellent results in operations with the boats
of the first batch. The German Navy submarine U32 gave renewed proof of
this in April 2013. On the way to participate in naval exercises in the
USA the boat produced a new record for non-nuclear submarines with 18
days in submerged transit without snorkelling.
To meet changes in operational scenarios and to take constant technological advances into account, a number of modifications have been made in the second batch:
• Integration of a communications system for Network Centric Warfare
• Installation of an integrated Sonar and Command and Weapon Control System
• Installation of a superficial lateral antenna sonar
• Replacement of one periscope by an optronics mast
• Installation of a hoistable mast with towable antenna-bearing buoy to enable communication from the deep submerged submarine
• Integration of a lock system for Special Operation Forces
• Tropicalisation to enable world-wide operations.
The Italian Navy has also decided in favour of a second batch of two HDW Class 212A submarines, which are being built under licence by the Italian shipyard Fincantieri. That means that the Italian Navy will soon also have four boats of this class available for operations.
U36 – Technical Data:
General boat data:
Length over all: approx. 57 m
Height including sail: approx. 11.5 m
Maximum hull diameter: approx. 7 m
Displacement: approx. 1,500 t
Crew: 28
Pressure hull built of non-magnetic steel
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