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ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems of Germany (often abbreviated TKMS) is a group and holding company of providers of naval vessels, surface ships and submarines. It was founded when large industrial conglomerate ThyssenKrupp acquired Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft on January 5, 2005.
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, [15] but will be significantly larger than the 212 class.
In April 2006, the German Navy's U-32 sailed from the Baltic Sea to Naval Station Rota in Spain in two weeks, going 1,500 nautical miles (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) without surfacing or snorkelling. [22] The Italian Navy's S 526 Todaro was deployed, for over six months in 2008, to the United States for CONUS 2008 exercise with the United States Navy.
On 2 March 2021, representatives of the German shipbuilder TKMS began discussions with the Indonesian Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of State Owned Enterprises regarding the procurement of up to four submarines of the Type 214 submarine. [44] On 2 April 2024, Indonesia only placed an order for two Scorpene submarines but not for the Type ...
In an attempt to attract German immigrants to the nearby St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway, the city was named after German chancellor Otto von Bismarck. [19] During World War I, a group of citizens who saw the name as "un-American" petitioned to change the name of the city to "Loyal," but the proposal was rejected by most of the ...
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ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, Kiel, Germany: Cost: $900 million: Launched: 18 February 2019: Acquired: Expected 2022: General characteristics; Class and type: Invincible-class submarine: Displacement: 2,200 tonnes (2,200 long tons) submerged; 2,000 tonnes (2,000 long tons) tonnes surfaced; Length: 70 m (229 ft 8 in) Beam: 6.3 m (20 ft 8 in ...
In December 2021, German news outlet Der Spiegel reported that the German government, headed by then-outgoing chancellor Angela Merkel, had sanctioned a series of last-minute arms deals, including the export of an additional Type 218SG to Singapore; nevertheless, the authenticity of the deal is yet to be verified by the RSN and TKMS. [38] [39] [40]