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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.
Since 2024, ThyssenKrupp has been running a dual-track process for TKMS, which could result in either a sale or spin-off of the division. In June 2024, private equity firm Carlyle and German development bank KfW entered into negotiations to jointly acquire a majority stake in TKMS. [6] By October 2024, Carlyle abandoned the negotiations. [7]
In 2013, while on the way to participate in naval exercises in U.S. waters, the German Navy's U-32 established a new record for non-nuclear submarines with 18 days in submerged transit without snorkelling. [23] On 15 October 2017, the German Navy's U-35 suffered damage to its rudder fins while conducting dives off the Norwegian coast. [24]
This is a list of active German Navy ships as of 2022. There are approximately 65 ships in commission including; 11 frigates , 5 corvettes , 2 minesweepers , 10 minehunters , 6 submarines , 11 replenishment ships, and 20 miscellaneous auxiliary vessels .
TKMS, the German shipbuilder of Type 214, had previously asserted that it solved all the boat's technical problems in 2006 and stated that the Greek Navy's continuing complaints about Papanikolis ' technical condition are a ploy to justify a price reduction. Therefore, TKMS refused to deliver the boat to the Greek Navy until all debts were paid ...
The AIP-equipped Type 218SG of the Republic of Singapore Navy is a modified design based on the Type 216. [7] Four submarines were ordered by the Republic of Singapore Navy and the lead vessel RSS Invincible was launched in February 2019, followed by one more launched on 13 December 2022, and another two under construction.
The Type 218SG features several unique characteristics, such as: An X-shaped rudder configuration similar to that on the Type 212 submarines, Dolphin-class and the Dakar-class submarine of the Israeli Navy, for better maneuverability in Singapore's busy but shallow littoral waters around the Straits of Malacca and the South China Sea—as opposed to the Type 214's cruciform rudder configuration.
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (often abbreviated HDW) is a German shipbuilding company, headquartered in Kiel. It is part of the ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) group, owned by ThyssenKrupp . The Howaldtswerke shipyard was founded in Kiel in 1838 and merged with Hamburg-based Deutsche Werft to form Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) in 1968.