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|Ship power= 1 x MTU-396 16V (2,150 kW); 1 x Siemens ''Permasyn'' [[electric motor]] Type FR6439-3900KW (2,850 kW)
|Ship power= 1 x MTU-396 16V (2,150 kW); 1 x Siemens ''Permasyn'' [[electric motor]] Type FR6439-3900KW (2,850 kW)
|Ship propulsion=*1 [[MTU Friedrichshafen|MTU]] 16V 396 [[diesel-engine]]<ref name="MTU">{{cite web|url=http://mtu-online.com/en/prod-services/proddies/proddiesnorm/proddies396/|title=MTU 16V 396 diesel engine|accessdate = 2006-10-08}}</ref>
|Ship propulsion=*1 [[MTU Friedrichshafen|MTU]] 16V 396 [[diesel-engine]]<ref name="MTU">{{cite web|url=http://mtu-online.com/en/prod-services/proddies/proddiesnorm/proddies396/|title=MTU 16V 396 diesel engine|accessdate=2006-10-08|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061206203437/http://www.mtu-online.com/en/prod-services/proddies/proddiesnorm/proddies396/|archivedate=2006-12-06|df=}}</ref>
*9 HDW/Siemens PEM fuel cells, 30–40&nbsp;kW each (U31)
*9 HDW/Siemens PEM fuel cells, 30–40&nbsp;kW each (U31)
*2 HDW/Siemens PEM fuel cells each with 120&nbsp;kW (U32, U33, U34)<ref>Holger Naaf: ''[http://vzb.baw.de/publikationen/kolloquien/0/Vortrag_7_Brennstoffzellenantrieb.pdf Die Brennstoffzelle auf U 212 A (PDF, German).]'' Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau, Wehrtechnische Dienststelle für Schiffe und Marinewaffen Eckernförde, 23. September 2008.</ref>
*2 HDW/Siemens PEM fuel cells each with 120&nbsp;kW (U32, U33, U34)<ref>Holger Naaf: ''[http://vzb.baw.de/publikationen/kolloquien/0/Vortrag_7_Brennstoffzellenantrieb.pdf Die Brennstoffzelle auf U 212 A (PDF, German).]'' Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau, Wehrtechnische Dienststelle für Schiffe und Marinewaffen Eckernförde, 23. September 2008.</ref>

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U-33
History
Germany
NameU-33
BuilderHowaldtswerke, Kiel
Laid down30 April 2001
LaunchedSeptember 2004
Commissioned13 June 2006
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
Class and typeType 212
Typesubmarine
Displacement
  • 1,450 tonnes (1,430 long tons) surfaced
  • 1,830 tonnes (1,800 long tons) submerged
Length
  • 56 m (183.7 ft)
  • 57.2 m (187.66 ft) (2nd batch)
Beam7 m (22.96 ft)
Draft6 m (19.68 ft)
Installed power1 x MTU-396 16V (2,150 kW); 1 x Siemens Permasyn electric motor Type FR6439-3900KW (2,850 kW)
Propulsion
Speed20 knots (37 km/h) submerged, 12 knots surfaced[5]
Range
  • 8,000 nm (14,800 km, or 9,196 miles) at 8 knots (15 km/h) surfaced
  • 3 weeks without snorkeling, 12 weeks overall
EnduranceSurface 14,800 km at 15 km/h, Subsurface 780 km at 15 km/h, 3,000 nm at 4 kts,
Test depthover 700 m (2,296 ft)[3]
Complement5 officers, 22 men
Sensors and
processing systems
CSU 90 (DBQS-40FTC), Sonar: ISUS90-20, Radar: Kelvin Hughes Type 1007 I-band nav.,
Electronic warfare
& decoys
EADS FL 1800U suite
Armament6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes (in 2 forward pointing groups of 3) with 13[4] DM2A4, A184 Mod.3, Black Shark Torpedo, IDAS missiles and 24 external naval mines (optional)

U-33 (S183) is the third Type 212A submarine of the German Navy.

It was laid down 30 April 2001 by HDW in Kiel, launched in September 2004 and commissioned on 13 June 2006.

Service History

U-33 is currently part of the 1. Ubootgeschwader, based in Eckernförde. The submarine's first mission was participation in Operation Active Endeavour in 2007.[6]

References

  1. ^ "MTU 16V 396 diesel engine". Archived from the original on 2006-12-06. Retrieved 2006-10-08. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Holger Naaf: Die Brennstoffzelle auf U 212 A (PDF, German). Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau, Wehrtechnische Dienststelle für Schiffe und Marinewaffen Eckernförde, 23. September 2008.
  3. ^ "Deutsche Marine TV-Interview" (in German). Retrieved 2007-04-17.
  4. ^ "Dette er ubåtsjefens våte drøm - nyheter". Dagbladet.no. 2010-11-18. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
  5. ^ "Uboote Klasse 212A". Retrieved 2013-08-19.
  6. ^ "Unknown". Die Pheinpfalz. 31 July 2007.