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Type 218 submarine due delivered in 2020.
Below is specs for Type 214 submarine which Type 218 is based on.
Type 214 Specs
Length overall approximately: 65 m
Pressure hull diameter approximately: 65 m
Surface displacement: approximately 1700 t
Test Depth: 400 meters
Crew: 27(+8)
Pressure hull: Austenitic steel
Propulsion:
Permasyn electric motor
2 x MTU 16v 396 diesel generators
600-900V battery
2 x 120kW PEM fuel cell modules
low noise skew back propeller
Armament:
8 x 533mm swim-out tubes
Sub Harpoon missiles
December 17, 2013: The Singapore Navy announced that it has ordered two Type 218SG submarines from a German firm. These will arrive by the end of the decade and few details were given out but the Type 218SG appears to be a variant of the Type 216 that the manufacturer proposed in 2012. Thus the Type 218 would displace more than 3,000 tons on the surface, have AIP and a lot of electronics built in Singapore. These boats would be highly automated and require a crew of less than 40 and have accommodations for a dozen or more additional personnel (commandos or trainees). AIP (underwater) endurance would be 25-30 days and total endurance would be 80 days. There would be six 533mm (21 inch) torpedo tubes and 18 torpedoes or anti-ship missiles. These boats will cost at least $600 million each and won’t arrive until 2020.
Below is specs for Type 214 submarine which Type 218 is based on.
Type 214 Specs
Length overall approximately: 65 m
Pressure hull diameter approximately: 65 m
Surface displacement: approximately 1700 t
Test Depth: 400 meters
Crew: 27(+8)
Pressure hull: Austenitic steel
Propulsion:
Permasyn electric motor
2 x MTU 16v 396 diesel generators
600-900V battery
2 x 120kW PEM fuel cell modules
low noise skew back propeller
Armament:
8 x 533mm swim-out tubes
Sub Harpoon missiles
December 17, 2013: The Singapore Navy announced that it has ordered two Type 218SG submarines from a German firm. These will arrive by the end of the decade and few details were given out but the Type 218SG appears to be a variant of the Type 216 that the manufacturer proposed in 2012. Thus the Type 218 would displace more than 3,000 tons on the surface, have AIP and a lot of electronics built in Singapore. These boats would be highly automated and require a crew of less than 40 and have accommodations for a dozen or more additional personnel (commandos or trainees). AIP (underwater) endurance would be 25-30 days and total endurance would be 80 days. There would be six 533mm (21 inch) torpedo tubes and 18 torpedoes or anti-ship missiles. These boats will cost at least $600 million each and won’t arrive until 2020.