 U-33 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Germany | |
| Name | U-33 |
| Builder | Howaldtswerke, Kiel |
| Laid down | 30 April 2001 |
| Launched | September 2004 |
| Commissioned | 13 June 2006 |
| Status | In active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Type 212 |
| Type | submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length |
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| Beam | 7 m (22.96 ft) |
| Draft | 6 m (19.68 ft) |
| Installed power | 1 x MTU-396 16V (2,150 kW); 1 x Siemens Permasyn electric motor Type FR6439-3900KW (2,850 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h) submerged, 12 knots surfaced[5] |
| Range |
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| Endurance | Surface 14,800 km at 15 km/h, Subsurface 780 km at 15 km/h, 3,000 nmi at 4 kn, |
| Test depth | over 700 m (2,296 ft)[3] |
| Complement | 5 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 |
| Armament | 6 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 HDWinKiel, launched in September 2004 and commissioned on 13 June 2006.
U-33 is currently part of the 1st Ubootgeschwader, based in Eckernförde. The submarine's first mission was participation in Operation Active Endeavour in 2007.[6]
