Scorpène class

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Scorpène class
Tunku Abdul Rahman in Lorient during a test drive in March 2008
Tunku Abdul Rahman in Lorient during a test drive in March 2008
Ship data
country ChileChile (national flag) Chile (since 2005) Malaysia (since 2009) India (since 2017) Brazil (planned from 2020)
MalaysiaMalaysia (naval war flag) 
IndiaIndia (naval war flag) 
BrazilBrazil (national flag) 
Ship type Submarine
Shipyard * DCNS
Units built 14 (planned)
Ship dimensions and crew
length
66.4 m / boats for BRA deviating 71.6 m ( Lüa )
width 6.2 m
Draft Max. 5.5 m
displacement
  • surfaced: 1,550  ts (BRA n / a)
  • submerged: 1,700 ts (BRA 2,010 ts)
 
crew 31 men
Machine system
machine Diesel-electric or MESMA drive
Mission data submarine
Radius of action surfaced: 12,000 km / 6,500  nm

submerged: 1,020 km / 550 nm

Immersion depth, max. > 300 m
Top
speed
submerged 		20+  kn (37+ km / h)
Top
speed
surfaced 		12 kn (22 km / h)
Armament

6 × 533 mm torpedo tubes

The Scorpène class is a ship class of conventional diesel-electric powered submarines . The construction is a joint design by the French armaments company DCN and the Spanish armaments company Navantia . The submarines are intended exclusively for export and are not used by the Spanish or French navies.

Chile is the first user and operates two units. Malaysia has ordered two submarines of the class, which have since been delivered. India plans to use six Scorpène boats to be built under license .

Even Venezuela showed the meantime interested in buying, but has now latest reports for the Russian Kilo-class decided.

Constructive features

The Scorpène class was developed from the Agosta class . Developments from the current French nuclear submarines, such as the steel alloy of the hull, were also used in the construction.

The modular design provides for three designs. In addition to the basic concept, a larger model is available that is equipped with the outside air-independent MESMA drive. Submarines with this drive should be able to operate under water three to four times longer than the boats of the basic variant without using the snorkel . As a cost-effective alternative to the basic version, the third variant is a smaller and less powerful version.

So far only the basic version has been built and delivered. India plans to build three MESMA boats.

Planned variants
Basic version MESMA version Compact version
Length: 66.4 m 76.2 m 59.4 m
Displacement (above water): 1,700 ts 2000 ts 1450 ts
Speed ​​(underwater): > 20  kn > 20 kn > 14 kn
Diving depth: > 300 m > 300 m > 200 m
Crew: 30 men 30 men 22 men
Sea endurance: 50 days 71 days 45 days

Units of class

Chilean Navy

Scorpène-class submarine in Valparaíso Bay, Chile

On December 18, 1997, the Chilean government commissioned the construction of two new class submarines. The new buildings replaced the obsolete Oberon class boats . The first boat was launched on October 23, 2003 and named O'Higgins on November 1 . Bernardo O'Higgins was a general in the Chilean War of Independence and an important pioneer of the Chilean Navy . The second unit was launched in 2004, was also named after a Chilean national hero of the War of Independence, and entered service in 2006.

Identifier Surname Shipyard Keel laying Launch Commissioning unit Whereabouts
SS 22 O'Higgins
(Q 279) 		FranceFrance DCN , Cherbourg ? October 23, 2003 September 9, 2005 Fuerza de Submarinos in Talcahuano active
SS 23 Carrera
(Q 280) 		SpainSpain Bazan , Cartagena ? November 24, 2004 July 20, 2006 Fuerza de Submarinos in Talcahuano active

Malaysian Navy

The Tunku Abdul Rahman on arrival in Malaysia

On June 5, 2002, the Malaysian government commissioned the construction of two Scorpène-class submarines. The units are named after the country's first two prime ministers , Tunku Abdul Rahman (* 1903 † 1990) and Tun Abdul Razak (* 1922 † 1976). At the same time as construction, Malaysian crews are being trained so that they can be deployed immediately when it is expected to be commissioned in the course of 2009. Since the Malaysian Navy did not previously have a single submarine, the French Ouessant , an Agosta-class boat, which had already been decommissioned in 2005 , was reactivated and leased to Malaysia as a training ship . The Tunku Abdul Rahman left the French port of Toulon on June 11, 2009 and reached the Malaysian naval base in Port Klang on September 3, 2009 . The second ship, the Tun Abdul Razak , is expected to arrive in Malaysia in June 2010.

Identifier Surname Shipyard Keel laying Launch Commissioning unit Whereabouts
- Tunku Abdul Rahman FranceFrance DCN , Cherbourg ? October 23, 2007 January 27, 2009 ? in Sepanggar , Sabah active
- Do Abdul Razak SpainSpain Navantia , Cartagena ? October 8, 2008 November 5, 2009 ? in Sepanggar , Sabah active

Indian Navy

On October 7, 2005, a contract for the construction of six submarines was signed in Delhi . The submarines are built under license from Mazagon Dock Ltd. built in Mumbai . The armaments project is valued at $ 3.5 billion and is intended to replace the obsolete Indian submarines of the Soviet Foxtrot class . The boats of the Scorpène class traditionally receive the names of the Foxtrot boats they replaced. A period of twelve years is planned for the construction of the submarines, with the last three units to be equipped with MESMA drives. The commissioning of the first unit was planned for 2012, but would be delayed by three years, now at least five years, according to the Indian Ministry of Defense from April 2010. All units are to be put into service by 2020.

Identifier Surname Shipyard Keel laying Launch Commissioning home port Whereabouts
S21 INS Kalvari IndiaIndia Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited , Mumbai April 1, 2009 April 6, 2015 December 14, 2017 INS Kadamba, Karwar active
S22 INS Khanderi IndiaIndia Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited , Mumbai October 2011 January 12, 2017 19th September 2019 INS Kadamba, Karwar active
INS Karanj IndiaIndia Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited , Mumbai December 2012 January 31, 2018 End of 2019 INS Kadamba, Karwar testing
INS Vela IndiaIndia Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited , Mumbai ? May 6, 2019 ? INS Kadamba, Karwar under construction
INS? IndiaIndia Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited , Mumbai ? ? ? INS Kadamba, Karwar under construction
INS? IndiaIndia Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited , Mumbai ? ? ? INS Kadamba, Karwar under construction

Brazilian Navy

On December 23, 2008, the Brazilian Navy ordered four boats. The funds were approved on September 3, 2009. All submarines, with the exception of the forward pressure hull of boat 1, which is built at DCNS in Cherbourg, are built in Brazil at the Itaguai Construcoes Navais shipyard. To this end, a joint venture was founded by DCNS (41%) from France and the Brazilian Odebrecht (59%).

In addition, a strategic defense agreement between Brazil and France was agreed for this purpose: France will help with the construction of a naval base and the submarine shipyard. In addition, the French are supporting the Brazilians in building a nuclear submarine (SN 10, Almirante Álvaro Alberto), which is scheduled to go into service around 2025, albeit without the nuclear components that have to be developed locally due to the Non-Proliferation Treaty .

It has not yet been agreed whether the drive will be diesel-electric or whether the outside air-independent MESMA drive will be used.

Identifier Surname Shipyard Keel laying Launch Commissioning Unit / home port Whereabouts
S40 Riachuelo BrazilBrazilICN, Itaguai May 27, 2010 December 14, 2018 2020 ? under construction
S41 Humaitá BrazilBrazilICN, Itaguai September 1st 2013 September 2020 2021 ? under construction
S42 Tonelero BrazilBrazilICN, Itaguai January 13, 2015 December 2021 2022Template: future / in 2 years ? under construction
S43 Angostura BrazilBrazilICN, Itaguai ? December 2022Template: future / in 2 years 2023Template: future / in 3 years ? planned

See also

Web links

Commons : Scorpène class  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.welt.de - Venezuela provokes USA with submarine deal.
  2. ↑ a b http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/ - India Looks to Modify Scorpene Subs With MESMA AIP Propulsion. (English)
  3. ↑ www.armada.cl - Page of the Chilean Navy about the O'Higgins ( Memento of the original from May 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.armada.cl
  4. ↑ www.dcn.fr - Scorpene O'Higgins launching ( Memento of the original from September 25, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ( PDF )  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dcn.fr
  5. ↑ a b Werner Globke (Ed.): Weyers Flottentaschenbuch 2008/2010. Bernhard & Graefe Verlag, Bonn 2008, p. 459.
  6. ↑ a b Werner Globke (Ed.): Weyers Flottentaschenbuch 2008/2010. Bernhard & Graefe Verlag, Bonn 2008, p. 35.
  7. ↑ dcnsgroup.com - First Scorpene for Malaysia named (press release by DCN)  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.dcnsgroup.com  
  8. ↑ www.bernama.com - First-Time Submariners, But Adapting Well ( Memento of the original from June 7, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bernama.com.my
  9. ↑ www.themalaysianinsider.com - First Scorpene submarine arrives in Port Klang. ( Memento of the original from September 5, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. September 3, 2009. (English)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.themalaysianinsider.com
  10. ↑ The Star (January 13, 2010): Second Scorpene submarine to arrive in early June .
  11. ↑ a b Werner Globke (Ed.): Weyers Flottentaschenbuch 2008/2010. Bernhard & Graefe Verlag, Bonn 2008, p. 202.
  12. ↑ KD Tunku Abdul Rahman - Scorpene submarines. www.globalsecurity.org, accessed July 12, 2013 .
  13. ↑ a b KD Tunku Abdul Rahman submarine proves RMN's capabilities. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 6, 2014 ; accessed on October 22, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www2.nst.com.my
  14. ↑ a b c d e f g h i - First Scorpene submarine to become reality soon (English)
  15. ↑ www.marinelink.com - Indian Navy Orders Six Subs. (English)
  16. ↑ www.india-defence.com - India Begins Construction Of Scorpene Submarines At Mazgon Dock. (English)
  17. ↑ Scorpenes no more. March 16, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2017 .
  18. ↑ a b c d e f Werner Globke (Ed.): Weyers Flottentaschenbuch 2008/2010. Bernhard & Graefe Verlag, Bonn 2008, p. 122.
  19. ^ Indian Navy commissions first license-built Scorpène-class submarine, Janes, December 14, 2017
  20. ↑ L'Inde met à l'eau son second Scorpene. January 13, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017 .
  21. ↑ https://www.janes.com/article/91423/mdl-delivers-second-scorp%E8ne-submarine-to-indian-navy
  22. ↑ http://www.janes.com/article/77488/india-launches-third-scorp%E8ne-class-submarine
  23. ↑ https://www.janes.com/article/88326/india-launches-fourth-scorp%E8ne-class-submarine
  24. ↑ Jane's Information Group : First steel cut for third Brazilian submarine. ( Memento of the original from January 19, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed January 19, 2015 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.janes.com
  25. ↑ PROSUB achieves key milestone with launch of first S-BR submarine, Janes, December 18, 2018