U 33 (German Armed Forces)
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212 A conventional deep sea boat |
| Shipyard: | HDW , Kiel |
| Build number: | DEU-U 212A # 3 U 33 HDW / TNSW 04/03/01 Sep 04 01/31/06 |
| Year of construction: | 1998 |
| Commissioning: | June 13, 2006 |
| Length: | 56.0 m |
| Width: | 7.0 m |
| Height: | 11.5 m (above tower) |
| Displacement: | 1450 tons (above water) 1830 tons (under water) |
| Operating depth: | min. 400 m |
| Drive: | Diesel engine with 1050 kW (approx. 1432 PS ) 9 fuel cell modules with a total of 306 kW E-motor with 1700 kW (approx. 2318 PS) |
| Speed: | 12 kn over water 20 kn under water |
| Armament: | 6 torpedo tubes 533 mm 12 torpedoes type DM2A4 hake heavyweight torpedo (fiber optic guided) 24 underwater mines |
| Crew: | 28 |
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U 33 is a type 212A submarine of the German Navy .
history
The third of four boats in the first batch of submarine class 212A was U 33 built at HDW in Kiel. The commissioning took place on June 13, 2006; it belongs to the 1st submarine squadron with home port Eckernförde . U 33 entered its future home port for the first time on October 7, 2005, under the military skipper Kapitänleutnant Kai Brand.
The first mission took the submarine to the Mediterranean on July 30, 2007 . There it took part in Operation Active Endeavor to combat international terrorism .
On May 29, 2008, the submarine undertook a missile test in the Baltic Sea . For the first time, the newly developed IDAS guided missile was successfully fired underwater from a torpedo tube and hit a simulated target in the air.
Sponsorship
The Thuringian city of Gotha took over the sponsorship for the submarine . The baptism was carried out by Jutta Doenitz, wife of the then Lord Mayor Volker Doenitz .
See also
Web links
- Official website of U 33
- Report on Phoenix: On a dive trip with U33 - Das Boot 2010 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 (Video, youtube.com)
Individual evidence
- ^ The Rhine Palatinate - July 31, 2007 - title page