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Type 800 Dolphin Class
Displacement: Surfaced 1,718t; Submerged 2,240t.
Dimensions: Length 57m; Beam 6.8m; Draft 6.2m.
Armament: 6x 533mm bow torpedo tubes
Propulsion: 3x 16V 396 SE 84 diesel engines, 3x 750kW alternators,
and a 2.85MW sustained power motor, one shaft, 20kts dived,
11kts snorting speed.
Description: Three Type 800 Dolphin class submarines have
been built in German shipyards for the Israel Navy. Modern
submarines with the most advanced sailing and combat systems
in the world, they combine extensive sophistication with very
easy operation. The mission of the submarines is to carry
out interdiction and surveillance operations and special missions.
Units:
| Name |
Commissioned |
Home Port |
| INS Dolphin |
1999 |
Haifa |
| INS Leviathan |
1999 |
Haifa |
| INS Tekuma |
2000 |
Haifa |
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