Type 206

Type	SS
Country	Federal Republic of Germany
Displacement (t)	520
Length (m)	48.5
Beam (m)	4.6
Draft (m)	4.3
Height (m)	9.2
Max speed submerged (kn)	17.0
Max speed surfaced (kn)	10.0
Max safe depth (m)	100
Endurance (days)	30
Diesel-electric	Yes
Titanium hull	Yes
Class year	1973

Sensors

Sonar (1)

Name	Type	Platform	Passive range (km)	Active range (km)
CSU 3-4	Hull	sub	1.7	2.1

Radar (1)

Name	NATO name	Air search	Surface search	Fire control
Calypso II / DRUA-33B		—	Yes	—

Launchers (2)

Name

Tubes

Fire control

Max launch depth (m)

533mm Torpedo Tube (forward)

8

—

500

1973 - 1988: 2 x DM1 Seeschlange , 6 x DM2A1 Seeaal
1989 - present: 8 x DM2A3 Seehecht

Signal Ejector

2

—

100

Individual hulls (18)

Name	Short name	Country	Start date	End date	Remark
U-13	U-13	Federal Republic of Germany	1973-04-19 (Commissioned)	1997-03-26 (Decommissioned)
U-14	U-14	Federal Republic of Germany	1973-04-19 (Commissioned)	1997-03-26 (Decommissioned)
U-15	U-15	Federal Republic of Germany	1974-07-17 (Commissioned)	2010-12-14 (Decommissioned)
U-16	U-16	Federal Republic of Germany	1973-11-09 (Commissioned)	2011-03-03 (Decommissioned)
U-17	U-17	Federal Republic of Germany	1973-11-28 (Commissioned)	2010-12-14 (Decommissioned)
U-18	U-18	Federal Republic of Germany	1973-12-19 (Commissioned)	2011-03-03 (Decommissioned)
U-19	U-19	Federal Republic of Germany	1973-11-09 (Commissioned)	1998-08-23 (Decommissioned)
U-20	U-20	Federal Republic of Germany	1974-05-24 (Commissioned)	1996-09-26 (Decommissioned)
U-21	U-21	Federal Republic of Germany	1974-08-16 (Commissioned)	1998-06-03 (Decommissioned)
U-22	U-22	Federal Republic of Germany	1974-07-26 (Commissioned)	2008-12-18 (Decommissioned)
U-23	U-23	Federal Republic of Germany	1975-05-02 (Commissioned)	2011-03-03 (Decommissioned)
U-24	U-24	Federal Republic of Germany	1974-10-16 (Commissioned)	2011-03-31 (Decommissioned)
U-25	U-25	Federal Republic of Germany	1974-06-14 (Commissioned)	2008-01-31 (Decommissioned)
U-26	U-26	Federal Republic of Germany	1975-03-13 (Commissioned)	2005-11-09 (Decommissioned)
U-27	U-27	Federal Republic of Germany	1974-10-16 (Commissioned)	1996-06-13 (Decommissioned)
U-28	U-28	Federal Republic of Germany	1974-12-18 (Commissioned)	2004-06-30 (Decommissioned)
U-29	U-29	Federal Republic of Germany	1974-11-27 (Commissioned)	2006-12-31 (Decommissioned)
U-30	U-30	Federal Republic of Germany	1975-03-13 (Commissioned)	2007-01-31 (Decommissioned)