HDW Type 209/1300
Type: Submarine
Domain: sea
Country of Origin: Ecuador
Manufacturer: ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems
First Deployed: 1977
Overview
Ecuador operates two HDW Type 209/1300 diesel-electric attack submarines (Shyri and Huancavilca) as the entirety of its submarine force. The Type 209/1300 is the smallest variant of the widely-exported Type 209 family, displacing 1,285 tonnes submerged. Ecuador's submarines provide a credible underwater deterrent in Pacific coast waters and have undergone life extension programs to extend their service.
Technical Specifications
| crew | 31 |
|---|---|
| range | 8,000 nm snorting |
| engine | 4× MTU diesels + Siemens electric motors |
| length | 59.5 m |
| max_speed | 22 knots submerged / 11 knots surfaced |
| torpedoes | 14× SUT (Surface and Underwater Target) wire-guided |
| displacement | 1,285 tonnes submerged |
| diving_depth | 250 m |
| torpedo_tubes | 8× 533mm bow tubes |
Operators
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Chile
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Greece
- India
- Indonesia
- Peru
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Türkiye
- Venezuela
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