Type 205

Type 205

Type SS
Country Federal Republic of Germany
Displacement (t) 450
Length (m) 45.7
Beam (m) 4.6
Draft (m) 4.0
Height (m) 4.8
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 No
Class year 1962

Sensors

Sonar (5)

Name Type Platform Passive range (km) Active range (km)
BSH-2 ssp sub
DUUE/AUUD air
DUUX-2 F sub
GHG AN-526 H sub 1.7
Neptun AN-681 echo sub

Radar (1)

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

Individual hulls (5)

Name Short name Country Commissioned Decommissioned Remark
U-4 U-4 Federal Republic of Germany 1962-11-19 1974-08-01
U-5 U-5 Federal Republic of Germany 1963-07-04 1974-05-07
U-6 U-6 Federal Republic of Germany 1963-07-24 1974-08-22
U-7 U-7 Federal Republic of Germany 1964-03-16 1974-07-12
U-8 U-8 Federal Republic of Germany 1964-07-22 1974-10-09