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Thursday, August 23, 2007

Second batch of German fuel cell submarines arrives

On August 21, about 150 guests were present when the production of the first of two Class 212A submarines for the German Navy was started by Harald Stein, Deputy President of the German Federal Office of Defence Technology and Procurement.

The ceremony took place at the ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems' shipyard Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft in Kiel.

Both boats will be built of non-magnetic steel and equipped with an air-independent propulsion system based on the fuel cell.

The second batch of these submarines for the German Navy will be constructed according to the general design for the first four submarines.

This design will be adapted to the future operational requirements of the German Navy.

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