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Friday, June 04, 2010

Germany retires six submarines to save money

Type 206AGermany is to retire six of its Type 206A submarines in order to save money as its defence budget dwindles, a spokesman said in the Baltic naval port of Gluecksburg on Thursday.

The German Navy had originally planned to phase out its 10 remaining Type 206A subs gradually.

The six were scheduled to be retired by 2015 and sold to other navies, but the order has now been given to mothball them with immediate effect.

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