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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Germany to sell two written-off Project 206A diesel subs

Type-206ATwo 500-ton Project 206A diesel electric subs decommissioned from German Navy will be put up for sale, reported Altair referring to German media sources.

On June 1, 2010 German Navy declared about premature decommission of six Project 206A diesel electric submarines, losing more than a half of its submarine fleet previously numbered 10 subs (note that in 1995 Germany had 20 submarine).

Eighteen Project 206 diesel subs had been commissioned into German Navy since 1973 till 1975. Twelve of them were modernized under Project 206A in 1987-1992; the upgrade included replacement of sensors, periscopes, arms control systems, navigational equipment, and improvement of powerplant.

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