Posted on 06/05/2019 7:35:24 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
The German Navy submarine U36, an U-212A class submarine displacing 1,800 tonnes submerged, returns to her homeport on Friday, after an 8,800 nautical mile cruise during which she sailed 5,000 nautical miles while submerged. (GE Navy photo)
ECKERNFÖRDE, Germany --- Submarine U36 returns to her home port of Eckernförde on Friday, June 7, at 10:00 am from a sea voyage of about five months. During her 136 days absence, the Delta crew participated in several international exercises.
The joint training sessions over the past five months have further strengthened German-Norwegian cooperation. At all levels there was a lively exchange between German and Norwegian soldiers. "The decision to support U36 for the entire period was a complete success, and our cooperation with the Royal Norwegian Navy has further intensified, adding another milestone to the acquisition of new submarines," said Fregattenkapitän (Cmdr.) Timo Cordes (43), Commander 1. Uboot Squadron.
In the British exercise "Joint Warrior," U36 sailed for three weeks without a break and also completed the naval parts of the commander's course. After the maneuver, the crew at FOST ("Flag Officer Sea Training") off Plymouth (England) supported the training of the British Navy.
Afterwards the boat went to the Bay of Biscay to train with the French Navy on submarine hunts, including helicopter missions. At the beginning of May, the Delta crew entered the base of the Royal Norwegian Navy’s main base in Haakonsvern to prepare for the upcoming torpedo firing section. This simulated several torpedo attacks and over a dozen practice torpedoes were launched.
"During our time we have been able to intensify the German - Norwegian co - operation. The Royal Norwegian Navy has received us very well into the submarine community," says the commander of U36, Korvettenkapitan (Lt. Cdr.) Michael Rudat (38). "Bergen has become a second home port for my crew and me," Rudat continued.
Eleven other nations participated in the exercises: Norway, Great Britain, France, Australia, Belgium, Spain, Denmark, Turkey, Poland, the USA and the Netherlands. Overall, the submarine U36 has sailed about 8,800 nautical miles (about 40% of the distance around the globe), of which about 5,000 submerged.
Clearly fake news"... There is no way sails could catch enough wind to move the sub while it is submerged... /s
Or at least the misleading titles.
Wow. I never knew we used refitted German U-boats.
The U505 is really cool!
The only reason I will ever go back to Chicago
So I did. Thanks for adding that.
Australian subs would call that distance a half deployment.
Hell, they have to travel 2500 nm just to leave territorial waters to go on overseas deployment. Then pick a couple of areas in northern asian waters, add in the return home... you're talking SSN levels of travel (n.b. we really need to stop with this non nuclear subs nonsense. Building diesel subs the size of nukes is just stupid).
I was thinking, who wrote the headline, Al Gore?
“At last count, the Bundesmarine has six attack submarines in active service.”
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Are any of these nuclear?
Nope. Not a one.
Indeed. My first viewing of Das Boot was with the subtitles, the second with dubbed in English - totally emasculated the film. There's something about Germans barking out orders in the Mother Language that does add to the experience.
Yes, the Type 212 submarine is classified as an attack boat.
I started watching the English dubbed version once. It was so bad I turned it off. Not only do you lose the sound of the original German dialog but they also chopped out all the ambient sounds so the vibe is completely wrong. One of these days I”ll watch the subtitled version all the way through.
Weren’t WW1 German subs much larger?
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