Current Name |
U 30 |
Ships Sign |
S 179 |
Call Sign |
DRDX |
Operator |
German Navy, Naval Command Glücksburg, Mission Flotilla 1, Kiel, Federal Republic of Germany |
Owner |
Der Bundesminister der Verteidigung, Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany |
Flag |
Federal Republic of Germany |
Port of Registry |
Eckernförde |
Type of Ship |
submarine |
Completion |
1975 |
Shipyard |
Rheinstahl Nordseewerke GmbH, Emden, Federal Republic of Germany |
Building No. |
450 |
Displacement [t] |
450 |
Overall Length [m] |
48,60 |
Registered Breadth [m] |
4,70 |
Maximum Draught [m] |
5,10 |
Propulsion [KW] |
1.320 |
Propulsion [BHP] |
1.800 |
Speed [Kn] |
10,0 |
Additional Information |
18th submarine of type 206A (reconstructed version of type 206, originally 18 vessels, also see >U 18<) - modernized at Nordseewerke GmbH, Emden, Federal Republic of Germany. At the date the photos were shot this submarine belonged to the 1st submarine squadron in >Eckernfoerde<. (displacement submerged: 520 ts / speed submerged: 17,0 ts) - main armament: 8x 533-mm bow torpedo tubes (8 DM-2A3 Seehecht torpedoes or 16 mines), 24 mines. On January 31st 2007 the submarine was decommissioned and in 2010 scrapped in the Netherlands. |