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Tridente-class submarine

Submarine class of the Portuguese Navy

Summary

Submarine class of the Portuguese Navy

Field	Value
section1	{{Infobox ship/image
image	Type 209PN submarine.svg
image_caption	Tridente-class profile
section2	{{Infobox ship/image
image	Chegada do submarino NRP Tridente à Base Naval do Alfeite.jpg
image_caption	NRP Tridente at the Lisbon Naval Base
section3	{{Infobox ship/class overview
builders	HDW
operators
class_before
total_ships_planned	3
total_ships_completed	2
total_ships_canceled	1
section4	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
type	Attack submarine
displacement	*1,700 tons (surfaced)
length	67.7 m
beam	6.35 m
draught	6.6 m
propulsion	Diesel-electric, fuel cell AIP, low noise skew back propeller
speed	*20 kn submerged
range	12000 nmi at 8 kn
endurance	45 days
test_depth	superior to 300 m
capacity	14
complement	*7 officers
sensors	*Kelvin Hughes KH-1007 (F) navigation radar
armament	*(8) 533 mm torpedo tubes, (4) subHarpoon-capable

2,020 tons (submerged)
10 kn surfaced
6 kn AIP system
10 petty officers
16 enlisted
Atlas Elektronik GmbH ISUS 90 combat management system
12 × WASS Blackshark torpedo reloads The Tridente-class submarines, also designated as U 209PN, are diesel-electric submarines based on the Type 214 submarine developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (HDW) for the Portuguese Navy.

This class of submarines was acquired by Portugal to replace the previous submarines of the , then being operated by the navy. Originally, HDW proposed the Type 209 submarine (U-209) during the competition, but decided to later enter a new proposal based on the Type 214. It is for this reason that the Tridente class is commonly designated as the U 209PN.

The class and its ships are the first to not be named after marine animals, thus breaking a tradition retracing back to 1913, when the first submarine entered service with the Portuguese Navy.

Ships

The Tridente-class submarines are diesel-electric boats with an advanced air-independent propulsion (AIP) system. Their propulsion is exclusively electric, with electric motors powered by batteries. These batteries may be charged while submerged by "fuel-cells" (inverse electrolysis) for which, this submarine carries a huge supply of liquid oxygen and hydrogen. Also, and solely as a second solution for recharging the batteries, this submarine carries two powerful diesel-electric generators (1,000 KVA) for use when surfaced, or at snorkel depth.

Submerged, from Lisbon, Portugal, submarines of the class may reach the Cape of Good Hope and return, in 15 days.

Pennant	Name	Laid down	Commissioned	Status
S160		2005	May 2010	In service
S161		2005	December 2010	In service

Image gallery

File:Portuguese navy submarine NRP Tridente (S 160) arrives at Naval Station Norfolk.jpg|Portuguese Navy submarine NRP Tridente at Naval Station Norfolk File:Submarino NRP Arpão.png|NRP Arpão at Lisbon Naval Base File:NRP Tridente - S-120 Papanikolis 2.jpg|NRP Tridente under construction File:NRP Tridente - S-120 Papanikolis 1.jpg|NRP Tridente at Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft at Kiel shipyard

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