INS Tanin is an Israeli Dolphin 2-class submarine. The name means "crocodile" in modern Hebrew, but can also mean the sea monster "tannin". The submarine was launched in February 2012 in Kiel, Germany, and was delivered to the Israeli port city Haifa later that year, and entered service in 2014.
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| History | |
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 Israel | |
| Name | INS Tanin |
| Ordered | 2005 |
| Cost | €650m |
| Launched | February 2012 |
| Commissioned | September 23, 2014 |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Dolphin-class submarine |
| Type | Diesel-electric submarine |
| Displacement | 2,050 tons surfaced, 2,400 tons submerged[1] |
| Length | 68.6 m (225 ft) for Dolphin 2[1] |
| Beam | 6.8 m (22 ft) |
| Draught | 6.2 m (20 ft) |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric, 3 diesels, 1 shaft, 4,243 shp (3,164 kW) |
| Speed | excess of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)[2] |
| Test depth | At least 350 m (1,150 ft) |
| Complement | 35 + 10 additional |
| Sensors and processing systems | STN Atlas ISUS 90-55 combat system |
| Armament |
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References edit
- ^ a b Cavas, Christopher P. (15 August 2014). "Israel's Deadliest Submarines Are Nearly Ready". Defense News. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ Cavas 2014.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to INS Tannin (Dolphin).
- Israeli submarine Dolphin
- FAS: Israel: Submarines
- Dolphin class submarines cutaway diagram, Der Spiegel, 5 June 2012