Conventional Submarine Table March 15, 2022

Around every 15th day of the month I'll send out the Table below to give readers an opportunity to add short details and links to the gaps in knowledge in the Table. 

Around 20th of the month (eg. March 20, 2022) I'll send out the updated list to Donors, who will get first opportunity to more directly discuss updates and other changes to the Table. 

Conventional Submarine Table March 15, 2022

Submarine class	Displace ment surfaced (tonnes)	Displace -ment submerged (tonnes)	Length Beam (met ers)	LABs, LIBs, AIP and other comments	Laid Down	Laun ched	Commi ssioned (est)
S-80 Plus aka Isaac Peral [1A] Navantia & Lockheed Martin for Spain	3,200  [1A]	3,700 [1A]	81 11.7  [1A]	LABs. No Bioethanol AIP for S-81 & S-82. Only available by 2029 [1A] (with Harpoon, Tomahawk)	2005   [1A]	May 2021 [1A]
Dolphin 3 aka Dakar class TKMS for Israel SSB	2,800+?  [4]	3,400+? [4] [5]	80+  11+? [1B]	LABs, Fuel cell AIP [2] Beam could fit 10m VL SLBMs [3A] [3B] Diamond hull? [6]
Type 212CD E Extended Range TKMS for Netherlands (shortlist design)	2,900?	3,200 [5]	77m? (est) 10 (likely)	LABs? Any AIP? Diamond hull?  [6]			2028 first sub, if chosen
Type 212CD TKMS for Germany & Norway [8]	2,500 [5]	2,800 [5]	73 [7] 10 [8]	LABs, Fuel Cell AIP Diamond hull [6]	2023? First for Norway  [8]	15SS Mar 2008
A26 Oceanic Extended Range Netherlands (shortlist design) SAAB [12]	2,900?  [12]	3,200? [12]	80 [12] 8 [12]	LABs, No AIP? [12]			2028 first sub, if chosen
Barracuda SSK for Netherlands (shortlist design) Naval Group	2,900?	3,200?	76? 8.8 [11] [12] [13]	LABs? No AIP?			2028 first sub, if chosen
A26 aka Blekinge class Sweden SAAB [11]	1,800  [11]	1,925 [11]	66 6.75 [11]	LABs, Stirling AIP discussed with Poland	Sept 2015 [11]	2021? [11]	2028 & 2029  [11]
Type 212NFS aka Todaro Fincantieri	1,600?  [10]	1,900 [9] [10]	58 [7] 7?	LIBs, Fuel Cell AIP	First Jan 2022 [9]	In service 2027 [9]
Subs for Future List
KSS III Batch II aka Dosan Ahn Changho class SSB
Taigei class KHI, MHI, Japan							March 9, 2022 [17]
Taiwan Indigenous sub
North Korea SSB
HDS400/500 LIB SSE South Korea [15]	350?	Up to 500?		Design only SSE = all electric. No onboard charging
"Olympics" class minisub China SSE			45? 5?	propulsion unknown [16]
SEAL Delivery Vehicle	16	16	7	Silver Zinc Batteries [18]

[1A]  https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarinos_Clase_S-80_Plus 

[1B] https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/Drei-U-Boote-fuer-drei-Milliarden-Euro-TKMS-in-Kiel-baut-fuer-Israel,uboot838.html   . When translated to English, here is part of it “With a length of more than 80 meters, the new boats of the so-called Dakar class will be the largest submarines ever built in Germany.”

[2] If everything goes according to plan, the first submarine should be handed over to the Israeli Navy as early as 2029.” https://www.militaeraktuell.at/drei-neue-deutsche-u-boote-fuer-israel/ 

[3A] https://gentleseas.blogspot.com/2022/02/indias-75i-aim-to-get-submarine-aip.html?showComment=1645620463091#c1596911185321181733 

[3B] https://www.calcalist.co.il/local_news/article/sjiu4kopf 

[4]  “...In any case, the trend is towards larger submarines like these,” explained Rolf Wirtz as shipyard director to THB [ http://www.thb.at/  ] (Daily Port Report). In the meantime, subs  with a displacement of 2,800 tonnes and more than 3,000 tonnes are being planned in the [TKMS] project department.”

[5]  https://marineschepen.nl/  "Type 212CD displacement is 2,500 tonnes (surfaced), and 2,800 tonnes (submerged). The submerged displacement of the Type 212CD E [enlarged or extended range?] (оffer for the Netherlands) is 3,200 tonnes.

Displacement of the 'Dolphin 3' / Dakar may be “3,400 tonnes. (minimum)." Rendering simplified, but - "Common Design" TKMS! Including sail/fin size...

[6]  TKMS’ 7 page Diamond shaped hull Patent to be used for the Type 212CD and other future TKMS designs see https://www.freepatentsonline.com/20190315445.pdf   

[7]  https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classe_U-212 

[8]  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_212CD_submarine 

[9]  https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classe_U-212#Unit%C3%A0_italiane 

[10]  https://it.insideover.com/guerra/marina-militare-nuovi-sottomarini-u-212.html 

[11]   https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blekinge-klass  

[12]   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walrus-class_submarine#Contenders 

[13]  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barracuda-class_submarine_(France) 

[14]  https://marineschepen.nl/nieuws/Naval-Group-biedt-Nederland-dieselelektrische-variant-van-nucleaire-barracuda-onderzeeboten-aan-010518.html 

[15]  http://gentleseas.blogspot.com/2015/10/south-korean-hhis-hds-400-small.html  SSEs (all-electric, no on-board charging), noting developments in South Korea (HDS400/500 LIB minisubs) and China (recently launched "Olympics" class minisub). Propulsion sources seem likely to be AIP, advanced batteries or a combination of the two. 

Our estimation is that this class of sub will initially be a better-performed zero indiscretion littoral patrol/special ops sub, but as battery capacities increase through the 2030s and 2040s they will progressively acquire a level of bluewater capability with extended range and fast submerged transit. 

[16]   http://www.hisutton.com/OSINT-China-New-Submarine-Feb-2022.html 

[17]  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JS_Taigei_(SS-513)

[18]  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEAL_Delivery_Vehicle