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{{Short description|Submarine class}}
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{{Infobox ship class overview
| Name         = 
| Builders     =
*[[Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft]]
*[[Hellenic Shipyards Co.]]
*[[Hyundai Heavy Industries]]
*[[Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering]]
*[[Gölcük Naval Shipyard]]
| Operators    =
*{{navy|GRE}}
*{{navy|KOR}}
*{{navy|POR}}
*{{navy|TUR}}
| Class before = [[Type 209 submarine]]<ref name="HDW Class 214 Submarine"/>
| Class after  = [[Type 216 submarine]]
| Subclasses   =
* {{sclass|Papanikolis|submarine|4}} (Greece)
* {{sclass|Tridente|submarine|4}} (Portugal)
* {{sclass|Reis|submarine|4}} (Turkey)
| Cost         = $330 million (2008)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zimbio.com/World+Politics/articles/2206/Pakistan+214+Submarines+made+Karachi+German |title=Pakistan's 214 Submarines made in Karachi with German help, World politics |publisher=Zimbio |access-date=27 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201161130/http://www.zimbio.com/World+Politics/articles/2206/Pakistan+214+Submarines+made+Karachi+German |archive-date=1 February 2012 }}</ref>
| Built range  = 2001–present
| In service range      = 
| In commission range   = 2007–present
| Total ships building  = 5
| Total ships planned   = 21
| Total ships completed = 16
| Total ships cancelled = 
| Total ships active    = 15
| Total ships laid up   = 
| Total ships lost      = 
| Total ships retired   = 
| Total ships preserved = 
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{{Infobox ship characteristics
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| Ship type = [[Submarine]]
| Ship displacement = * {{cvt|1,690|t|LT|lk=on}} (surfaced)
* {{cvt|1,860|t|LT}} (submerged)
| Ship length = {{cvt|65|m|ftin}}
| Ship beam = {{cvt|6.3|m|ftin}}
| Ship height = 
| Ship draught = {{cvt|6|m|ftin}}
| Ship power = 
| Ship propulsion = Diesel–electric, fuel cell [[air-independent propulsion|AIP]], low-noise skew back propeller
| Ship sail plan = 
| Ship speed = * {{convert|12|kn|lk=in}} surfaced
* {{convert|20|kn}} submerged
| Ship range = * {{cvt|12000|nmi|lk=in}} (surfaced)
* {{cvt|420|nmi}} at {{convert|8|kn}} (submerged)
* {{cvt|1,248|nmi}} at {{convert|4|kn}} (submerged)
| Ship endurance = 84 days
| Ship test depth = nearly {{cvt|400|m}}
| Ship complement = 5 officers + 22 crew
| Ship sensors = 
| Ship EW = 
| Ship armament = *8 × {{cvt|533|mm|in}} [[torpedo tube]]s
* 4  [[Harpoon (missile)|Sub-Harpoon missile]]-capable
| Ship notes = 
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The '''Type 214''' is a class of [[diesel–electric powertrain|diesel–electric]] [[submarines]] developed exclusively for export by [[Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft|Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (HDW)]].<ref name="HDW Class 214 Submarine">{{cite web |url= https://www.thyssenkrupp-marinesystems.com/en/products-services/submarines/class-214 |title = HDW Class 214 Submarine |publisher= thyssenkrupp |access-date= 7 May 2021}}</ref> It features [[diesel propulsion]] with an [[air-independent propulsion]] (AIP) system using [[Siemens AG|Siemens]] polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) hydrogen [[fuel cell]]s. The class combines the design principles of the [[Type 209 submarine]] family and the features of the [[Type 212A submarine]].<ref name="HDW Class 214 Submarine"/> However, as an export design, it lacks some of the classified technologies of the Type 212 such as the non-magnetic steel hull that makes it difficult to detect using a [[magnetic anomaly detector]].<ref name="Why Germany's Type 214 Submarine Isn't Exactly a 'Stealth Submarine'">{{cite web |url= https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/why-germanys-type-214-submarine-isnt-exactly-stealth-submarine-153016?amp |title = Why Germany's Type 214 Submarine Isn't Exactly a 'Stealth Submarine'
|publisher= The National Interest |date= 11 May 2020 |access-date= 7 May 2021}}</ref>

Due to improvements in the pressure hull materials, the Type 214 can dive nearly {{convert|400|m}}.<ref name="Global Security">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/type-212.htm|title=Type 212|access-date = 21 October 2006}}</ref> It can also carry food, fresh water and fuel for 84 days of operation.

A contract to build four submarines for the [[Hellenic Navy]] was signed 15 February 2000 and a fourth unit was ordered in June 2002.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} The first submarine was built at HDW in [[Kiel]], [[Germany]] and the rest at the [[Hellenic Shipyards Co.]] in [[Skaramangas]], [[Greece]]. The Hellenic Navy named them the ''Papanikolis'' class.

The [[Republic of Korea Navy]] has ordered nine Type 214 submarines, designated as ''Son Won-Il'' class, to be built in Korea by [[Hyundai Heavy Industries]] and [[Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering]]; three first batch models entered service since 2007, and six second batch models entered service from 2012.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

==General characteristics==
{{Prose|section|date=November 2024}}
* Displacement: 1,690 t surfaced / 1,860 t submerged
* Dimensions: length 65 m (213 feet 3&nbsp;inches ) / beam  6,3 m (20 feet 8&nbsp;inches) / draught 6 m (19 feet 8&nbsp;inches)
* Pressure hull: HY-100<ref>Urlich Gabler: ''Submarine Design'', Bernard & Graefe Verlag, {{ISBN|3-7637-6202-7}}, s. 151-153</ref>
* Armament: 8 × 533&nbsp;mm [[torpedo]] tubes, 4 [[Harpoon (missile)|subharpoon]]-capable
* Propulsion: low noise skew back propeller
* Diesel engines: 2 × [[MTU Friedrichshafen|MTU]] 16V-396 (3.96 MW)
* Charging generators: 2 × Piller Ntb56.40-10 0.97 MW
* [[Air-independent propulsion|AIP]] system: 2 × HDW PEM fuel cell module BZM120 (120&nbsp;kW × 2)<ref>{{Citation |title=Fuel Cell Propulsion of Submarines |author=Dr. Albert E. Hammerschmidt(Siemens AG, Erlangen) |url=http://www.sea.siemens.com/us/internet-dms/Internet/MarineComm/General/Docs/Siemens%20Presents%20Fuel%20Cell%20at%20the%20Advance%20Naval%20Propulsion%20Symposium.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716070146/http://www.sea.siemens.com/us/internet-dms/Internet/MarineComm/General/Docs/Siemens%20Presents%20Fuel%20Cell%20at%20the%20Advance%20Naval%20Propulsion%20Symposium.pdf |archive-date=16 July 2011 }}</ref>
* Electric motor: 1 × Siemens Permasyn (2.85 MW)
* Speed: 10 kn surfaced / 20 kn submerged
* Speed on fuel cells: 2–6 kn estimated
* Range surfaced: 19,300&nbsp;km (12,000 miles)
* Range submerged: 780&nbsp;km @ 15&nbsp;km/h (420 nmi @ 8 kn)
* Range on fuel cells: 2,310&nbsp;km @ 7&nbsp;km/h (1,248 nmi @ 4 kn)
* Mission endurance: 12 weeks
* Submerged without snorkelling: 3 weeks
* Operating depth: more than 250 m (820 feet) officially, 400 m estimated (1312 feet)
* Complement: 5 officers + 22 crew
* Navigation radar: SPHINX-D with 4&nbsp;kW pulse and tactical LPI radar sensor [Thales Deutschland Kiel]

==Operators==

=== Current operators ===

==== Greece ====
The [[Hellenic Navy]] ordered four Type 214 submarines to be known as the ''Papanikolis'' class. The first, ''Papanikolis'', was built in Germany; the following three were scheduled for construction at HDW's Hellenic Shipyards in Greece. In December 2006, ''StrategyPage'' reported that ''Papanikolis'' was found to have numerous technical problems.<ref>{{cite news |title=Type 214 stumbles into Greece |publisher=StrategyPage.com |date=11 December 2006 |url=http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htsub/articles/20061211.aspx |access-date=30 November 2007 }}</ref> Among the reported problems with the submarine were excessive propeller cavitation, overheating of the [[air-independent propulsion]] system's [[fuel cells]], and excessive rolling in bad weather when surfaced. [[Navy League of the United States#Programs|''Seapower magazine'']] reported the Hellenic Navy refused to accept ''Papanikolis''; additional problems noted were inadequate air-independent propulsion system output power, inappropriate periscope vibration, sonar flank array problems and seawater leakage into the ship's hydraulics.<ref>{{cite news |title=Greece refuses delivery of first Type-214 submarine |work=Seapower |publisher=[[Navy League of the United States]] |date=December 2006 |url=http://www.navyleague.org/sea_power/dec06-52.php |access-date=30 November 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100112115341/http://www.navyleague.org/sea_power/dec06-52.php |archive-date=12 January 2010 }}</ref>

The Hellenic Navy officers in charge of the testing program at the Kiel shipyards in Germany made their case clear in a 2007 investigative journalism program called "Neoi Fakeloi" on Skai TV (Greece). Retired Rear Admiral M. Simionakis, who had been in charge of the ''Papanikolis'' program for the navy, told the interviewer that the manufacturer had made two attempts to fix a severe balance problem in the submarine, including shifting 21 tons of material from the top to the bottom, yet the vessel continued to heel as much as 46 degrees in [[sea trial]]s. Photographic evidence of the severe heeling was presented. In the same TV program, the officer replacing Simionakis in Kiel, Capt. K. Tziotis, listed seven ongoing, serious problems with the vessel, including balance problems when traveling on the surface, problems with the AIP system, problems with the weapon system, problems with the periscope, and problems with flooding.

[[File:S-120 Papanikolis 1.jpg|thumb|Greek submarine ''Papanikolis'' at the HDW's yard in Kiel, 2008]]

TKMS, the German shipbuilder of Type 214, had previously asserted that it solved all the boat's technical problems in 2006 and stated that the Greek Navy's continuing complaints about ''Papanikolis''{{'}} technical condition are a ploy to justify a price reduction. Therefore, TKMS refused to deliver the boat to the Greek Navy until all debts were paid and ''Papanikolis'' remained in Kiel harbor.<ref>{{cite news |title=TKMS will not deliver the boats until all debts are paid |publisher=[[Segeberger Zeitung]] |date=March 2008 |url=http://www.segeberger-zeitung.de/artikel/2330919/%84Papanikolis%93_k%E4mpft_mit_Pocken-Besatz_am_Propeller.htm| access-date=31 March 2008 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Despite this position by TKMS, the Hellenic Navy officers in charge of the submarine delivery have repeatedly stated there are problems with ''Papanikolis''. In October 2008, ''Papanikolis'' conducted a new round of trials, which showed that the excessive rolling problem had finally been fixed. The rest of the problems are considered solved. According to the Greek defence press, acceptance of the vessel was imminent.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} The second boat, ''Pipinos'', was officially launched on 6 October 2014 and passed through Greek harbour acceptance trials in [[Elefsina]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

On 21 September 2009, TKMS announced that the contract with the Greek Navy for all four submarines had been cancelled due to country's arrears of more than 520 million Euros. TKMS began seeking arbitration to resolve the matter.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://af.reuters.com/article/idAFLL3420920090921 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091012075607/http://af.reuters.com/article/idAFLL3420920090921 | url-status=dead | archive-date=12 October 2009 |work=Reuters | title=ThyssenKrupp cancels Greek submarine order |date=21 September 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.defense-update.com/newscast/0909/news/hdw_greece_240909.html |title=Germany Cancels Submarine Contract with Greece |publisher=Defense-update.com |access-date=27 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331100610/http://www.defense-update.com/newscast/0909/news/hdw_greece_240909.html |archive-date=31 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 27 October 2009, the Greek Ministry of Defence confirmed that they intended to accept the three boats built in Greece.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=el&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hellenicdefense.gr%2Feidiseis%2Fe2009%2Fe091027a.html |title=Google Übersetzer |language=de |access-date=27 December 2011 }}</ref> The Greek ''Papanikolis'' U214 class is equipped with a hoistable radar mast which does not penetrate the pressure hull of the submarine. In the top of the radar mast the radar transmitter is installed. This transmitter is part of the SPHINX Radar System supplied by Thales Defence Deutschland GmbH in [[Kiel]]. The radar sensor is a FMCW transceiver which can't be detected by ESM systems in medium terms. This technology is so called LPI radar, which means "Low probability of intercept". The transmitting power is lower than the power of a mobile phone but the resolution more precise compared to high power Pulse radar. Thales SPHINX radar is a tactical radar, designed for submarines. Greece ordered four submarines and paid the list price of six. (2 bn euros)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.protothema.gr/politics/article/105828/plhrosame-ta-nea-ypobryxia-50-parapano-apo-toys-toyrkoys/ |title=Πληρώσαμε τα νέα υποβρύχια 50% παραπάνω από τους Τούρκους |date=13 February 2011 }}</ref>

==== Portugal ====
[[File:Chegada do submarino NRP Tridente à Base Naval do Alfeite.jpg|thumb|right|[[Tridente-class submarine|NRP ''Tridente'']] at [[Lisbon Naval Base]], 2010]]

In 2005 [[Portugal]] awarded a contract to [[Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft]] for two Type 214 submarines, which were delivered in 2010. These two submarines, the {{NRP|Tridente|S160|6}} and the {{NRP|Arpão|S161|6}}, are the only submarines currently in active service with the [[Portuguese Navy]] replacing the [[Albacora-class submarine|''Albacora''-class submarines]] in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Submarinos |url=http://www.marinha.pt/pt/os_meios/submarinos/Paginas/default.aspx |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=Marinha |language=pt-PT}}</ref><ref name="Defensa.com">{{Cite web |last=Defensa.com |date=2014-07-29 |title=Submarinos Portugueses com mísseis ainda este ano - Noticias Defensa EDIÇÃO BRASIL |url=https://www.defensa.com/edio-brasil/submarinos-portugueses-com-misseis-ainda-este-ano |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=Defensa.com |language=es}}</ref> In 2014, the two submarines received new UGM-84G [[Sub-Harpoon]] Block II missiles.<ref name="Defensa.com"/> From 2016 to 2018 the ''Tridente'' submarine carried out a major mid-term overhaul at Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems shipyards,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-01-24 |title=Submarino 'Tridente' da Marinha de Portugal será modernizado na Alemanha |url=https://www.defesaaereanaval.com.br/geopolitica/submarino-tridente-da-marinha-de-portugal-sera-modernizado-na-alemanha |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=Defesa Aérea & Naval |language=pt-BR}}</ref> and the Arpão submarine, from 2018 to 2021 carried out a major mid-term overhaul at the Portuguese [[Arsenal do Alfeite]] shipyards<ref>{{Cite web |title=Revisão intermédia de um dos submarinos de Portas vai custar 24 milhões |url=https://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/economia/detalhe/revisao-intermedia-de-um-dos-submarinos-de-portas-vai-custar-24-milhoes-de-euros |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=www.jornaldenegocios.pt |language=pt-PT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodrigues |first=Pedro |title=Manutenção de submarinos em Portugal: Operação de flutuação e saída da doca do Arpão |url=https://www.iddportugal.pt/operacao-de-flutuacao-e-saida-da-doca-do-arpao/ |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=idD Portugal Defence |date=22 November 2021 |language=pt-PT}}</ref> The Portuguese Military Programming Law signed in May 2019 aims for the modernization of the two submarines by 2030.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021 |title=A Lei de Programação Militar: Programas,Valores e Oportunidades |url=https://www.iddportugal.pt/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/A-Lei-de-Programacao-Militar-Programas-Valores-e-Oportunidades.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lei Orgânica n.º 2/2019 |url=https://www.defesa.gov.pt/pt/defesa/dd/Lists/PDEFINTER_DocumentoLookupList/20190617_LPM-2-2019.pdf}}</ref>

==== South Korea ====
[[File:Key Resolve - Foal Eagle 2008.jpg|thumb|ROKS ''Son Won-il'' at [[Busan Naval Base]], 2008]]

In 1995, the [[Republic of Korea Navy|South Korean Navy]] announced plans to introduce submarines larger than type 209. Later in October 2000, the ministry of defence signed an agreement with Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft to introduce type 214 submarines, which also included the transfer of submarine building technology.<ref name="JAKO200441548047668">{{cite web|url=https://koreascience.kr/article/JAKO200441548047668.pdf|title=잠수함산업 발전방향에 관한 연구(2)|publisher=Korea Defense Industry Association|date=1 January 2004|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613092957/https://koreascience.kr/article/JAKO200441548047668.pdf|archivedate=13 June 2023|accessdate=13 June 2023|author=}}</ref> The South Korean ''Son Won-Il'' U214-class submarine ([[Hangul]]: 손원일급 잠수함, [[Hanja]]: 孫元一級潛水艦) is equipped with a SPHINX-D Radar System supplied by Thales Defence Deutschland GmbH. It uses an additional pulse transmitter in the top of the mast. The combination of high power pulse radar and a very low power LPI transmitter is very effective for submarines. During surface operations, the boat sails with an open pulse fingerprint for ESM systems, but within a secret mission the operator switches to LPI mode. The boat remains invisible to others. Total of 9 are planned and 8 are in active duty. South Korea ordered its first three KSS-II/ Type 214 boats in 2000, which were assembled by [[Hyundai Heavy Industries]]. The Batch 2 order will add six more submarines to the Navy, to be built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

In March 2008, it was reported in the media that the first Type 214 submarine of the Republic of Korea Navy suffered from defects related to excessive noise from the screw, according to anonymous sources.<ref>{{cite news | title =Newest submarine for Navy is defective| publisher = chosun.com | date =14 March 2008 | url =http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2008/03/15/2008031500137.html| access-date = 14 March 2008}}</ref> Later the ROKN denied the report.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://navy.mil.kr/bbs/articleView.action?boardId=1010&articleId=3798&page=1&index=9|title=알림메세지|website=navy.mil.kr|access-date=3 February 2019}}</ref> There were no further reports of such noise problems in succeeding South Korean Type 214 submarines. The first three Type 214 submarines of South Korea were built by Hyundai Heavy Industries. In August 2008, South Korea signed another contract with HDW for six more Type 214 submarines. The Batch 2 order will add six more submarines to the Navy, to be built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering. ''Hong Beom-do'', a specialized guided missile submarine was launched on 5 April 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spacewar.com/reports/South_Korea_launches_guided-missile_submarine_999.html|title=South Korea launches guided-missile submarine}}</ref>

=== Future operators ===

==== Turkey ====
The first request by the [[Turkish Naval Forces]] was made in 2009 and considered to be delivered in 2014. However, due to delay, a new contract was signed in 2016 and first deliveries were planned 2020.<ref name="Güngör Uras">{{cite web|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/yazarlar/gungor-uras/torpidolari-aldik-ama-denizalti-yok-1889362/|title=Torpidoları aldık ama denizaltı yok|author=Güngör Uras|date=29 April 2014|publisher=Milliyet}}</ref> The [[Turkish Navy]] had commenced negotiations with HDW for six licence-built Type 214 class [[air-independent propulsion]] (AIP) submarines. According to the Undersecretary for Defence Industries of the Turkish Government, these submarines would be produced with maximum local content at [[Gölcük Naval Shipyard]] in [[Kocaeli Province|Kocaeli]], Turkey. The first submarine in the order initially put to sea in December 2022,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Turkey's first Reis-class submarine starts sea trials |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/turkeys-first-reis-class-submarine-starts-sea-trials |access-date=2023-10-15 |website=Janes.com |language=en}}</ref> the program partially delayed by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], with the second following in May 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ozberk |first=Tayfun |date=2023-05-25 |title=Turkish Navy launches the 2nd Reis-class (Type 214TN) AIP submarine |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/05/turkish-navy-launched-the-second-reis-class-type-214tn-aip-submarine/ |access-date=2023-10-15 |website=Naval News |language=en-US}}</ref>

On 2 July 2009, HDW and the Turkish Ministry of Defence entered into an agreement for the licensed production of six platforms. The agreement was the largest defence acquisition project in Turkey at the time after the firm order for 116 [[F-35 Lightning II|F-35 fighters]] at a cost of in excess of $10 billion. Ankara hoped that its advanced, locally produced and highly modified Type 214 submarines will enter into service by 2015.<ref>[http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4169491&c=EUR&s=SEA Turkey Inks Sub Deal With German Consortium]{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, Defence News, 2 July 2009</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20120527035941/http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=179782&bolum=102 Germany, Turkey sign deal to build submarines], Today's Zaman, 3 July 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.ssm.gov.tr/home/projects/naval/Warship/Sayfalar/NewTypeSub(AIP)Pro.aspx New Type Submarine (AIP) Project] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722083530/http://www.ssm.gov.tr/home/projects/naval/Warship/Sayfalar/NewTypeSub(AIP)Pro.aspx |date=22 July 2011 }}, Undersecretariat for Defence Industries of the Republic of Turkey</ref> Defence Minister [[Vecdi Gonul]] stated that "Turkish industrial participation in the project would be worth around 80 percent of the total value of the deal".<ref>[http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=turkey-germany-ink-sub-deal-2009-07-03 Turkey, Germany ink sub deal], Hurriyet Daily News, 3 July 2009</ref>

As the Turkish Type 214 will have a significant amount of Turkish indigenous systems on board, this variant of the Type 214 will be known as the Type 214TN (Turkish Navy). HDW will preassemble classified elements such as the fuel cells and propulsion system and will then ship them to Turkey. All electronic and weapon systems (including the C4I system) will be of Turkish production.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

On 1 July 2011, the 2 billion [[euros]] order for six U 214 submarine material packages placed with [[ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems]] by Turkey entered into force with receipt of the advance payment. This enabled ThyssenKrupp to begin executing the order. The order was designated to contribute to securing employment at HDW in Kiel, as well as at many subcontractors in Germany and Turkey, for the next ten years. Yet, recently Turkey has received around 2 Million euros compensation from ThyssenKrupp due to delayed manufacturing of the Type214TN.<ref name=turkeyOrderIntoForce2011>{{cite press release | title=ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems – Restructuring largely complete / Strategy confirmed by Turkish submarine contract | url=http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/126991/down-payment-for-turkish-ssk-order-kicks-off-thyssen-restructuring.html | publisher=defense-aerospace.com | author=ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems | date=1 July 2011 | access-date=6 July 2011}}</ref> A possible reason for this delay is Turkey's demand for in-house developed software within the submarines. However, Germany refused Greek demands to block delivering six Type 214 submarines to Turkey, as the manufacturer Thyssen was bound by contracts signed since 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/eu-affairs/germany-rejects-greek-request-to-freeze-submarine-sale-to-turkey |title=Germany rejects Greek request to freeze submarine sale to Turkey |website=Daily Sabah |date=29 January 2021 }}</ref>

=== Potential operators ===

==== India ====
A larger variant of the Type 214 is being offered to India with the ''[[Project-75 (India) submarine acquisition project|Project 75I]]'', it is in competition against the [[S-80 Plus-class submarine|S-80]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last1=Philip |first1=Snehesh Alex |last2=ThePrint |date=2024-04-04 |title=Indian Navy team in Germany to inspect AIP tech for new submarines, Spain next |url=https://theprint.in/defence/indian-navy-team-in-germany-to-inspect-aip-tech-for-new-submarines-spain-next/2027506/ |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2024-05-20 |title=India's submarine project battles hurdle amid rising China, Pakistan pressures |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/indias-submarine-project-battles-hurdle-amid-rising-china-pakistan-pressures-2541577-2024-05-20 |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Peri |first=Dinakar |date=2024-05-05 |title=Field evaluation of bids for Navy's mega submarine deal underway; German govt. to acquire stake in TKMS |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/field-evaluation-of-bids-for-navys-mega-submarine-deal-underway-german-govt-to-acquire-stake-in-tkms/article68142895.ece |access-date=2024-06-25 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> It is possible though that the Type 212CD and the Type 218 are being offered as alternatives.<ref name="HDW">{{Cite web |date=6 May 2016 |title=Germany Offers India New Stealth Submarines |url=https://thediplomat.com/2016/05/germany-offers-india-new-stealth-submarines/ |website=thediplomat.com}}</ref>

The French {{sclass2|Barracuda|submarine|0||France}} and the {{sclass2|Scorpène|submarine|1}} were disqualified in 2021, and withdrawn in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 October 2021 |title=The 4 Submarines Competing For The Indian Navy's P-75I Program |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/10/the-4-submarines-competing-for-the-indian-navys-p-75i-program/ |website=navalnews.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 February 2020 |title=Video: Naval Group Proposal for Indian Navy P-75I Submarine Project |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/02/video-naval-group-proposal-for-indian-navy-p-75i-submarine-project/ |website=navalnews.com}}</ref> The South-Korean [[Dosan Ahn Changho-class submarine|KSS-III submarine]] (DSME-3000) was also withdrawn.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 June 2021 |title=MADEX 2021: DSME Sheds Light on Submarine Offer to India for P-75I |url=https://www.navalnews.com/event-news/madex-2021/2021/06/madex-2021-dsme-sheds-light-on-submarine-offer-to-india-for-p-75i/ |website=navalnews.com}}</ref> A Russian export {{sclass|Amur|submarine|1}} (''Amur''-1650) was withdrawn in February 2022 after being disqualified in July 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 November 2010 |title=Russia offers Amur class submarines to India |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-russia-offers-amur-class-submarines-to-india-1474468 |website=dnaindia.com}}</ref>

==Failed bids==
===Indonesia===

In the MEF III (Minimum Essential Force) it mentioned the Type 214 submarine from Germany alongside the {{sclass2|Scorpène|submarine|5}} submarine from [[France]]. The [[Indonesian Navy]] is planning in procuring four to six superior Type 214<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indonesia, TKMS discuss HDW Class 209, 214 submarines for navy's requirements |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/indonesia-tkms-discuss-hdw-class-209-214-submarines-for-navys-requirements |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=Janes.com |language=en}}</ref> submarines and two [[Scorpène-class submarine|Scorpene]] submarines.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indonesia plans to buy 4 Scorpene submarines and 2 Gowind corvettes |url=https://navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2020/january/7951-indonesia-plans-to-buy-4-scorpene-submarines-and-2-gowind-corvettes.html |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=navyrecognition.com|date=20 January 2020 }}</ref>

On 2 March 2021, representatives of the German shipbuilder [[ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems|TKMS]] began discussions with the Indonesian [[Ministry of Defense (Indonesia)|Ministry of Defense]] and the [[Ministry of State Owned Enterprises (Indonesia)|Ministry of State Owned Enterprises]] regarding the procurement of up to four submarines of the Type 214 submarine.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rahmat |first=Ridzwan |date=4 March 2021 |title=TKMS representatives arrive in Jakarta to discuss Type 214 submarines |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/tkms-representatives-arrive-in-jakarta-to-discuss-type-214-submarines |access-date=7 March 2021 |website=www.janes.com |language=en}}</ref>

On 2 April 2024, Indonesia only placed an order for two Scorpene submarines but not for the Type-214.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Inti |first=Landauro |date=2 April 2024 |title=Indonesia buys two submarines from French state-owned Naval Group |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/indonesia-buys-two-submarines-french-state-owned-naval-group-2024-04-02/ |work=Reuters}}</ref>

===Pakistan===

In 2008, the [[Pakistan Navy]] entered in negotiation of possibly purchasing three Type 214 to be built in [[Karachi Shipyard|KSEW]] through a [[technology transfer]], and the [[Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft|HDW]] [[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]]  Walter Freitag confirming and reportedly telling the [[News channels in Pakistan|news media]] in [[Pakistan]] during the [[International Defence Exhibition and Seminar|IDEAS 2008]] convention that: "The commercial contract has been finalised up to 95 per cent."<ref name="Jane Pakistan"/>

It was reported that the first Type 214 [[diesel–electric submarine]] would be delivered to the Pakistan Navy in 64 months after signing of the contract while the rest would be completed successively in 12 months.<ref name="Jane Pakistan">{{cite web|url=http://www.janes.com/news/defence/naval/jdw/jdw081202_1_n.shtml|title=Global Naval Forces - News and Defence Headlines - IHS Jane's 360|access-date=19 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?208366 |title=Satisfied with COAS Gen. Kayani performance: PM Gilani |publisher=PakTribune |access-date=27 December 2011}}</ref> After wavering for over two years, Pakistan dropped out from this deal when successfully negotiating with [[China]] to develop and design Eight [[Type 039A submarine]] that features the [[Air-independent propulsion|AIP technology]] with a complete transfer of technology to be built in Pakistan.<ref>Defense News, 14 March 2011, p. 1</ref>

==Vessels by nation==
{| class="wikitable" style=width:100%
|+
!Class
![[Pennant number|No.]]
!Ship
!Laid down
!Launch Date
![[Ship commissioning|Comm.]]
!style="width:10em;"|Builder
|-
! colspan="7" |{{navy|Greece|name=}} (4 in service, 2 cancelled)
|-
| rowspan="4" |'''''Papanikolis'' class'''
| S-120
| HS ''Papanikolis''
| {{dts|27 Feb 2001|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| {{dts|22 Apr 2004|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| {{dts|2 Nov 2010|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| [[Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft|HDW]]
|-
| S-121
| HS ''Pipinos''
| {{dts|Feb 2003|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| {{dts|Nov 2006|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| {{dts|6 Oct 2014|format=dmy|abbr=on}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=HS PIPINOS (S-121) |url=https://hellenicnavy.gr/en/fleet/submarines/hs-pipinos-s-121/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Πολεμικό Ναυτικό - Επίσημη Ιστοσελίδα |language=en-US}}</ref>
| rowspan="3" |[[Hellenic Shipyards Co.| Hellenic Shipyards Co.]]
|-
| S-122
| HS ''Matrozos''
| {{dts|Mar 2003|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| {{dts|Feb 2014|format=dmy|abbr=on}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=navaltoday |date=2016-06-24 |title=Hellenic Navy commissions final two Type 214 submarines |url=https://www.navaltoday.com/2016/06/24/hellenic-navy-commissions-final-two-type-214-submarines/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Naval Today |language=en-US}}</ref>
| {{dts|23 Jun 2016|format=dmy|abbr=on}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
| S-123
| HS ''Katsonis''
| {{dts|Mar 2004|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| {{dts|June 2015|format=dmy|abbr=on}}<ref name=":0" />
| {{dts|23 Jun 2016|format=dmy|abbr=on}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
! colspan="7" |{{navy|South Korea|name=}} (9 in service)
|-
| rowspan="9" |''Sohn Wonyil'' class
''KSS-2''
| SS-072
|[[ROKS Sohn Won-yil| ROKS ''Sohn Won-yil'']]
| {{dts|Oct 2002|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| {{dts|9 Jun 2006|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| {{dts|27 Dec 2007|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| rowspan="3" | [[Hyundai Heavy Industries|HHI]]
|-
| SS-073
|[[ROKS Jeong Ji| ROKS ''Jeong Ji'']]
| {{dts|2004|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| {{dts|13 Jun 2007|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| {{dts|2 Dec 2008|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
|-
| SS-075
|[[ROKS An Jung-geun| ROKS ''An Jung-geun'']]
| {{dts|2005|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| {{dts|4 Jun 2008|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| {{dts|1 Dec 2009|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
|-
| SS-076
|[[ROKS Kim Jwa-jin| ROKS ''Kim Jwa-jin'']]
| {{dts|2008|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| {{dts|13 Aug 2013|format=dmy|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web |date=13 August 2013 |title=SBS 뉴스 :: 리다이렉트 페이지 |url=http://news.sbs.co.kr/section_news/news_read.jsp?news_id=N1001931689 |access-date=19 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=14 August 2013 |title=DSME Launches 4th Type 214 1,800-ton SSK Submarine for ROK Navy |url=http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/year-2013-news/august-2013-navy-world-naval-forces-maritime-industry-technology-news/1190-dsme-launches-4th-type-214-1800-ton-ssk-submarine-for-rok-navy.html}}</ref>
| {{dts|30 Dec 2014|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| [[Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering|DSME]] 
|-
| SS-077
|[[ROKS Yun Bong-gil| ROKS ''Yun Bong-gil'']]
| {{dts|2009|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| {{dts|3 Jul 2014|format=dmy|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web |title=김정은 '고물' 잠수함 허세에…1800톤급 최신예 '윤봉길함' 내달 초 진수 :: 뉴스zum |url=http://set1.news.zumst.com/articles/14207022?cm=popular&pr=023 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111073832/http://set1.news.zumst.com/articles/14207022?cm=popular&pr=023 |archive-date=11 January 2016 |access-date=19 December 2014}}</ref>
| {{dts|21 Jun 2016|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| [[Hyundai Heavy Industries|HHI]]
|-
| SS-078
|[[ROKS Yu Gwan-sun| ROKS ''Yu Gwan-sun'']]
| {{dts|2010|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| {{dts|7 May 2015|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| {{dts|10 Jul 2017|format=dmy|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web |date=11 July 2017 |title=Navy Takes Delivery of 1,800-Ton Submarine |url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2017/07/11/2017071101005.html |access-date=12 July 2017 |publisher=Chosun Ilbo}}</ref>
|[[Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering| DSME]]<ref>{{cite web |date=24 May 2011 |title=Kbs News |url=http://news.kbs.co.kr/politics/2010/09/10/2158547.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229205043/http://news.kbs.co.kr/politics/2010/09/10/2158547.html |archive-date=29 February 2012 |access-date=27 December 2011 |publisher=News.kbs.co.kr}}</ref>
|-
| SS-079
|[[ROKS Hong Beom-do| ROKS ''Hong Beom-do'']]
| {{dts|2011|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| {{dts|5 Apr 2016|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| {{dts|23 Jan 2018|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| [[Hyundai Heavy Industries|HHI]]
|-
| SS-081
|[[ROKS Lee Beom-seok| ROKS ''Lee Beom-seok'']]
| {{dts|2012|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| {{dts|8 Nov 2016|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| {{dts|13 May 2019|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| [[Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering|DSME]]
|-
| SS-082
|[[ROKS Shin Dol-seok| ROKS ''Shin Dol-seok'']]
| {{dts|2013|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| {{dts|7 Sep 2017|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| {{dts|31 Jan 2020|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| [[Hyundai Heavy Industries|HHI]]
|-
! colspan="7" |{{navy|Portugal|name=}} (2 in service)
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''''Tridente'' class'''
''U209PN''
| S-160
|[[NRP Tridente| NRP ''Tridente'']]
| {{dts|2005|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| {{dts|2010|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| {{dts|May 2010|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft|HDW]]
|-
| S-161
|[[NRP Arpão| NRP ''Arpão'']]
| {{dts|2005|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| {{dts|2010|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| {{dts|28 Apr 2011|format=dmy|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web |date=28 April 2011 |title=Defesa: Submarino "Arpão" chega sábado à Base Naval de Lisboa |url=https://noticias.sapo.pt/info/artigo/1148045.html#page=3 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430115706/http://noticias.sapo.pt/info/artigo/1148045.html#page=3 |archive-date=30 April 2011 |access-date=28 April 2011 |publisher=Sapo notícias}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="7" |{{navy|Turkey|name=}} (1 in service, 5 to be delivered)
|-
| rowspan="6" |'''[[Reis-class submarine|''Reis'' class]]'''
| S-330
|[[TCG Piri Reis| TCG ''Piri Reis'']]
| {{dts|28 September 2015|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| {{dts|22 Dec 2019|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| {{dts|25 Aug 2024|format=dmy|abbr=on}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-27 |title=Turkish Navy commissions first Reis-class submarine |url=https://www.janes.com/osint-insights/defence-news/defence/turkish-navy-commissions-first-reis-class-submarine |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Default |language=en}}</ref>
| rowspan="6" |[[Gölcük Naval Shipyard| Gölcük Naval Shipyard]]
|-
| S-331
|[[TCG Hızır Reis| TCG ''Hızır Reis '']]
| {{dts|2016|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| {{dts|23 May 2022|format=dmy|abbr=on}}<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Ozberk |first=Tayfun |date=2022-05-24 |title=Turkey launches second Reis-class Type 214 AIP submarine |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/05/turkey-launches-second-reis-class-type-214-aip-submarine/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Naval News |language=en-US}}</ref>
| style="background: #CEF2E0" | {{dts|2025|format=dmy|abbr=on}}<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=@DefSecAsia2020 |date=2024-08-27 |title=Reis-Class Submarine "TCG Piri Reis" Strengthens Turkey's Status as a Mediterranean Maritime Power |url=https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/reis-class-submarine-tcg-piri-reis-strengthens-turkeys-status-as-a-mediterranean-maritime-power/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Defence Security Asia |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
| S-332
|[[TCG Murat Reis| TCG ''Murat Reis'']]
| {{dts|25 Feb 2018|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| {{dts|8 June 2024|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
| style="background: #CEF2E0" | {{dts|2026|format=dmy|abbr=on}}<ref name=":4" />
|-
| S-333
|[[TCG Aydın Reis| TCG ''Aydın Reis'']]
| {{dts|4 Nov 2018|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
|
| style="background: #CEF2E0" | {{dts|2027|format=dmy|abbr=on}}<ref name=":3" />
|-
| S-334
|[[TCG Seydi Ali Reis| TCG ''Seydi Ali Reis'']]
| {{dts|22 Dec 2019|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
|
| style="background: #CEF2E0" | {{dts|2028|format=dmy|abbr=on}}<ref name=":3" />
|-
| S-335
|[[TCG Selman Reis| TCG ''Selman Reis'']]
| {{dts|23 May 2022|format=dmy|abbr=on}}
|
| style="background: #CEF2E0" | {{dts|2029|format=dmy|abbr=on}}<ref name=":3" />
|}
{{legend|#CEF2E0|Planned commissionning}}

==See also==
* [[List of submarine classes in service]]

;Submarines of similar comparison
* [[Type 212 submarine]] – A class of diesel–electric attack-submarines developed by [[ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems]] and exclusively built for the [[German Navy]], the [[Italian Navy]] and the [[Royal Norwegian Navy]].
* [[Invincible-class submarine|Type 218SG submarine]] – A class of extensively-customised diesel–electric attack-submarines developed by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and currently operated by the [[Republic of Singapore Navy]].
* {{sclass|Dolphin|submarine|1}} – A class of extensively-customised diesel–electric attack-submarines developed by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and currently operated by [[Israeli Navy|Israel]].
* {{sclass|Dakar|submarine|1}} – A unique class of diesel–electric attack-submarines developed by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and currently being built for Israel.
* {{sclass2|Scorpène|submarine|1}} – A class of export-oriented diesel–electric attack-submarines, jointly developed by [[Naval Group]] and [[Navantia]] and currently operated by the [[Chilean Navy]], the [[Royal Malaysian Navy]], the [[Indian Navy]] and the [[Brazilian Navy]].
* [[S-80 Plus-class submarine|S-80 Plus submarine]] – A class of conventionally-powered attack-submarines, currently being built by Navantia for the [[Spanish Navy]].
* [[Blekinge-class submarine]] is a class of submarine developed by [[Kockums]] for the [[Swedish Navy]]
* [[KSS-III submarine]] – A class of diesel–electric attack and [[ballistic missile submarine]]s, built by [[Hanwha Ocean]] and [[HD Hyundai Heavy Industries]] and operated by the [[Republic of Korea Navy]].
* {{sclass|Sōryū|submarine|1}} – A class of diesel–electric attack-submarines, built by [[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]] for the [[Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force]].
* {{sclass|Taigei|submarine|1}} – A class of diesel–electric attack submarines currently being built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries]] for the [[Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force]]
* [[Type 039A submarine]] – A class of diesel–electric attack-submarines operated by the [[People's Liberation Army Navy]] (China) and being built for the navies of the [[Royal Thai Navy]] and the [[Pakistan Navy]].
* {{sclass2|Lada|submarine|1}} – A class of diesel–electric attack-submarines being built for [[Russian Navy|Russia]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/type_212/ Naval Technology]
*{{cite journal |author=D.I. Manakanatas |title=Type 214 - Γνωριμία σε βάθος |journal=Military Balance and Geopolitics (Στρατιωτική & Γεωπολιτική Ισορροπία) |language=el |issn=1792-2682 |issue=12 |date=February 2011 |pages=34–49 }} : Extensive and detailed photographic coverage of Greek submarines ''Matrozos'' (S-122) and ''Pipinos'' (S-121) 
*{{in lang|el}} [http://www.hellenicnavy.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=459&Itemid=270&lang=el ''Specification of "Papanikolis" class"] (Hellenic Navy website)
*[http://www.hellenicnavy.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=435&Itemid=278&lang=el Submarine Papanikolis (S-120)] From the Hellenic Navy website {{in lang|el}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110221053633/http://www.aegispublishing.gr/images/magazine/pdf/isorropia_11_02.pdf].
*[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/type-214.htm Global Security]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061101100318/http://www.hellenic-shipyards.gr/pg/submarines3.htm Hellenic-shipyards]
*[https://stratejikajanda.com/yeni-tip-denizalti-projesi/ Yeni Tip Denizaltı Projesi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210619123901/https://stratejikajanda.com/yeni-tip-denizalti-projesi/ |date=19 June 2021 }}

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