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The Dolphin class (Hebrew: הצוללות מסדרת דולפין) is a diesel-electric submarine developed in Israel [6] and constructed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) in Kiel, Germany, for the Israeli Navy 's Shayetet 7 flotilla. [7] The first boats of the class were based on the export-only German 209-class submarines, but modified ...
INS Drakon, or Dragon, is an Israeli Dolphin 2-class submarine.The submarine was built in Kiel, Germany, and was reported to be on sea trials in early 2022.Although unconfirmed by either the German or Israeli government, rumor has it that the Drakon will be longer than previous boats of its class and may have new weapon capabilities, including a vertical launch system (VLS). [4]
The class was named in honor of INS Dakar, an Israeli submarine which mysteriously sank in 1968. [9] In January 2022, Israel's Ministry of Defense ordered three submarines as a replacement to the first batch of the Israeli Navy's Dolphin-class submarines; the first of the new submarines are slated to enter service within nine years. [2] [10]
Currently under construction is a sixth Dolphin 2 submarine (INS Drakon). Israel has signed an MoU with Germany for the construction of three Dakar-class submarines with expected delivery in the late 2020s, which will replace its three Dolphin 1 submarines delivered in the late 1990s.
INS Rahav (2013) INS. Rahav. (2013) INS Rahav is an Israeli Dolphin 2-class submarine of Shayetet 7 flotilla. The name is Hebrew for " Rahab." The submarine was built in Kiel, Germany, and delivered to the Israeli port city Haifa 12 January 2016, where entered service the next day. The submarine is named after a biblical passage.
INS Tanin is an Israeli Dolphin 2-class submarine of Shayetet 7 flotilla. 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.
Dolphin class Israel: 3 modules currently in operational service with the Dolphin-II submarines. [26] [27] Three more planned to enter service on the Dakar-class submarines, starting from 2031. [28] Type 209-1400mod South Korea Greece Egypt. 1 confirmed retrofit with AIP, [29] up to 9 additional Chang Bogo class possibly retrofit. [30] [31] [32 ...
HMS. Truncheon. (P353) HMS Truncheon (pennant number P353) was a group three T Class submarine of the Royal Navy which entered service in the last few months of World War II. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to be named Truncheon. She was sold to Israel in 1968 [1] and commissioned into the Israeli Sea Corps as INS Dolphin.