Type 033 Romeo class Submarine SSK Egyptian Naval Force Navy

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Type 033 Romeo class Attack Submarine - SSK

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Ships:

Unit / Name	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	STATUS
ENS 849			1984	IN SERVICE
ENS 852			1984	IN SERVICE
ENS 855			1984	IN SERVICE
ENS 858			1984	IN SERVICE

Specifications:

Builder: Jiangnan Shipyard, Shanghai, China

Displacement: 1470 tons (surfaced) / 1830 tons (submerged)
Length: 76.6 meters (251 feet 3 inches)
Beam: 6.7 m (22 ft)
Draft: 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
Speed: 15 knots (28 km/h) surfaced / 13 knots (24 km/h) submerged
Range, surfaced: 9000 NMI (14500 km) at 9 knots (17 km/h)
Range, submerged: 350 NMI (650 km) on batteries
Dive depth: 270 meters
Complement: 55

Propulsion:
(Diesel Electric)
2 x Type 37D diesel generators (2940 kW / 4000 shp)
2 x electric motors
2 shafts, 2 propellers

Armament:

8 x 21-inches / 533 mm (21 inches) torpedo tubes (6 bow, 2 stern)
for
14 x 21" heavy weight torpedoes
or
28 mines

Systems:
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The Project 633 class (known in the West by its NATO reporting name as the Romeo class) is a class of Soviet diesel-electric submarine, built between 1957 and 1961. A Chinese variant, Type 033, was built in China from 1962 to 1984.

Project 633:
Project 633 was a further development of the Soviet navy's post-war 611 (Zulu-) and 613 (Whiskey-class) designs, which themselves were derivatives of the German Kriegsmarine Type XXI submarine. The project was undertaken by Lazurit Central Design Bureau of Gorky.

Only 20 of the Soviet Union's originally intended 56 were completed between October 1957 and the end of December 1961 because of the introduction of the nuclear submarine into the Soviet Navy.

Chinese Type 033 Romeo class and its variants:
Under the 1950 Sino-Soviet Friendship and Mutual Assistance Treaty, the Soviets passed to China (and later to North Korea) the documentation necessary to produce Romeo submarines in 1963. The Chinese variant is known as the Type 033 Romeo. A total of 84 Type 033 submarines were built in China from 1962 to 1984, plus several exported to other countries.

The Chinese Type 033 incorporated some improvements over the original Romeo, Sonar on board was also continuously upgraded: the original Soviet sonar was first replaced by domestic Chinese Type 105 sonar, which consequently was replaced by H/SQ2-262A sonar built by No. 613 Factory. Today most of the Type 033 subs have been retired or preserved, with a few remaining in service for training purposes. A total of six Chinese Romeo-class submarine variants were developed.

Type 033:
Complete domestic production in China was achieved in 1967, and subsequently the project was renamed the Type 033. However, experience from deployment of completed boats in warmer climates proved that the original Soviet refrigeration and air conditioning system designed for subarctic and arctic area was woefully inadequate for subtropical and tropical regions, so redesigns were needed to improve refrigeration and air conditioning systems, and all boats to be stationed in tropical and subtropical regions went through such a refit. In September 1969 construction of new Type 033s, with improved air conditioning and refrigeration capability, began at Huangpu Shipyard in Guangzhou, eventually, 13 units were completed.

Egypt operates four improved Type 033 Romeo class submarines that are upgraded variants of the Chinese design.

source: wikipedia

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