INS Tanin (2012)

For other ships with the same name, see INS Tanin.

History
Israel
Name	INS Tanin
Ordered	2005
Cost	€650m
Launched	February 2012
Commissioned	September 23, 2014
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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	6 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes 4 × 650 mm (26 in) diameter torpedo tubes DM-2A4 Seehake wire-guided torpedoes UGM-84C Harpoon anti-ship missiles Triton anti-helicopter missiles

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.

References

1. 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.
2. Cavas 2014.

External links

• Israeli submarine Dolphin
• FAS: Israel: Submarines
• Dolphin class submarines cutaway diagram, Der Spiegel, 5 June 2012