Type 209 submarine

Chilean Navy's Type 209/1400 Simpson (SS-21) pulling into port at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in 2004.
Colombian Navy's Type 209/1200 Pijao (S-28) in Naval Station Mayport, Florida for Exercise Smart Search 2005.
Class overview
Builders	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Nordseewerke[1] Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders
Operators	See § Operators
Preceded by	Type 206
Succeeded by	Type 214
Subclasses	Jang Bogo class Shishumar class Heroine class Dolphin I class
Built	1968–present
In commission	1971–present
Planned	77
On order	3
Completed	68
Cancelled	9 (1 Brazil, 2 India, 6 Iran)
Active	58 (2 possibly laid up)
Laid up	1 (+2 probable)
Lost	1
Retired	8
Preserved	1 (planned)
General characteristics
Type	See § Technical specifications
Length	209/1500: 64.4 m (211 ft 3 in) 209/1200: 55.9 m (183 ft 5 in)
Draft	209/1500: 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) 209/1200: 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft. 209/1500: 4,500 kW (6,100 shp) 209/1100–1400: 3,700 kW (5,000 shp)
Speed	11.5 kn (21.3 kilometres per hour; 13.2 miles per hour) surfaced 22.5 kn (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph) submerged
Range	11,000 nmi (20,000 km; 13,000 mi) at 19 km/h (10 kn) surfaced 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 19 km/h (10 kn) snorkeling 400 nmi (740 km; 460 mi) at 7 km/h (4 kn) submerged
Endurance	50 days[2]
Test depth	500 m (1,600 ft)
Complement	36
Armament	8 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 14 torpedoes; optional UGM-84 Harpoon integration

The Type 209 (German: U-Boot-Klasse 209) is a range of diesel-electric attack submarines developed exclusively for export by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft of Germany. Five class variants (Types 209/1100, 209/1200, 209/1300, 209/1400 and 209/1500), including modifications thereof, have been successfully exported to 15 countries, with 68 submarines being built and commissioned to five different variants between 1971 and 2021. More boats have been built to modified designs.

The original variant, the Type 209/1100, was designed in the late 1960s with Greece becoming its first adopter. Turkey is the largest adopter, having purchased 14 submarines consisting of eight Type 209/1400 and six Type 209/1200 submarines. A non-specific variant was adopted by Israel as its first Dolphin class. The Type 209 family is the most widely proliferated submarine in Latin America, having been adopted by seven countries.