Dolphin-class submarine

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The Dolphin class (Hebrew: הצוללות מסדרת דולפין) is a diesel-electric submarine developed in Israel and constructed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) in Kiel, Germany, for the Israeli Navy's Shayetet 7 flotilla. The first three boats of the class were based on the export-only German 209-class submarines, but modified and enlarged. This Dolphin-I sub-class is slightly larger than the German Navy Type 212 in length and displacement. Israel later procured three newer air-independent propulsion (AIP) equipped Dolphin-II boats. The first two are similar to the Type 212 vessels in underwater endurance, but are 12 metres (39 ft) longer, nearly 500 tonnes heavier in submerged displacement and have a larger crew than either the Type 212 or the Type 214. The final Dolphin-II boat, INS Drakon, is longer still at 74 metres, and possess a distinctively long sail. The Dolphin-II class submarines are the largest to have been built in Germany since World War II and the most expensive single vehicles...

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