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4 unusual facts about Type 209 submarine


Gölcük Naval Shipyard

In 1980, an Ay class submarine of 1,000 tons was constructed at the Gölcük Naval Shipyard marking an important turning point in the Turkish shipbuilding history.

KSS-1

Type 209 submarine (Chang Bogo class), submarine design chosen under the first phase (KSS-1) of the Korean Attack Submarine program.

Type 209 submarine

In the early 1970s, many navies began to need replacements for pre-WWII submarines, aging United States GUPPY conversions, and British units transferred postwar.

Between 2004 and 2006, the Indonesian Type 209/1300 submarine Cakra underwent a refurbishment by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in South Korea.



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