Ula-class submarine

	Ula-class submarines
Class overview
Name	Ula class
Operators	Royal Norwegian Navy
Preceded by	Kobben class
Succeeded by	U212CD class
Built	1987–1992 (in Germany)
In commission	April 1989 – present
Completed	6
General characteristics
Type	Submarine
Displacement	Surface: 1,040 tons; Submerged: 1,150 tons;
Length	59 m (193 ft 7 in)
Beam	5.40 m (17 ft 9 in)
Draft	4.60 m (15 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric; 2 MTU 16V 396 diesel engines (970kW each); 1 propeller. 1 Siemens Permasyn "silent" electric motor 2,200 kW (3,000 hp).;
Speed	Surface: 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph); Submerged: 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph);
Range	5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Test depth	200 m (656 ft)+
Complement	21
Sensors and ; processing systems	Radar: Kelvin Hughes 1007 Surface Search; Sonar: Atlas Elektronik CSU83; Thomson Sintra flank array;
Armament	8 bow 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 14 Atlas Elektronik DM2A3 torpedoes;
Notes	Unit cost: 700,000,000 NOK;

The Ula class is a Norwegian submarine type which was assembled in Germany in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The class, consisting of six vessels, is currently the only submarine type in service with the Royal Norwegian Navy.

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