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ORCA class SSM
Country of Origin: Germany
ship list
0 ORCA class MIDGET SUBMARINE (SSM)
description
Dry diver delivery submersible for special operations with a single operator. The boat was built in the late 1980s, but her existence was not disclosed until October 1996. Could be deployed from shore, surface ships or a submarine. Equipped with forward-looking sonar, TV cameras, download-looking D oppler sonar, underwater telephone and echo-sounders.
status
Stricken
builders
Unknown
characteristics
Displacement
28 tons submerged
Dimensions:
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