ASubmarines
Agosta-class submarine
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ASubmarines
At a glance
Agosta-class submarinelarger figure on 3 of 3
Type 206 submarinelarger figure on 0 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Draft
Single source4.30 metres (14 ft 1 in)[source]
Surfaced
Single sourcesubmerged (France, Spain)
Single sourcesubmerged (Pakistan)
Single source1,500 long tons (1,524 t) surfaced 1,760 long tons (1,788 t) submerged (France, Spain) 2,050 long tons (2,083 t) submerged (Pakistan)[source]
Surfaced
Single sourceSubmerged
Single source456 tonnes (449 long tons), surfaced; 500 tonnes (490 long tons), submerged[source]
Maximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single sourceMaximum; submerged ( snorkeling )
Single source12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph) submerged 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) submerged ( snorkeling )[source]
Maximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single source10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph), surfaced; 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph), submerged[source]
Range
Single source8,500 miles (13,679 km)[source]
at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), submerged
Single sourceat 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph), surfaced
Single source4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph), surfaced 228 nautical miles (422 km; 262 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), submerged[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Agosta-class submarine | Type 206 submarine |
|---|---|---|
| Operators | French Navy (former) Royal Malaysian Navy (former) Spanish Navy Pakistan Navy[source] | German Navy Colombian National Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Daphné class[source] | Type 205 submarine[source] |
| Succeeded by | Scorpène class Rubis class[source] | Type 212 submarine , Type 209 submarine[source] |
| Subclasses | Agosta 90B[source] | Gal -class submarine[source] |
| Built | 1977–2006[source] | 1969–1975[source] |
| In commission | 1977 – Active in service in Spain and Pakistan[source] | 1973–2011 (Germany) 2012–present (Colombia)[source] |
| Planned | 13[source] | — |
| Completed | 13[source] | 18[source] |
| Active | ||
| Retired | 16[source] | |
| Scrapped | — | |
| Preserved | ||
| Test depth | 300 m (980 ft) (France, Spain) 350 m (1,150 ft) (Pakistan)[source] | more than 200 m[source] |
| Sensors & processing systems | Thomson CSF DRUA 33 Radar Thomson Sintra DSUV 22 DUUA 2D Sonar DUUA 1D Sonar DUUX 2 Sonar DSUV 62A towed array[source] | STN Atlas DBQS-21 (CSU83) submarine sonar Thomson-CSF DUUX 2 passive rangefinder sonar Safare VELOX sonar intercept EDO-900 active mine avoidance sonar Thomson-CSF Calypso II surveillance and navigation radar[source] |
| Armament | SM 39 Exocet 4 × 550 mm (22 in) bow torpedo tubes (12 reloads on Khalid-class, 16 reloads on Hashmat class ) ECAN L5 Mod 3 & ECAN F17 Mod 2 torpedoes[source] | 8 × 533 mm torpedo tubes , 8 DM2A1 Seeaal (206) or DM2A3 Seehecht (206A) torpedoes ; 24 mines can be carried externally[source] |
| Country of origin | France[source] France[source] | Germany[source] |
| Manufacturer | Naval Group[source] | — |
| Builders | — | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Nordseewerke[source] |
| Type | — | Type 206A submarine[source] |
| Propulsion | — | 2 MTU 12V 493, 4-stroke diesel engines , each coupled with an Asea Brown Boveri - generator 1 Siemens -Schuckert-Werke electric motor driving single five (Type 206) or seven (Type 206A) blade propeller[source] |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Thomson-CSF DR-2000U ESM system Thorn-EMI SARIE[source] |