ASubmarines
Archer-class submarine
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ASubmarines
At a glance
Archer-class submarinelarger figure on 0 of 4
Collins-class submarinelarger figure on 4 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source60.5 m (198 ft 6 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Archer-class submarine | Collins-class submarine |
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| Builders | Kockums[source] | Australian Submarine Corporation Kockums Civmec[source] |
| Operators | Republic of Singapore Navy[source] | Royal Australian Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Challenger class[source] | Oberon class[source] |
| Succeeded by | Invincible class[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
77.42 m (254.0 ft)[source]
Submerged
Single sourceSurfaced
Single sourceSurfaced: 1,400 t (1,400 long tons; 1,500 short tons) Submerged: 1,500 t (1,500 long tons; 1,700 short tons)[source]
Submerged
Single sourceSurfaced
Single sourceMaximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single sourceSurfaced: 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) Submerged: 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)[source]
Maximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; surfaced and periscope depth
Single sourceat 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) periscope
Single sourceat 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
Single sourceat 4 kn (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Single source11,500 nautical miles (21,300 km; 13,200 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) periscope 480 nmi (890 km; 550 mi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged[source]
3 × Garden Island-Hedemora HV V18b/15Ub (VB210) 18-cylinder diesel motors, 3 × Jeumont-Schneider generators ( 440-volt DC
Single source3 × Garden Island-Hedemora HV V18b/15Ub (VB210) 18-cylinder diesel motors, 3 × Jeumont-Schneider generators (1,400 kW, 440-volt DC)[source]
Main: 1 × Jeumont-Schneider DC motor (7,200 hp or 5,400 kW), driving 1 × seven-bladed, 4.22 m (13.8 ft) diameter skewback propeller Emergency: 1 × MacTaggart Scott DM 43006 retractable hydraulic motor[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Attack class (cancelled) Virginia class and SSN-AUKUS (planned)[source]
| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Propulsion | 2 × Hedemora diesel-electric engines 2 × Kockums v4-275R Sterling AIP units[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | FAS[source] | Sonar: Thomson Sintra Scylla bow and distributed sonar arrays Thales SHORT-TAS towed sonar array Thales intercept array Radar: Kelvin Hughes Type 1007 surface search radar Periscopes: Thales CK043 search periscope Thales CH093 attack periscope Combat system: Modified Raytheon CCS Mk2 (AN/BYG-1)[source] |
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| Armament | 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes for TP-617 heavy-weight torpedoes and Blackshark torpedoes 3 × 400 mm (16 in) torpedo tubes[source] | 6 × 21-inch (530 mm) bow torpedo tubes Payload: 22 torpedoes, mix of: Mark 48 Mod 7 CBASS torpedoes UGM-84 C Sub-Harpoon anti-ship missiles Or: RWM Italia smart sea mines[source] |
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| Country of origin | Sweden[source] | Australia[source] |
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| Cost | — | A$ 5.1 billion (1999) for 6 units A$ 850 million (1999) per unit[source] |
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| Built | — | 14 February 1990–18 March 2003[source] |
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| In commission | — | 27 July 1996–present[source] |
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| Type | — | Diesel-electric submarine[source] |
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| Endurance | — | 70 days[source] |
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| Test depth | — | Over 180 m (590 ft) – actual depth classified[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Condor CS-5600 ESM 2 × SSE decoys[source] |
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| National origin | — | Australia[source] |
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3,100 tonnes (3,100 long tons) (surfaced) 3,407 tonnes (3,353 long tons) (submerged)[source]
10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced and periscope depth 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) submerged[source]