Archer-class submarine vs Hai Lung-class submarine

Archer-class submarine — licensed reference photograph

ASubmarines

Archer-class submarine

Credit

David's World 2011 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

Hai Lung-class submarine — licensed reference photograph

BSubmarines

Hai Lung-class submarine

Diesel-electric attack submarine

Credit

ROC NAVY · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Archer-class submarineLength

60.5 m

Length source ↗

Hai Lung-class submarineLength

66.9 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Archer-class submarinelarger figure on 0 of 4

None

Hai Lung-class submarinelarger figure on 4 of 4

Length+11%
Beam+38%
Displacement+77%
Speed+32%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

14 of 23 rows sourced on both sides

60.5m

66.9m

Length+11%

All recorded figures & sources

60.5 m

Length

Single source

60.5 m (198 ft 6 in)^[source]

66.9 m

Length

Single source

66.9 m (219 ft 6 in)^[source]

6.1m

8.4m

Beam+38%

All recorded figures & sources

6.1 m

Beam

Single source

6.1 m (20 ft 0 in)^[source]

8.4 m

Beam

Single source

8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)^[source]

5.6mDraft

6.7m

Draught

All recorded figures & sources

5.6 m

Draft

Single source

5.6 m (18 ft 4 in)^[source]

6.7 m

Draught

Single source

6.7 m (22 ft 0 in)^[source]

1,500tSubmerged

2,660tSubmerged

Displacement+77%

All recorded figures & sources

1,500 tonnes

Submerged

Single source

1,400 tonnes

Surfaced

Single source

Surfaced: 1,400 t (1,400 long tons; 1,500 short tons) Submerged: 1,500 t (1,500 long tons; 1,700 short tons)^[source]

2,660 tonnes

Submerged

Single source

2,376 tonnes

Surfaced

Single source

2376 t (surfaced) 2660 t (submerged)^[source]

678 officers

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

28 people

Complement

Single source

28^[source]

67 people

8 officers

Single source

67 (8 officers)^[source]

28km/hMaximum; Submerged

37km/hMaximum; Submerged

Speed+32%

All recorded figures & sources

28 km/h

Maximum; Submerged

Single source

15 km/h

Maximum; Surfaced

Single source

Surfaced: 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) Submerged: 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)^[source]

37 km/h

Maximum; Submerged

Single source

22 km/h

Maximum; Surfaced

Single source

20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (submerged) 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (surfaced)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Archer-class submarine and Hai Lung-class submarine configuration
Specification	Archer-class submarine	Hai Lung-class submarine
Power	—	3 × Bronswerk/Stork-Werkspoor RUB 215x12 diesels; 4050 hp^[source]
Builders	Kockums^[source]	Wilton-Fijenoord^[source]
Operators	Republic of Singapore Navy^[source]	Republic of China Navy^[source]
Preceded by	Challenger class^[source]	—
Succeeded by	Invincible class^[source]	Hai Kun class^[source]
Completed	2^[source]	2^[source]
Active	2^[source]	2^[source]
Propulsion	2 × Hedemora diesel-electric engines 2 × Kockums v4-275R Sterling AIP units^[source]	—
Sensors & processing systems	FAS^[source]	Type 1001 radar Sonar Elodone Octopus, Type 20026 towed array, DUUX-5 Elbit TIMNEX 4CH(V2) electronic support measures (ESM) system^[source]
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 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 28 torpedoes /missiles AEG SUT 264 torpedo (dual purpose - wire-guided, active/passive homing) Mark 48 torpedo UGM-84 Harpoon (2014)^[source]
Country of origin	Sweden^[source]	Taiwan^[source]
Name	—	Chien Lung or Hai Lung^[source]
Built	—	1982–1986^[source]
In commission	—	1987–present^[source]
Planned	—	2^[source]
Type	—	Diesel-electric attack submarine^[source]
Test depth	—	300 m (980 ft)^[source]

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Archer-class submarine

Hai Lung-class submarine

Power

—

3 × Bronswerk/Stork-Werkspoor RUB 215x12 diesels; 4050 hp^[source]

Builders

Kockums^[source]

Wilton-Fijenoord^[source]

Operators

Republic of Singapore Navy^[source]

Republic of China Navy^[source]

Preceded by

Challenger class^[source]

—

Succeeded by

Invincible class^[source]

Hai Kun class^[source]

Completed

2^[source]

Active

2^[source]

Propulsion

2 × Hedemora diesel-electric engines 2 × Kockums v4-275R Sterling AIP units^[source]

—

Sensors & processing systems

FAS^[source]

Type 1001 radar Sonar Elodone Octopus, Type 20026 towed array, DUUX-5 Elbit TIMNEX 4CH(V2) electronic support measures (ESM) system^[source]

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 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 28 torpedoes /missiles AEG SUT 264 torpedo (dual purpose - wire-guided, active/passive homing) Mark 48 torpedo UGM-84 Harpoon (2014)^[source]

Country of origin

Sweden^[source]

Taiwan^[source]

Name

—

Chien Lung or Hai Lung^[source]

Built

—

1982–1986^[source]

In commission

—

1987–present^[source]

Planned

—

2^[source]

Type

—

Diesel-electric attack submarine^[source]

Test depth

—

300 m (980 ft)^[source]