ASubmarines
Archer-class submarine
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ASubmarines
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Archer-class submarinelarger figure on 0 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source60.5 m (198 ft 6 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Archer-class submarine | Los Angeles-class submarine |
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| Range | — | Refueling required after 30 years[source] |
| Power | — | 1 × S6G nuclear reactor (150–165 MW) 2 × steam turbines (30,000–33,500) shp 1 × shaft 1 × secondary propulsion motor 325 hp (242 kW)[source] |
| Builders | Kockums[source] | Newport News Shipbuilding General Dynamics Electric Boat[source] |
| Operators | Republic of Singapore Navy[source] | United States Navy[source] |
| Preceded by |
Los Angeles-class submarinelarger figure on 5 of 5
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
362 ft (110 m)[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; official; 33+ knots, reported
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced Submerged: Over
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Challenger class[source] |
Sturgeon class[source] |
| Succeeded by | Invincible class[source] | Seawolf class[source] |
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| Completed | 62[source] |
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| Active | 18[source] |
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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] | BQQ-5 suite which includes active and passive systems sonar , BQS-15 detecting and ranging sonar, WLR-8V(2) ESM receiver, WLR-9 acoustic receiver for detection of active search sonar and acoustic homing torpedoes, BRD-7 radio direction finder, BPS-15 radar[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] | 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes , 37 × Mk 48 torpedo , Tomahawk land attack missile , Harpoon anti-ship missile , Mk 67 mobile, or Mk 60 CAPTOR mines (FLTII and 688i FLTIII have a 12-tube VLS)[source] |
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| Country of origin | Sweden[source] | United States[source] |
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| Cost | — | $900 million, 1990 dollars; $1.9 billion, 2024 dollars[source] |
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| Built | — | 1972–1996[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1976–present[source] |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Retired | — | 38[source] |
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| Preserved | — | 2 (as moored training ships )[source] |
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| Type | — | Nuclear attack submarine[source] |
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| Endurance | — | 90 days[source] |
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| Test depth | — | 450 m (1,480 ft)[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | WLR-10 countermeasures set[source] |
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Surfaced: 6,082 t (5,986 long tons ) Submerged: 6,927 t (6,818 long tons)[source]
Surfaced: 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) Submerged: Over 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph), official; 33+ knots, reported[source]