ASubmarines
Archer-class submarine
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ASubmarines
At a glance
Measured figures
Length
Single source60.5 m (198 ft 6 in)[source]
Length · source measurement 1
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Archer-class submarine | Tench-class submarine |
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| Power | — | 4 × diesel engines driving electrical generators ( Fairbanks-Morse or General Motors ( Corsair only)) 2 × 126- cell Sargo batteries 2 × low-speed direct drive electric motors ( Elliott Company , General Electric , or Westinghouse ) two propellers 5,400 shp (4,000 kW) surfaced 2,740 shp (2,040 kW) submerged[source] |
| Builders | Kockums[source] | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Electric Boat Company Boston Navy Yard[source] |
| Operators | Republic of Singapore Navy[source] | United States Navy Republic of China Navy Turkish Navy Hellenic Navy Peruvian Navy Pakistan Navy Royal Canadian Navy Italian Navy Brazilian Navy Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela[source] |
| Preceded by | Challenger class[source] |
Length · source measurement 2
Single source311 ft 8 in – 311 ft 9 in (95.0 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]
1,570 tons ( ) surfaced 2,416–2,429 tons (
Single source) submerged
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
Single sourcesurfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h)
Single source11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h)[source]
at 2 knots (3.7 km/h) submerged 75 days on patrol
Single source48 hours at 2 knots (3.7 km/h) submerged 75 days on patrol[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Balao class[source] |
| Succeeded by | Invincible class[source] | Barracuda class[source] |
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| Completed | 29[source] |
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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] | — |
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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] | 10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (6 forward, 4 aft) 28 torpedoes 1 × 5-inch (127 mm) / 25 caliber deck gun Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon[source] |
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| Country of origin | Sweden[source] | United States[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Corsair class[source] |
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| Built | — | 1944–1951[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1944–present[source] |
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| Canceled | — | 51[source] |
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| Lost | — |
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| Retired | — | 27[source] |
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| Preserved | — |
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| Type | — | Diesel-electric submarine[source] |
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| Test depth | — | 400 ft (120 m)[source] |
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1,570 tons (1,595 t ) surfaced 2,416–2,429 tons (2,455–2468 t) submerged[source]
20.25 knots (38 km/h) surfaced 8.75 knots (16 km/h) submerged[source]