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Measured figures
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| Specification | Balao-class submarine | Type 206 submarine |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Balao class[source] | — |
| Builders | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Cramp Shipbuilding Company Mare Island Naval Shipyard Electric Boat Company Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company[source] | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Nordseewerke[source] |
| Operators | United States Navy Italian Navy Turkish Navy Hellenic Navy Peruvian Navy Argentine Navy Chilean Navy Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela Republic of China Navy Royal Canadian Navy Brazilian Navy Royal Netherlands Navy Spanish Navy[source] | German Navy Colombian National Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Gato class[source] |
311 ft 6 in–311 ft 10 in (94.9–95.0 m)[source]
Length
Single source48.49 metres (159 ft 1 in)[source]
1,526 tons ( ) surfaced, 2,391–2,424 tons (
Single source) submerged
Single source1,526 tons (1,550 t ) surfaced, 2,391–2,424 tons (2,429–2463 t) submerged[source]
Submerged
Single sourceSurfaced
Single sourceMaximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single source20.25 knots (38 km/h) surfaced, 8.75 knots (16 km/h) submerged[source]
Maximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single sourcesurfaced @ 10 knots (19 km/h)
Single source11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) surfaced @ 10 knots (19 km/h)[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]
4 × diesel engines driving electrical generators ( Fairbanks-Morse or General Motors ); 2 × 126- cell Sargo batteries ; 4 × high-speed electric motors with reduction gears or 2 × low-speed electric motors ( Elliott Company or General Electric ) two shafts; 5,400 shp (4,000 kW) surfaced, 2,740 shp (2,040 kW) submerged[source]
diesel
Single sourceelectric
Single source440 kilowatts (590 hp) (diesel) 1,100 kilowatts (1,500 hp) (electric)[source]
@ 2 knots (3.7 km/h) submerged, 75 days on patrol
Single source48 hours @ 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.
Type 205 submarine[source]
| Succeeded by | Tench class[source] | Type 212 submarine , Type 209 submarine[source] |
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| Built | 1942–1946[source] | 1969–1975[source] |
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| In commission | 1943–present[source] | 1973–2011 (Germany) 2012–present (Colombia)[source] |
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| Completed | 120[source] | 18[source] |
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| Canceled | 62[source] | — |
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| Active |
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| Lost | 14 (11 in United States service, 3 in foreign service)[source] | — |
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| Retired | 105[source] | 16[source] |
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| Preserved |
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| Type | Diesel-electric submarine[source] | Type 206A submarine[source] |
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| Test depth | 400 ft (120 m)[source] | more than 200 m[source] |
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| Armament | 10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes 6 forward, 4 aft 24 torpedoes 1 × 5-inch (127 mm) / 25 caliber deck gun Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon[source] | 8 × 533 mm torpedo tubes , 8 DM2A1 Seeaal (206) or DM2A3 Seehecht (206A) torpedoes ; 24 mines can be carried externally[source] |
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| Country of origin | United States[source] | Germany[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Gal -class submarine[source] |
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| 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] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | 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] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Thomson-CSF DR-2000U ESM system Thorn-EMI SARIE[source] |
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456 tonnes (449 long tons), surfaced; 500 tonnes (490 long tons), submerged[source]
10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph), surfaced; 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph), submerged[source]