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Blekinge-class submarinelarger figure on 3 of 3
Type 206 submarinelarger figure on 0 of 3
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Measured figures
Length
Single source66.1 m (216 ft 10 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Blekinge-class submarine | Type 206 submarine |
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| Name | Blekinge class[source] | — |
| Builders | Saab Kockums (Karlskrona shipyard)[source] | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Nordseewerke[source] |
| Operators | Future operators: Swedish Navy Polish Navy[source] | German Navy Colombian National Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Gotland class[source] | Type 205 submarine[source] |
48.49 metres (159 ft 1 in)[source]
Submerged
Single sourceSurfaced
Single source1,925 tonnes (surfaced) 2,100 tonnes (submerged)[source]
Submerged
Single sourceSurfaced
Single sourceMaximum; on AIP
Single sourceMaximum; on diesel-electric propulsion
Single source6 kn (11 km/h) on AIP 20 km/h (12 mph) on diesel-electric propulsion[source]
Maximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single sourceat 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]
diesel
Single sourceelectric
Single source440 kilowatts (590 hp) (diesel) 1,100 kilowatts (1,500 hp) (electric)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Succeeded by | Projekt A30[source] | Type 212 submarine , Type 209 submarine[source] |
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| Cost | SEK 25 billion (2025) for 2 units SEK 12.5 billion (2025) per unit US$ 1.31 billion (2025) per unit[source] | — |
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| In service | Planned to enter service in 2031 / 2033[source] | — |
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| Planned | Sweden : 2 Poland : 3[source] | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | 18[source] |
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| Type | Hunter-killer submarine ( ISR , seabed operations)[source] | Type 206A submarine[source] |
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| Decks | — |
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| Propulsion | 1 shaft with 1 propeller, driven by: Stirling engines (AIP) : 4 × Kockums MkV V4-275R Diesel engines (diesel-electric) 2 × engines[source] | 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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| Endurance | 45 days (18 days underwater with AIP)[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Sonars : Atlas Elektronik (Sweden) Elac Sonar (Poland) Bow sonar Conform flank array sonar HF intercept sonar arrays Kongsberg SA9510S Mine Avoidance and Navigation Sonar EM2040 multibeam echo sounder, side-scan sonar, sub-bottom profiler and hydrographic echo sounders Masts : Periscope (Poland) Sagem Safran Series 30 optronic surveillance mast (Sweden and Poland) Drones (deported sensors): Saab LUUV (Larger uncrewed underwater vehicle)[source] | 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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| Armament | Torpedoes : 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes , with Torped 62 steg 2 , or Torped 63 2 × 400 mm (16 in) torpedo tubes , with: Torped 47 (Saab SLWT) Naval mines (in development) Missiles JSM-SL (in development)[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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| Notes | Multi-mission Portal used to launch special forces and larger underwater drones[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Sweden[source] | Germany[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Gal -class submarine[source] |
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| Built | — | 1969–1975[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1973–2011 (Germany) 2012–present (Colombia)[source] |
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| Active | — |
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| Retired | — | 16[source] |
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| Preserved | — |
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| Test depth | — | more than 200 m[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]