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Borei-class submarinelarger figure on 4 of 4
Gotland-class submarinelarger figure on 0 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source170 m (557 ft 9 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Borei-class submarine | Gotland-class submarine |
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| Range | Unlimited[source] | — |
| Power | 1 × ОК-650V nuclear reactor 1 × Steam turbine, 50,000 SHP 1 × Pump-jet[source] | — |
| Name | Borei class[source] | — |
| Builders | Sevmash , designed by Rubin[source] | Kockums[source] |
| Operators | Russian Navy[source] | Swedish Navy |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
60.4 m (198 ft 2 in)[source]
Submerged
Single sourceSurfaced
Single source14,720 t (14,488 long tons) surfaced 24,000 t (23,621 long tons) submerged[source]
Submerged
Single sourceSurfaced
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single sourceMaximum; Submerged
Single sourceSubmerged: 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) Surfaced: 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[source]
Maximum; Surfaced
Single sourceMaximum; on AIP
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Preceded by | Delta IV class , Typhoon class[source] | Västergötland class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | Arcturus class[source] | Blekinge class[source] |
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| Cost | US$713 million[source] | — |
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| Built | 1996–present[source] | 1992–1996[source] |
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| In commission | 2013–present[source] | 1996–present[source] |
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| Planned | 14[source] |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Type | nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine[source] | Submarine[source] |
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| Test depth | 400 metres (1,300 ft)[source] | — |
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| Armament | 16 × RSM-56 Bulava SLBMs with 6 MIRV warheads (project 955 and 955A) 8 x 533mm torpedo tubes or 6 × 533mm torpedo tubes (BOREI-A) 6 x 533mm external Special Purpose External Tubes (SPETS) REPS-324 Shlagbaum anti-torpedo defense system RPK-2 Vyuga anti-submarine/ship missiles[source] | 4 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes 2 × 400 mm (15.7 in) torpedo tubes 48 × Externally mounted naval mines[source] |
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| Country of origin | Russia[source] | Sweden[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | 2 × Diesel-electric MTU engines 2 × Kockums v4-275R Stirling AIP units[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | CSU 90-2 integrated sonar sensor suite[source] |
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Surfaced: 1,494 tonnes (1,470 long tons) Submerged: 1,599 tonnes (1,574 long tons)[source]
Maximum; Submerged on batteries
Single sourceSurfaced: 11 knots (20 km/h) Submerged: 20 knots (37 km/h) on batteries; 5 knots (9.3 km/h) on AIP[source]