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At a glance
Chinese sailless submarinelarger figure on 0 of 2
S-80 Plus-class submarinelarger figure on 2 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source150 ft[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Chinese sailless submarine | S-80 Plus-class submarine |
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| Thrust | — | 1 shaft Etanol-AIP 3 bio-ethanol engines (3 × 1,200 kW) MTU-16V-396SE-85L 1 electric motor (3,500 kW), 1 AIP fuel cell unit (300 kW) Vulkan couplings RATO-S G-561W. 280 kN·m[source] |
| Launched | 2018[source] | — |
| In service | 2019[source] | — |
| Type | sailless submarine[source] | Submarine with air-independent propulsion (AIP)[source] |
| Launch site | Jiangnan Shipyard[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
81.05 m (265 ft 11 in)[source]
Submerged
Single source2,965 t (2,918 long tons) submerged[source]
plus 8 troops
Single source32 (plus 8 troops)[source]
Maximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single source12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) submerged[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Hull configuration | lacks the conning tower commonly found on submarines[source] tiny bump where the conning tower is usually located[source] | — |
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| Programme role | used as a test bed for Chinese submarine technologies[source]Source explicitly speculated role; not independently confirmed operational capability | — |
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| Builders | — | Navantia[source] |
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| Operators | — | Spanish Navy[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Galerna class[source] |
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| Cost | — | € 3.935 billion (2018) for 4 units € 983.75 million (2018) per unit[source] |
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| Built | — | 2005–2029 (planned)[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2023-present[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Endurance | — | 30-55 days in immersion[source] |
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| Test depth | — | 460 m (1,510 ft)[source] |
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| Armament | — | 6 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes with: Torpedoes: DM2A4 Mark 48 (option) Black Shark (option) Spearfish (option) Torped 2000 (option) Anti-ship missiles: UGM-84 Sub-Harpoon block II (option) Exocet (option) Joint Strike Missile (studies) Cruise missiles: Tomahawk (option) Cylindrical multi-influence mines MINEA smart bottom mines[source] |
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| Notes | — | AIP reactor autonomy: 28 days[source] |
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| National origin | — | Spain[source] |
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