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Collins-class submarinelarger figure on 2 of 2
Shallow Water Combat Submersiblelarger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source77.42 m (254.0 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Collins-class submarine | Shallow Water Combat Submersible |
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| Builders | Australian Submarine Corporation Kockums Civmec[source] | Teledyne Brown Engineering[source] |
| Operators | Royal Australian Navy[source] | United States Navy Royal Navy (planned)[source] |
| Preceded by | Oberon class[source] | SEAL Delivery Vehicle[source] |
| Succeeded by | Attack class (cancelled) Virginia class and SSN-AUKUS (planned)[source] |
6.8 meters (22 ft)[source]
at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) periscope
Single sourceat 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
Single sourceat 4 kn (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Single source11,500 nautical miles (21,300 km; 13,200 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) periscope 480 nmi (890 km; 550 mi) at 4 kn (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged[source]
3 × Garden Island-Hedemora HV V18b/15Ub (VB210) 18-cylinder diesel motors, 3 × Jeumont-Schneider generators ( 440-volt DC
Single source3 × Garden Island-Hedemora HV V18b/15Ub (VB210) 18-cylinder diesel motors, 3 × Jeumont-Schneider generators (1,400 kW, 440-volt DC)[source]
Main: 1 × Jeumont-Schneider DC motor (7,200 hp or 5,400 kW), driving 1 × seven-bladed, 4.22 m (13.8 ft) diameter skewback propeller Emergency: 1 × MacTaggart Scott DM 43006 retractable hydraulic motor[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Cost | A$ 5.1 billion (1999) for 6 units A$ 850 million (1999) per unit[source] | $383 million (program cost)[source] |
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| Built | 14 February 1990–18 March 2003[source] | — |
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| In commission | 27 July 1996–present[source] | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active | — |
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| Type | Diesel-electric submarine[source] | Submersible , diver propulsion vehicle[source] |
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| Test depth | Over 180 m (590 ft) – actual depth classified[source] | >190 feet (58 m)[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Sonar: Thomson Sintra Scylla bow and distributed sonar arrays Thales SHORT-TAS towed sonar array Thales intercept array Radar: Kelvin Hughes Type 1007 surface search radar Periscopes: Thales CK043 search periscope Thales CH093 attack periscope Combat system: Modified Raytheon CCS Mk2 (AN/BYG-1)[source] | Inertial navigation system , high-frequency sonar for obstacle/mine avoidance and navigation, GPS[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Condor CS-5600 ESM 2 × SSE decoys[source] | — |
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| Armament | 6 × 21-inch (530 mm) bow torpedo tubes Payload: 22 torpedoes, mix of: Mark 48 Mod 7 CBASS torpedoes UGM-84 C Sub-Harpoon anti-ship missiles Or: RWM Italia smart sea mines[source] | SEAL team personal weapons, limpet mines[source] |
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| National origin | Australia[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Australia[source] | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 5, cell 2; revision 1373375989; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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| On order | — | 7 USN, 3 RN[source] |
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| Building | — |
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| Propulsion | — | Lithium-ion batteries powering electric motors[source] |
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