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Collins-class submarinelarger figure on 4 of 4
Type 206 submarinelarger figure on 0 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source77.42 m (254.0 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Collins-class submarine | Type 206 submarine |
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| Builders | Australian Submarine Corporation Kockums Civmec[source] | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Nordseewerke[source] |
| Operators | Royal Australian Navy[source] | German Navy Colombian National Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Oberon class[source] | Type 205 submarine[source] |
| Succeeded by | Attack class (cancelled) Virginia class and SSN-AUKUS (planned)[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
48.49 metres (159 ft 1 in)[source]
Submerged
Single sourceSurfaced
Single source3,100 tonnes (3,100 long tons) (surfaced) 3,407 tonnes (3,353 long tons) (submerged)[source]
Submerged
Single sourceSurfaced
Single sourceMaximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; surfaced and periscope depth
Single source10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced and periscope depth 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) submerged[source]
Maximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single sourceat 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]
at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), submerged
Single sourceat 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph), surfaced
Single source3 × 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]
diesel
Single sourceelectric
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Type 212 submarine , Type 209 submarine[source] |
| Cost | A$ 5.1 billion (1999) for 6 units A$ 850 million (1999) per unit[source] | — |
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| Built | 14 February 1990–18 March 2003[source] | 1969–1975[source] |
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| In commission | 27 July 1996–present[source] | 1973–2011 (Germany) 2012–present (Colombia)[source] |
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| Completed | 18[source] |
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| Active |
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| Type | Diesel-electric submarine[source] | Type 206A submarine[source] |
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| Endurance | 70 days[source] | — |
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| Test depth | Over 180 m (590 ft) – actual depth classified[source] | more than 200 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] | 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 | Condor CS-5600 ESM 2 × SSE decoys[source] | Thomson-CSF DR-2000U ESM system Thorn-EMI SARIE[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] | 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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| National origin | Australia[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Australia[source] | Germany[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Gal -class submarine[source] |
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| Retired | — | 16[source] |
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| Preserved | — |
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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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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]
4,500 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]
440 kilowatts (590 hp) (diesel) 1,100 kilowatts (1,500 hp) (electric)[source]