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Measured figures
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Single source74 m (243 ft) estimated[source]
Length
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| Specification | Dakar-class submarine | Shallow Water Combat Submersible |
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| Builders | ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS)[source] | Teledyne Brown Engineering[source] |
| Operators | Israeli Navy[source] | United States Navy Royal Navy (planned)[source] |
| Preceded by | Dolphin class[source] | SEAL Delivery Vehicle[source] |
| Cost | EUR €3 billion (Total deal)[source] |
6.8 meters (22 ft)[source]
Displacement
Single source4.5 tonnes (5.0 short tons)[source]
2 crew, 4 passengers
Single source6 (2 crew, 4 passengers)[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source6 kn (11 km/h)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
$383 million (program cost)[source] |
| In service | Expected to enter active service from 2031.[source] | — |
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| Planned | — |
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| Type | Attack submarine[source] | Submersible , diver propulsion vehicle[source] |
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| Propulsion | Diesel-electric propulsion Air-independent propulsion (AIP)[source] | Lithium-ion batteries powering electric motors[source] |
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| Armament | Submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM), Anti-ship missiles (AShM)[source] | SEAL team personal weapons, limpet mines[source] |
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| Notes | Planned to replace the first batch of three Dolphin -class submarines .[source] | — |
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| On order | — | 7 USN, 3 RN[source] |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Test depth | — | >190 feet (58 m)[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Inertial navigation system , high-frequency sonar for obstacle/mine avoidance and navigation, GPS[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 5, cell 2; revision 1373375989; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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