ASubmarines
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ASubmarines
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Deep Sea Warrior (bathyscaphe)larger figure on 3 of 5
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Length
Single source9.3 m (30 ft 6 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Deep Sea Warrior (bathyscaphe) | Shallow Water Combat Submersible |
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| Name | Deep Sea Warrior[source] | — |
| Awarded | CSIC[source] | — |
| Completed | 2016[source] | |
| Acquired | 2016[source] | — |
| Commissioned | 2016[source] | — |
Shallow Water Combat Submersiblelarger figure on 2 of 5
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
6.8 meters (22 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Maiden voyage | 2017[source] | — |
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| In service | 2016–[source] | — |
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| Status | Active[source] | — |
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| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | United States Navy Royal Navy (planned)[source] |
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| Preceded by | Jiaolong[source] | SEAL Delivery Vehicle[source] |
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| Succeeded by | Struggler[source] | — |
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| Built | 2008–2016[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | Fuel & lithium battery[source] | Lithium-ion batteries powering electric motors[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Various[source] | Inertial navigation system , high-frequency sonar for obstacle/mine avoidance and navigation, GPS[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | None[source] | — |
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| Armament | None[source] | SEAL team personal weapons, limpet mines[source] |
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| Armour | None[source] | — |
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| Aircraft carried | None[source] | — |
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| Aviation facilities | None[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Teledyne Brown Engineering[source] |
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| Cost | — | $383 million (program cost)[source] |
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| On order | — | 7 USN, 3 RN[source] |
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| Building | — |
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| Type | — | Submersible , diver propulsion vehicle[source] |
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| Test depth | — | >190 feet (58 m)[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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