ASubmarines
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ASubmarines
At a glance
Deep Sea Warrior (bathyscaphe)larger figure on 0 of 3
Type 206 submarinelarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Draft
Single source4.30 metres (14 ft 1 in)[source]
at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), submerged
Single sourceat 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph), surfaced
Single source4,500 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]
diesel
Single sourceelectric
Single source440 kilowatts (590 hp) (diesel) 1,100 kilowatts (1,500 hp) (electric)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Deep Sea Warrior (bathyscaphe) | Type 206 submarine |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Deep Sea Warrior[source] | — |
| Awarded | CSIC[source] | — |
| Completed | 2016[source] | 18[source] |
| Acquired | 2016[source] | — |
| Commissioned | 2016[source] | — |
| Maiden voyage | 2017[source] | — |
| In service | 2016–[source] | — |
| Status | Active[source] | — |
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | German Navy Colombian National Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Jiaolong[source] | Type 205 submarine[source] |
| Succeeded by | Struggler[source] | Type 212 submarine , Type 209 submarine[source] |
| Built | 2008–2016[source] | 1969–1975[source] |
| Propulsion | Fuel & lithium battery[source] | 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] |
| Sensors & processing systems | Various[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] |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | None[source] | Thomson-CSF DR-2000U ESM system Thorn-EMI SARIE[source] |
| Armament | None[source] | 8 × 533 mm torpedo tubes , 8 DM2A1 Seeaal (206) or DM2A3 Seehecht (206A) torpedoes ; 24 mines can be carried externally[source] |
| Armour | None[source] | — |
| Aircraft carried | None[source] | — |
| Aviation facilities | None[source] | — |
| Builders | — | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Nordseewerke[source] |
| Subclasses | — | Gal -class submarine[source] |
| In commission | — | 1973–2011 (Germany) 2012–present (Colombia)[source] |
| Active | — | |
| Retired | — | 16[source] |
| Preserved | — | |
| Type | — | Type 206A submarine[source] |
| Test depth | — | more than 200 m[source] |
| Country of origin | — | Germany[source] |