ASubmarines
Dolphin-class submarine
Dolphin -I: diesel-electric attack submarine Dolphin -II: AIP / diesel-electric Attack Submarine
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ASubmarines
Dolphin -I: diesel-electric attack submarine Dolphin -II: AIP / diesel-electric Attack Submarine
At a glance
Dolphin-class submarinelarger figure on 0 of 2
S-80 Plus-class submarinelarger figure on 2 of 2
Measured figures
for Dolphin -I
Single sourcefor Dolphin -II
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Dolphin-class submarine | S-80 Plus-class submarine |
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| Power | Diesel-electric, 3 diesels, 1 shaft, 4,243 shp (3,164 kW); Dolphin -II class: air-independent HDW Fuel Cell System[source] | — |
| Thrust | — | 1 shaft Etanol-AIP 3 bio-ethanol engines (3 × 1,200 kW) MTU-16V-396SE-85L 1 electric motor (3,500 kW), 1 AIP fuel cell unit (300 kW) Vulkan couplings RATO-S G-561W. 280 kN·m[source] |
| Builders | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW)[source] | Navantia[source] |
| Operators | Israeli Navy[source] | Spanish Navy[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
for INS Drakon
Single source57.3 m (188 ft) for Dolphin -I 68.6 m (225 ft) for Dolphin -II 74 m (243 ft) for INS Drakon[source]
Length
Single source81.05 m (265 ft 11 in)[source]
Maximum; Dolphin -I class Dolphin -II class: excess of
Single sourceMaximum; Speed
Single sourceDolphin -I class: 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) Dolphin -II class: excess of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)[source]
Maximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Preceded by | Gal class[source] | Galerna class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | Dakar class[source] | — |
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| Completed | Dolphin Leviathan (trans. "Whale" or Leviathan ) Tekumah (trans. "Revival") Tanin (trans. "Crocodile" or Tannin ) Rahav (trans. "Splendour" or Rahab )[source] |
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| Active | Dolphin -I: 3 Dolphin -II: 3[source] |
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| Type | Dolphin -I: diesel-electric attack submarine Dolphin -II: AIP / diesel-electric Attack Submarine[source] | Submarine with air-independent propulsion (AIP)[source] |
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| Test depth | At least 350 m (1,150 ft)[source] | 460 m (1,510 ft)[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | STN Atlas ISUS 90-55 combat system[source] | — |
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| Armament | 6 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes 4 × 650 mm (26 in) diameter torpedo tubes[source] | 6 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes with: Torpedoes: DM2A4 Mark 48 (option) Black Shark (option) Spearfish (option) Torped 2000 (option) Anti-ship missiles: UGM-84 Sub-Harpoon block II (option) Exocet (option) Joint Strike Missile (studies) Cruise missiles: Tomahawk (option) Cylindrical multi-influence mines MINEA smart bottom mines[source] |
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| Notes | The first three, non- AIP submarines of the class ( Dolphin -I) are set to be replaced by the new Dakar -class submarines , beginning from the early 2030s.[source] | AIP reactor autonomy: 28 days[source] |
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| Country of origin | Germany[source] | — |
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| Cost | — | € 3.935 billion (2018) for 4 units € 983.75 million (2018) per unit[source] |
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| Built | — | 2005–2029 (planned)[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2023-present[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Endurance | — | 30-55 days in immersion[source] |
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| National origin | — | Spain[source] |
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12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) submerged[source]