Dolphin-class submarine vs Type 039A/B/C submarine

Dolphin-class submarine — licensed reference photograph

ASubmarines

Dolphin-class submarine

Dolphin -I: diesel-electric attack submarine Dolphin -II: AIP / diesel-electric Attack Submarine

Credit

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Type 039A/B/C submarine — licensed reference photograph

BSubmarines

Type 039A/B/C submarine

Attack submarine

Credit

Darkranch23 at English Wikipedia · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Dolphin-class submarinefor INS Drakon

74 m

Length source ↗

Type 039A/B/C submarineLength

77.6 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Dolphin-class submarinelarger figure on 1 of 2

Speed+24%

Type 039A/B/C submarinelarger figure on 1 of 2

Beam+24%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

16 of 24 rows sourced on both sides

74mfor INS Drakon

77.6m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

57.3 m

for Dolphin -I

Single source

68.6 m

for Dolphin -II

Single source

74 m

for INS Drakon

Single source

57.3 m (188 ft) for Dolphin -I 68.6 m (225 ft) for Dolphin -II 74 m (243 ft) for INS Drakon^[source]

77.6 m

Length

Single source

77.6 m (254 ft 7 in)^[source]

6.8m

8.4m

Beam+24%

All recorded figures & sources

6.8 m

Beam

Single source

6.8 m (22 ft)^[source]

8.4 m

Beam

Single source

8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)^[source]

6.2m

6.7mDraft

Draught

All recorded figures & sources

6.2 m

Draught

Single source

6.2 m (20 ft)^[source]

6.7 m

Draft

Single source

6.7 m (22 ft 0 in)^[source]

Dolphin -I Class: 1,640 tons surfaced, 1,900 tons submerged Dolphin -II Class: 2,050 tons surfaced, 2,400 tons submerged

3,600tSubmerged

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

Dolphin -I Class: 1,640 tons surfaced, 1,900 tons submerged Dolphin -II Class: 2,050 tons surfaced, 2,400 tons submerged^[source]

3,600 tonnes

Submerged

Single source

3,600 t (3,500 long tons) (submerged)^[source]

35+ 10 additional

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

35 people

+ 10 additional

Single source

35 + 10 additional^[source]

36 people

Complement

Single source

36^[source]

46km/hMaximum; Speed

37km/hMaximum; Speed

Speed+24%

All recorded figures & sources

46 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

37 km/h

Maximum; Dolphin -I class Dolphin -II class: excess of

Single source

Dolphin -I class: 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) Dolphin -II class: excess of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)^[source]

37 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Dolphin-class submarine and Type 039A/B/C submarine configuration
Specification	Dolphin-class submarine	Type 039A/B/C submarine
Power	Diesel-electric, 3 diesels, 1 shaft, 4,243 shp (3,164 kW); Dolphin -II class: air-independent HDW Fuel Cell System^[source]	—
Builders	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW)^[source]	Wuchang Shipbuilding , Wuhan^[source]
Operators	Israeli Navy^[source]	Current operators: People's Liberation Army Navy Pakistan Navy Future operators Royal Thai Navy^[source]
Preceded by	Gal class^[source]	Type 039^[source]
Succeeded by	Dakar class^[source]	Type 041^[source]
Completed	Dolphin Leviathan (trans. "Whale" or Leviathan ) Tekumah (trans. "Revival") Tanin (trans. "Crocodile" or Tannin ) Rahav (trans. "Splendour" or Rahab )^[source]	≥22^[source]
Active	Dolphin -I: 3 Dolphin -II: 3^[source]	At least 22 submarines: ≥1 Type 039C Per United States Department of Defense : 21 Type 039A and Type 039B combined Per International Institute for Strategic Studies : 4 Type 039A and 16 Type 039B^[source]
Type	Dolphin -I: diesel-electric attack submarine Dolphin -II: AIP / diesel-electric Attack Submarine^[source]	Attack submarine^[source]
Test depth	At least 350 m (1,150 ft)^[source]	250 m (820 ft)^[source]
Sensors & processing systems	STN Atlas ISUS 90-55 combat system^[source]	—
Armament	6 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes 4 × 650 mm (26 in) diameter torpedo tubes^[source]	6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes for: Yu-10 torpedoes Yu-6 torpedoes Anti-ship cruise missiles including YJ-82 , YJ-18 (Type 039A and Type 039B) and YJ-19 (Type 039B and Type 039C)^[source]
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]	—
Country of origin	Germany^[source]	People's Republic of China^[source]
Name	—	Type 039A Type 039B Type 039C^[source]
Subclasses	—	Hangor class (Pakistan) Matchanu class (Thailand) (under construction)^[source]
In commission	—	2006–present^[source]
Planned	—	≥25^[source]
Propulsion	—	Diesel-electric, 1 shaft, AIP^[source]

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Dolphin-class submarine

Type 039A/B/C submarine

Power

Diesel-electric, 3 diesels, 1 shaft, 4,243 shp (3,164 kW); Dolphin -II class: air-independent HDW Fuel Cell System^[source]

—

Builders

Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW)^[source]

Wuchang Shipbuilding , Wuhan^[source]

Operators

Israeli Navy^[source]

Current operators: People's Liberation Army Navy Pakistan Navy Future operators Royal Thai Navy^[source]

Preceded by

Gal class^[source]

Type 039^[source]

Succeeded by

Dakar class^[source]

Type 041^[source]

Completed

Dolphin Leviathan (trans. "Whale" or Leviathan ) Tekumah (trans. "Revival") Tanin (trans. "Crocodile" or Tannin ) Rahav (trans. "Splendour" or Rahab )^[source]

≥22^[source]

Active

Dolphin -I: 3 Dolphin -II: 3^[source]

At least 22 submarines: ≥1 Type 039C Per United States Department of Defense : 21 Type 039A and Type 039B combined Per International Institute for Strategic Studies : 4 Type 039A and 16 Type 039B^[source]

Type

Dolphin -I: diesel-electric attack submarine Dolphin -II: AIP / diesel-electric Attack Submarine^[source]

Attack submarine^[source]

Test depth

At least 350 m (1,150 ft)^[source]

250 m (820 ft)^[source]

Sensors & processing systems

STN Atlas ISUS 90-55 combat system^[source]

—

Armament

6 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes 4 × 650 mm (26 in) diameter torpedo tubes^[source]

6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes for: Yu-10 torpedoes Yu-6 torpedoes Anti-ship cruise missiles including YJ-82 , YJ-18 (Type 039A and Type 039B) and YJ-19 (Type 039B and Type 039C)^[source]

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]

—

Country of origin

Germany^[source]

People's Republic of China^[source]

Name

—

Type 039A Type 039B Type 039C^[source]

Subclasses

—

Hangor class (Pakistan) Matchanu class (Thailand) (under construction)^[source]

In commission

—

2006–present^[source]

Planned

—

≥25^[source]

Propulsion

—

Diesel-electric, 1 shaft, AIP^[source]