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 1
Measured figures
for Dolphin -I
Single sourcefor Dolphin -II
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Dolphin-class submarine | Type 093 submarine |
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| Displacement | Dolphin -I Class: 1,640 tons surfaced, 1,900 tons submerged Dolphin -II Class: 2,050 tons surfaced, 2,400 tons submerged[source] | Type 093/A 6,675 tons (submerged) Type 093B 6,700 -7,000 tons (submerged)[source] |
| Range | — | Unlimited[source] |
| 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] | Bohai Shipyard , Huludao[source] |
Type 093 submarinelarger figure on 1 of 1
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]
Type 093/A
Single sourceType 093B
Single sourceType 093/A 108.5 m (356 ft 0 in) Type 093B 110 m (360 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; Type 093
Single sourceMaximum; Type 093 Type 093A/B
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Operators | Israeli Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
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| Preceded by | Gal class[source] | Type 091[source] |
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| Succeeded by | Dakar class[source] | Type 095[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] | 9+[source] |
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| Active | Dolphin -I: 3 Dolphin -II: 3[source] | Total 12 to 14: Type 093: 2 Type 093A: 4 Type 093B: 6-8[source] |
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| Type | Dolphin -I: diesel-electric attack submarine Dolphin -II: AIP / diesel-electric Attack Submarine[source] | Nuclear-powered attack submarine[source] |
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| Test depth | At least 350 m (1,150 ft)[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | STN Atlas ISUS 90-55 combat system[source] | Type 359 radar Hull-mounted sonar Flank array sonar Passive intercept array sonar Towed array sonar (Type 093A)[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 Yu-3 , Yu-4 , Yu-6 torpedoes YJ-18 anti-ship cruise missile YJ-82 anti-ship cruise missile 24-cell vertical launching system (VLS) (Type 093B)[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] | — |
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| Country of origin | Germany[source] | People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Name | — | Type 093[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2006–present[source] |
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| Building | — |
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| Propulsion | — | 2 x 70-75 megawatt pressurized water nuclear reactors 1 x pump-jet (Type 093B)[source] |
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Type 093 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) Type 093A/B 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)[source]