Emory S. Land-class submarine tender vs Type 206 submarine

Emory S. Land-class submarine tender — licensed reference photograph

ASubmarines

Emory S. Land-class submarine tender

Submarine tender

Credit

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Willoughby · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

BSubmarines

Type 206 submarine

Type 206A submarine

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Emory S. Land-class submarine tenderLength

198 m

Length source ↗

Type 206 submarineLength

48.49 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Emory S. Land-class submarine tenderlarger figure on 4 of 4

Length+308%
Beam+468%
Draught+94%
Complement+6036%

Type 206 submarinelarger figure on 0 of 4

None

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

Measured figures

Head to head

17 of 27 rows sourced on both sides

198m

48.49m

Length+308%

All recorded figures & sources

198 m

Length

Single source

649 ft (198 m)^[source]

48.49 m

Length

Single source

48.49 metres (159 ft 1 in)^[source]

26m

4.58m

Beam+468%

All recorded figures & sources

26 m

Beam

Single source

85 ft (26 m)^[source]

4.58 m

Beam

Single source

4.58 metres (15 ft 0 in)^[source]

7.9–8.8mDraft

4.3mDraft

Draught

All recorded figures & sources

7.9–8.8 m

Draft

Single source

26–29 ft (7.9–8.8 m)^[source]

4.3 m

Draft

Single source

4.30 metres (14 ft 1 in)^[source]

23,369tfull load

500tSubmerged

DisplacementScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

23,369 tonnes

full load

Single source

14,021 tonnes

light

Single source

13,800 long tons (14,021 t) light 23,000 long tons (23,369 t) full load^[source]

500 tonnes

Submerged

Single source

456 tonnes

Surfaced

Single source

1,350

Complement+6036%

All recorded figures & sources

1,350 people

Complement

Single source

1,350^[source]

22 people

Complement

Single source

22^[source]

33km/hMaximum; Speed

31km/hMaximum; Submerged

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

33 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)^[source]

31 km/h

Maximum; Submerged

Single source

19 km/h

Maximum; Surfaced

Single source

10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph), surfaced; 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph), submerged^[source]

—

8,300kmat 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph), surfaced

Range

All recorded figures & sources

422 km

at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), submerged

Single source

8,300 km

at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph), surfaced

Single source

4,500 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]

2 × boilers Steam turbine 1 shaft 20,000 shp (14,914 kW)

1,100kWelectric

Power

All recorded figures & sources

2 × boilers Steam turbine 1 shaft 20,000 shp (14,914 kW)^[source]

440 kW

diesel

Single source

1,100 kW

electric

Single source

440 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

Details

Emory S. Land-class submarine tender and Type 206 submarine configuration
Specification	Emory S. Land-class submarine tender	Type 206 submarine
Builders	Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company , Seattle , Washington, U.S.^[source]	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Nordseewerke^[source]
Operators	United States Navy^[source]	German Navy Colombian National Navy^[source]
Preceded by	L. Y. Spear -class^[source]	Type 205 submarine^[source]
Built	1976–1979^[source]	1969–1975^[source]
In commission	1979–present^[source]	1973–2011 (Germany) 2012–present (Colombia)^[source]
Completed	3^[source]	18^[source]
Active	2^[source]	2^[source]
Type	Submarine tender^[source]	Type 206A submarine^[source]
Tonnage	9,000 LT DWT^[source]	—
Armament	4 x 25 mm (0.98 in) MK 38 autocannon^[source]	8 × 533 mm torpedo tubes , 8 DM2A1 Seeaal (206) or DM2A3 Seehecht (206A) torpedoes ; 24 mines can be carried externally^[source]
Country of origin	United States^[source]	Germany^[source]
Succeeded by	—	Type 212 submarine , Type 209 submarine^[source]
Subclasses	—	Gal -class submarine^[source]
Retired	—	16^[source]
Preserved	—	1^[source]
Propulsion	—	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]
Test depth	—	more than 200 m^[source]
Sensors & processing systems	—	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	—	Thomson-CSF DR-2000U ESM system Thorn-EMI SARIE^[source]

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Emory S. Land-class submarine tender

Type 206 submarine

Builders

Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company , Seattle , Washington, U.S.^[source]

Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Nordseewerke^[source]

Operators

United States Navy^[source]

German Navy Colombian National Navy^[source]

Preceded by

L. Y. Spear -class^[source]

Type 205 submarine^[source]

Built

1976–1979^[source]

1969–1975^[source]

In commission

1979–present^[source]

1973–2011 (Germany) 2012–present (Colombia)^[source]

Completed

3^[source]

18^[source]

Active

2^[source]

Type

Submarine tender^[source]

Type 206A submarine^[source]

Tonnage

9,000 LT DWT^[source]

—

Armament

4 x 25 mm (0.98 in) MK 38 autocannon^[source]

8 × 533 mm torpedo tubes , 8 DM2A1 Seeaal (206) or DM2A3 Seehecht (206A) torpedoes ; 24 mines can be carried externally^[source]

Country of origin

United States^[source]

Germany^[source]

Succeeded by

—

Type 212 submarine , Type 209 submarine^[source]

Subclasses

—

Gal -class submarine^[source]

Retired

—

16^[source]

Preserved

—

1^[source]

Propulsion

—

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]

Test depth

—

more than 200 m^[source]

Sensors & processing systems

—

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

—

Thomson-CSF DR-2000U ESM system Thorn-EMI SARIE^[source]