FORCETALLY
Loading the evidence…
Preparing your view.
Preparing your view.
At a glance
Gotland-class submarinelarger figure on 0 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source60.4 m (198 ft 2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Gotland-class submarine | Los Angeles-class submarine |
|---|---|---|
| Range | — | Refueling required after 30 years[source] |
| Power | — | 1 × S6G nuclear reactor (150–165 MW) 2 × steam turbines (30,000–33,500) shp 1 × shaft 1 × secondary propulsion motor 325 hp (242 kW)[source] |
| Builders | Kockums[source] | Newport News Shipbuilding General Dynamics Electric Boat[source] |
| Operators | Swedish Navy[source] | United States Navy[source] |
| Preceded by |
Los Angeles-class submarinelarger figure on 4 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
362 ft (110 m)[source]
Submerged
Single sourceSurfaced
Single sourceSurfaced: 1,494 tonnes (1,470 long tons) Submerged: 1,599 tonnes (1,574 long tons)[source]
Submerged
Single sourceSurfaced
Single sourceMaximum; on AIP
Single sourceMaximum; Submerged on batteries
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single sourceSurfaced: 11 knots (20 km/h) Submerged: 20 knots (37 km/h) on batteries; 5 knots (9.3 km/h) on AIP[source]
Maximum; official; 33+ knots, reported
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced Submerged: Over
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Västergötland class[source] |
Sturgeon class[source] |
| Succeeded by | Blekinge class[source] | Seawolf class[source] |
|---|
| Built | 1992–1996[source] | 1972–1996[source] |
|---|
| In commission | 1996–present[source] | 1976–present[source] |
|---|
| Planned | — |
|---|
| Completed | 62[source] |
|---|
| Active | 18[source] |
|---|
| Type | Submarine[source] | Nuclear attack submarine[source] |
|---|
| Propulsion | 2 × Diesel-electric MTU engines 2 × Kockums v4-275R Stirling AIP units[source] | — |
|---|
| Sensors & processing systems | CSU 90-2 integrated sonar sensor suite[source] | BQQ-5 suite which includes active and passive systems sonar , BQS-15 detecting and ranging sonar, WLR-8V(2) ESM receiver, WLR-9 acoustic receiver for detection of active search sonar and acoustic homing torpedoes, BRD-7 radio direction finder, BPS-15 radar[source] |
|---|
| Armament | 4 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes 2 × 400 mm (15.7 in) torpedo tubes 48 × Externally mounted naval mines[source] | 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes , 37 × Mk 48 torpedo , Tomahawk land attack missile , Harpoon anti-ship missile , Mk 67 mobile, or Mk 60 CAPTOR mines (FLTII and 688i FLTIII have a 12-tube VLS)[source] |
|---|
| Country of origin | Sweden[source] | United States[source] |
|---|
| Cost | — | $900 million, 1990 dollars; $1.9 billion, 2024 dollars[source] |
|---|
| Laid up | — |
|---|
| Retired | — | 38[source] |
|---|
| Preserved | — | 2 (as moored training ships )[source] |
|---|
| Endurance | — | 90 days[source] |
|---|
| Test depth | — | 450 m (1,480 ft)[source] |
|---|
| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | WLR-10 countermeasures set[source] |
|---|
Surfaced: 6,082 t (5,986 long tons ) Submerged: 6,927 t (6,818 long tons)[source]
Surfaced: 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) Submerged: Over 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph), official; 33+ knots, reported[source]