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Gotland-class submarinelarger figure on 3 of 3
Osprey-class submersiblelarger figure on 0 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source60.4 m (198 ft 2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Gotland-class submarine | Osprey-class submersible |
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| Power | — | batteries[source] |
| Builders | Kockums[source] | — |
| Operators | Swedish Navy[source] | — |
| Preceded by | Västergötland class[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Blekinge class[source] | — |
| Built | 1992–1996[source] |
7.3 m (24 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| In commission | 1996–present[source] | — |
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| Planned | — |
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| Completed | 1988[source] |
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| Active | — |
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| Type | Submarine[source] | submersible[source] |
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| Propulsion | 2 × Diesel-electric MTU engines 2 × Kockums v4-275R Stirling AIP units[source] | electrical-hydraulic hybrid[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | CSU 90-2 integrated sonar sensor suite[source] | sonar & search lights[source] |
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| Armament | 4 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes 2 × 400 mm (15.7 in) torpedo tubes 48 × Externally mounted naval mines[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Sweden[source] | People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Name | — | Osprey class submersible[source] |
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| Ordered | — |
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| Awarded | — |
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| Builder | — | Wuchang Shipbuilding Factory[source] |
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| Sponsored by | — | PLAN[source] |
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| Acquired | — | 1989[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 1989[source] |
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| Maiden voyage | — | 1988[source] |
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| In service | — | 1989[source] |
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| Status | — | In active service[source] |
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| Test depth | — | 200 m (660 ft)[source] |
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