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At a glance
Measured figures
Length
Single source60.4 m (198 ft 2 in)[source]
estimated
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Gotland-class submarine | Sinpo-class submarine |
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| Builders | Kockums[source] | Sinpo South Shipyard[source] |
| Operators | Swedish Navy[source] | Korean People's Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Västergötland class[source] | Sang-O class[source] |
| Succeeded by | Blekinge class[source] | Sinpo-C-class submarine |
lwl estimated
Single source70 m (229 ft 8 in) (estimated) 65 m (213 ft 3 in) ( lwl estimated)[source]
estimated
Single source30–50 (estimated)[source]
Maximum; 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; dived. (estimated)
Single sourceMaximum; estimated on surface
Single sourceestimated
Single source1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) (estimated)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Built | 1992–1996[source] | — |
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| In commission | 1996–present[source] | — |
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| Planned | 3 or more[source] |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Type | Submarine[source] | Diesel submarine[source] |
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| Propulsion | 2 × Diesel-electric MTU engines 2 × Kockums v4-275R Stirling AIP units[source] | Diesel-electric (?)[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | CSU 90-2 integrated sonar sensor suite[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] | Pukguksong-1 (KN-11) Sinpo-C: 3 × Pukguksong-3 Hero Kim Kun Ok : 10 × Pukguksong-3 or 4 × Pukguksong-3 and 6 × smaller SLBM[source] |
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| Country of origin | Sweden[source] | North Korea[source] |
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| Building | — |
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(estimated) 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) on surface 10 knots (19 km/h) dived. (estimated)[source]