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Gotland-class submarinelarger figure on 0 of 3
Taigei-class submarinelarger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source60.4 m (198 ft 2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Gotland-class submarine | Taigei-class submarine |
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| Builders | Kockums[source] | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kawasaki Heavy Industries[source] |
| Operators | Swedish Navy[source] | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[source] |
| Preceded by | Västergötland class[source] | Sōryū class[source] |
| Succeeded by | Blekinge class[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
84.0 m (91.9 yd)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Built | 1992–1996[source] | 2018-present[source] |
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| In commission | 1996–present[source] | 2022-present[source] |
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| Planned | 10[source] |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active |
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| Type | Submarine[source] | Attack submarine[source] |
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| Propulsion | 2 × Diesel-electric MTU engines 2 × Kockums v4-275R Stirling AIP units[source] | Diesel-electric : 2 first ships: 2 × Kawasaki 25/25SB Following ships: 2 × Kawasaki 12V 25/31 Batteries : lithium-ion Propulsion: : 1 × electric motor 1 × shaft 1 × propeller[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | CSU 90-2 integrated sonar sensor suite[source] | Systems : OYX-1 processing system ZQX-12 tactical display system Sonar suite Oki ZQQ-8 (Mitsubishi Electric) that includes: Bow-mounted sonar Flank-array sonar Fibre-optic towed-array sonar : Periscopes : Non-penetrating optical periscope (Mitsubishi Electric) ESM: NZLR-2 Surface radar ZPS-6H[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] | Torpedoes : 6 × HU-606 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes with: Type 89 heavyweight torpedo Type 18 heavyweight torpedo Missiles : UGM-84L Harpoon Block II Future weapon : Type 12 anti-ship missiles Potential weapon : HGVP[source] |
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| Country of origin | Sweden[source] | Japan[source] |
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| Name | — | Taigei class[source] |
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| Cost | — | ¥ 69.7 billion (Approx. US$ 635 million)[source] |
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| Building | — |
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