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Single sourcec. 70 m (229 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Hai Kun-class submarine | S-80 Plus-class submarine |
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| Crew | 60餘人[source]More than 60 people, not an exact count | — |
| Thrust | — | 1 shaft Etanol-AIP 3 bio-ethanol engines (3 × 1,200 kW) MTU-16V-396SE-85L 1 electric motor (3,500 kW), 1 AIP fuel cell unit (300 kW) Vulkan couplings RATO-S G-561W. 280 kN·m[source] |
| Name | Hai Kun[source] | — |
| Builders | CSBC Corporation, Taiwan[source] | Navantia[source] |
| Operators | Republic of China Navy[source] |
81.05 m (265 ft 11 in)[source]
plus 8 troops
Single source32 (plus 8 troops)[source]
Maximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single source12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) submerged[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Spanish Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Hai Lung class[source] | Galerna class[source] |
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| Built | 2020–onward[source] | 2005–2029 (planned)[source] |
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| In commission | 2026[source] | 2023-present[source] |
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| Planned |
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| Building |
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| Type | Diesel-electric attack submarine[source] | Submarine with air-independent propulsion (AIP)[source] |
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| Propulsion | Diesel/electric ( lithium-ion battery technology)[source] | — |
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| Test depth | 350–420 m (1,150–1,380 ft)[source] | 460 m (1,510 ft)[source] |
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| Armament | 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes MK 48 Mod6 AT torpedoes UGM-84L Harpoon missiles[source] | 6 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes with: Torpedoes: DM2A4 Mark 48 (option) Black Shark (option) Spearfish (option) Torped 2000 (option) Anti-ship missiles: UGM-84 Sub-Harpoon block II (option) Exocet (option) Joint Strike Missile (studies) Cruise missiles: Tomahawk (option) Cylindrical multi-influence mines MINEA smart bottom mines[source] |
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| Country of origin | Taiwan[source] Taiwan[source] | — |
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| Cost | — | € 3.935 billion (2018) for 4 units € 983.75 million (2018) per unit[source] |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Endurance | — | 30-55 days in immersion[source] |
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| Notes | — | AIP reactor autonomy: 28 days[source] |
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| National origin | — | Spain[source] |
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