Hai Lung-class submarine vs Shallow Water Combat Submersible

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Hai Lung-class submarine — licensed reference photograph

ASubmarines

Hai Lung-class submarine

Diesel-electric attack submarine

Credit

ROC NAVY · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

Shallow Water Combat Submersible — licensed reference photograph

BSubmarines

Shallow Water Combat Submersible

Submersible , diver propulsion vehicle

Credit

CAPT Kate Dollof · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Hai Lung-class submarineLength

66.9 m

Length source ↗

Shallow Water Combat SubmersibleLength

6.8 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Hai Lung-class submarinelarger figure on 2 of 2

Length+884%
Beam+460%

Shallow Water Combat Submersiblelarger figure on 0 of 2

None

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

14 of 27 rows sourced on both sides

66.9m

6.8m

Length+884%

All recorded figures & sources

66.9 m

Length

Single source

66.9 m (219 ft 6 in)^[source]

6.8 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

Hai Lung-class submarine and Shallow Water Combat Submersible configuration
Specification	Hai Lung-class submarine	Shallow Water Combat Submersible
Power	3 × Bronswerk/Stork-Werkspoor RUB 215x12 diesels; 4050 hp^[source]	—
Name	Chien Lung or Hai Lung^[source]	—
Builders	Wilton-Fijenoord^[source]	Teledyne Brown Engineering^[source]
Operators	Republic of China Navy^[source]	United States Navy Royal Navy (planned)^[source]
Succeeded by	Hai Kun class

Built	1982–1986^[source]	—

In commission	1987–present^[source]	—

Planned	2^[source]	—

Completed	2^[source]	2^[source]

Active	2^[source]	—

Type	Diesel-electric attack submarine^[source]	Submersible , diver propulsion vehicle^[source]

Test depth	300 m (980 ft)^[source]	>190 feet (58 m)^[source]

Sensors & processing systems	Type 1001 radar Sonar Elodone Octopus, Type 20026 towed array, DUUX-5 Elbit TIMNEX 4CH(V2) electronic support measures (ESM) system^[source]	Inertial navigation system , high-frequency sonar for obstacle/mine avoidance and navigation, GPS^[source]

Armament	6 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 28 torpedoes /missiles AEG SUT 264 torpedo (dual purpose - wire-guided, active/passive homing) Mark 48 torpedo UGM-84 Harpoon (2014)^[source]	SEAL team personal weapons, limpet mines^[source]