Hangor-class submarine vs Shallow Water Combat Submersible

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph — Representative exterior of Hangor-class submarine

ASubmarines

Hangor-class submarine

Attack submarine

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph

Credit

ForceTally · AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph · AI-generated · OpenAI output terms · 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

Hangor-class submarineLength

76 m

Length source ↗

Shallow Water Combat SubmersibleLength

6.8 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Hangor-class submarinelarger figure on 3 of 3

Length+1018%
Displacement+62122%
Speed+236%

Shallow Water Combat Submersiblelarger figure on 0 of 3

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

76m

6.8m

Length+1018%

All recorded figures & sources

76 m

Length

Single source

76 m (249 ft 4 in)^[source]

6.8 m

Length

Single source

6.8 meters (22 ft)^[source]

8.4mEstimated

1.5m

Beam

All recorded figures & sources

8.4 m

Estimated

Single source

8.4 m (27 ft 7 in) (Estimated)^[source]

1.5 m

Beam

Single source

1.5 meters (4.9 ft)^[source]

6.2m

1.5mDraft

Draught

All recorded figures & sources

6.2 m

Draught

Single source

6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)^[source]

1.5 m

Draft

Single source

1.5 meters (4.9 ft)^[source]

2,800t

Displacement+62122%

All recorded figures & sources

2,800 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

2,800 t (2,800 long tons )^[source]

4.5 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

4.5 tonnes (5.0 short tons)^[source]

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62 crew, 4 passengers

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

6 people

2 crew, 4 passengers

Single source

6 (2 crew, 4 passengers)^[source]

37km/hMaximum; Speed

11km/hMaximum; Speed

Speed+236%

All recorded figures & sources

37 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)^[source]

11 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

6 kn (11 km/h)^[source]

≈ 15,700km~

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Range

All recorded figures & sources

≈ 15,700 km

Single source

~8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi)^[source]

—

12h

Endurance

All recorded figures & sources

12 h

Endurance

Single source

12 hours^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Hangor-class submarine and Shallow Water Combat Submersible configuration
Specification	Hangor-class submarine	Shallow Water Combat Submersible
Crew	~36^[source]	—
Name	Hangor class^[source]	—
Builders	China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (First four submarines) Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (Final four submarines)^[source]	Teledyne Brown Engineering^[source]
Operators	Pakistan Navy^[source]	United States Navy Royal Navy (planned)^[source]
Preceded by	Agosta 90B -class submarine^[source]	SEAL Delivery Vehicle^[source]
Cost	US$ 4–5 billion for 8 vessels (Estimated)^[source]	$383 million (program cost)^[source]
In commission	(30 April 2026–2028)^[source]	—
Planned	8^[source]	—
Building	4^[source]	2^[source]
Completed	4^[source]	2^[source]
Active	1^[source]	—
Type	Attack submarine^[source]	Submersible , diver propulsion vehicle^[source]
Propulsion	4 x CSOC CHD620 diesel engines Stirling-powered air-independent propulsion^[source]	Lithium-ion batteries powering electric motors^[source]
Notes	Pakistan-specific variant of Type 039A submarine^[source]	—
Country of origin	China Pakistan^[source]Country/countries explicitly given in the equipment row Origin column; not the country operating the row. Hangor class	United States^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 5, cell 2; revision 1373375989; retrieved 2026-09-30
On order	—	7 USN, 3 RN^[source]
Test depth	—	>190 feet (58 m)^[source]
Sensors & processing systems	—	Inertial navigation system , high-frequency sonar for obstacle/mine avoidance and navigation, GPS^[source]
Armament	—	SEAL team personal weapons, limpet mines^[source]

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Hangor-class submarine

Shallow Water Combat Submersible

Crew

~36^[source]

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Name

Hangor class^[source]

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Builders

China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (First four submarines) Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (Final four submarines)^[source]

Teledyne Brown Engineering^[source]

Operators

Pakistan Navy^[source]

United States Navy Royal Navy (planned)^[source]

Preceded by

Agosta 90B -class submarine^[source]

SEAL Delivery Vehicle^[source]

Cost

US$ 4–5 billion for 8 vessels (Estimated)^[source]

$383 million (program cost)^[source]

In commission

(30 April 2026–2028)^[source]

—

Planned

8^[source]

—

Building

Completed

Active

—

Type

Attack submarine^[source]

Submersible , diver propulsion vehicle^[source]

Propulsion

4 x CSOC CHD620 diesel engines Stirling-powered air-independent propulsion^[source]

Lithium-ion batteries powering electric motors^[source]

Notes

Pakistan-specific variant of Type 039A submarine^[source]

—

Country of origin

China Pakistan^[source]Country/countries explicitly given in the equipment row Origin column; not the country operating the row. Hangor class

United States^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 5, cell 2; revision 1373375989; retrieved 2026-09-30

On order

—

7 USN, 3 RN^[source]

Test depth

—

>190 feet (58 m)^[source]

Sensors & processing systems

—

Inertial navigation system , high-frequency sonar for obstacle/mine avoidance and navigation, GPS^[source]

Armament

—

SEAL team personal weapons, limpet mines^[source]