ASubmarines
Invincible-class submarine
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ASubmarines
At a glance
Invincible-class submarinelarger figure on 3 of 4
Type 206 submarinelarger figure on 1 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source70 m (229 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Invincible-class submarine | Type 206 submarine |
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| Builders | ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) - Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft[source] | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Nordseewerke[source] |
| Operators | Republic of Singapore Navy[source] | German Navy Colombian National Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Archer class[source] | Type 205 submarine[source] |
| Built | 2014–present[source] |
48.49 metres (159 ft 1 in)[source]
Draft
Single source4.30 metres (14 ft 1 in)[source]
Submerged
Single sourcetonnes surfaced
Single source2,200 tonnes (2,200 long tons) submerged 2,000 tonnes (2,000 long tons) tonnes surfaced[source]
Submerged
Single sourceSurfaced
Single sourceComplement; 35 is the comparison baseline, not this class
Single source28[source]Complement; 35 is the comparison baseline, not this class
Maximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single source15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) (Submerged) 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) (Surfaced)[source]
Maximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single sourceat 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), submerged
Single sourceat 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph), surfaced
Single source4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph), surfaced 228 nautical miles (422 km; 262 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), submerged[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
1969–1975[source] |
| Planned | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | 18[source] |
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| Class & type | Invincible -class submarine[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | Air-independent propulsion[source] | 2 MTU 12V 493, 4-stroke diesel engines , each coupled with an Asea Brown Boveri - generator 1 Siemens -Schuckert-Werke electric motor driving single five (Type 206) or seven (Type 206A) blade propeller[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Atlas Elektronik - ST Electronics developed "Combat Management System" (CMS) DSTA -developed data-analytics/decision support engines[source] | STN Atlas DBQS-21 (CSU83) submarine sonar Thomson-CSF DUUX 2 passive rangefinder sonar Safare VELOX sonar intercept EDO-900 active mine avoidance sonar Thomson-CSF Calypso II surveillance and navigation radar[source] |
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| Armament | 8 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes Heavyweight torpedoes Anti-ship missiles Naval mines[source] | 8 × 533 mm torpedo tubes , 8 DM2A1 Seeaal (206) or DM2A3 Seehecht (206A) torpedoes ; 24 mines can be carried externally[source] |
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| Notes | Customised variant of the Type 214 submarine, with specific design inferences from the Type 212 submarine.[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Germany[source]Invincible-class submarine · literal inventory Origin field assigned to the exact equipment row linked in the primary inventory identity column; no operator, manufacturer location or parent/sibling specification inference | Germany[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Type 212 submarine , Type 209 submarine[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Gal -class submarine[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1973–2011 (Germany) 2012–present (Colombia)[source] |
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| Active | — |
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| Retired | — | 16[source] |
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| Preserved | — |
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| Type | — | Type 206A submarine[source] |
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| Test depth | — | more than 200 m[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Thomson-CSF DR-2000U ESM system Thorn-EMI SARIE[source] |
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456 tonnes (449 long tons), surfaced; 500 tonnes (490 long tons), submerged[source]
10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph), surfaced; 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph), submerged[source]