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Kashtan-class salvage vessellarger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source97.83 m (321 ft 0 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Kashtan-class salvage vessel | Shallow Water Combat Submersible |
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| Power | 2 × 1,500 hp (1,100 kW) diesel-electric motors, 2 fixed pitch propellers, 1 bow thruster , 5 × 775 kW diesel generators[source] | — |
| Name | Kashtan class[source] | — |
| Builders | Neptun Werft , Rostock , East Germany[source] | Teledyne Brown Engineering[source] |
| Operators | Soviet Navy (former) Russian Navy[source] | United States Navy Royal Navy (planned)[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
6.8 meters (22 ft)[source]
at 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Single source2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Completed |
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| Type | Salvage vessel/ Submersible support[source] | Submersible , diver propulsion vehicle[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | SEAL Delivery Vehicle[source] |
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| Cost | — | $383 million (program cost)[source] |
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| On order | — | 7 USN, 3 RN[source] |
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| Building | — |
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| Propulsion | — | Lithium-ion batteries powering electric motors[source] |
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| Test depth | — | >190 feet (58 m)[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Inertial navigation system , high-frequency sonar for obstacle/mine avoidance and navigation, GPS[source] |
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| Armament | — | SEAL team personal weapons, limpet mines[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 5, cell 2; revision 1373375989; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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