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Los Angeles-class submarinelarger figure on 5 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source362 ft (110 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Los Angeles-class submarine | Type 206 submarine |
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| Builders | Newport News Shipbuilding General Dynamics Electric Boat[source] | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Nordseewerke[source] |
| Operators | United States Navy[source] | German Navy Colombian National Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Sturgeon class[source] | Type 205 submarine[source] |
| Succeeded by | Seawolf class[source] |
Type 206 submarinelarger figure on 0 of 5
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
48.49 metres (159 ft 1 in)[source]
Submerged
Single sourceSurfaced
Single sourceSurfaced: 6,082 t (5,986 long tons ) Submerged: 6,927 t (6,818 long tons)[source]
Submerged
Single sourceSurfaced
Single sourceMaximum; official; 33+ knots, reported
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced Submerged: Over
Single sourceSurfaced: 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) Submerged: Over 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph), official; 33+ knots, reported[source]
Maximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single sourceRefueling required after 30 years[source]
at 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.
Type 212 submarine , Type 209 submarine[source] |
| Cost | $900 million, 1990 dollars; $1.9 billion, 2024 dollars[source] | — |
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| Built | 1972–1996[source] | 1969–1975[source] |
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| In commission | 1976–present[source] | 1973–2011 (Germany) 2012–present (Colombia)[source] |
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| Completed | 62[source] | 18[source] |
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| Active | 18[source] |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Retired | 38[source] | 16[source] |
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| Preserved | 2 (as moored training ships )[source] |
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| Type | Nuclear attack submarine[source] | Type 206A submarine[source] |
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| Endurance | 90 days[source] | — |
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| Test depth | 450 m (1,480 ft)[source] | more than 200 m[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | BQQ-5 suite which includes active and passive systems sonar , BQS-15 detecting and ranging sonar, WLR-8V(2) ESM receiver, WLR-9 acoustic receiver for detection of active search sonar and acoustic homing torpedoes, BRD-7 radio direction finder, BPS-15 radar[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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| Electronic warfare & decoys | WLR-10 countermeasures set[source] | Thomson-CSF DR-2000U ESM system Thorn-EMI SARIE[source] |
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| Armament | 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes , 37 × Mk 48 torpedo , Tomahawk land attack missile , Harpoon anti-ship missile , Mk 67 mobile, or Mk 60 CAPTOR mines (FLTII and 688i FLTIII have a 12-tube VLS)[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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| Country of origin | United States[source] | Germany[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Gal -class submarine[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | 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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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]