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LR7larger figure on 2 of 3
Shallow Water Combat Submersiblelarger figure on 1 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source9.6 metres (31 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | LR7 | Shallow Water Combat Submersible |
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| Power | Lead-acid batteries[source] 2 x electric motors (26.8 horsepower (20.0 kW)) 4 x tilting side thrusters (16 horsepower (12 kW))[source] | — |
| Builders | Forum Energy Technologies (FET)[source] | Teledyne Brown Engineering[source] |
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | United States Navy Royal Navy (planned)[source] |
| Preceded by | 35-ton deep-submergence rescue vehicle[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]
2 crew, 4 passengers
Single source6 (2 crew, 4 passengers)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
SEAL Delivery Vehicle[source] |
| In service | 2009 - present[source] | — |
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| Name | LR7[source] | — |
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| Status | Active[source] | — |
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| Type | Deep-submergence rescue vehicle[source] | Submersible , diver propulsion vehicle[source] |
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| Capacity | 18 survivors[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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| Completed | — |
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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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