Rubis-class submarine vs Shallow Water Combat Submersible

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ASubmarines

Rubis-class submarine

Nuclear-powered attack submarine

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

Rubis-class submarineLength

73.6 m

Length source ↗

Shallow Water Combat SubmersibleLength

6.8 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Rubis-class submarinelarger figure on 3 of 3

Length+982%
Beam+407%
Speed+318%

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

16 of 31 rows sourced on both sides

73.6m

6.8m

Length+982%

All recorded figures & sources

73.6 m

Length

Single source

73.6 m (241 ft 6 in)^[source]

6.8 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

Rubis-class submarine and Shallow Water Combat Submersible configuration
Specification	Rubis-class submarine	Shallow Water Combat Submersible
Range	Unlimited distance; 20–25 years^[source]	—
Power	Pressurised water CAS-48 nuclear reactor (48 MW), LEU 7% 2 propulsion turbo generators (2 x 3,150 kW) 1 electric motor (8,448 shp); 1 shaft 1 auxiliary diesel generator SEMT Pielstick 8PA4V185SM (450 kW)^[source]	—
Name	Rubis class^[source]	—
Builders	Arsenal de Cherbourg ( DCAN )^[source]	Teledyne Brown Engineering^[source]
Operators	Marine Nationale^[source]

Preceded by	Daphné class Agosta class^[source]	SEAL Delivery Vehicle^[source]

Succeeded by	Suffren class^[source]	—

Built	1976–1990^[source]	—

In commission	1983–present^[source]	—

Planned	8^[source]	—

Completed	6^[source]	2^[source]

Canceled	2^[source]	—

Active	1^[source]	—

Retired	5^[source]	—

Type	Nuclear-powered attack submarine^[source]	Submersible , diver propulsion vehicle^[source]

Test depth	>300 m (980 ft)^[source]	>190 feet (58 m)^[source]

Sensors & processing systems	DMUX 20 active/passive sonar ETBF DSUV 62C towed array passive sonar DSUV 22 passive cylindrical array sonar with active transducer DRUA 33 radar^[source]	Inertial navigation system , high-frequency sonar for obstacle/mine avoidance and navigation, GPS^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys	ARUR 13^[source]	—

Armament	4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 14 of mixed capacity of the following F17 mod2 torpedoes F21 Artemis torpedoes ( Perle after rebuild) Exocet SM39 anti-ship missiles mines^[source]	SEAL team personal weapons, limpet mines^[source]