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S-80 Plus-class submarinelarger figure on 3 of 4
Tridente-class submarine
Measured figures
Length
Single source81.05 m (265 ft 11 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | S-80 Plus-class submarine | Tridente-class submarine |
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| Thrust | 1 shaft Etanol-AIP 3 bio-ethanol engines (3 × 1,200 kW) MTU-16V-396SE-85L 1 electric motor (3,500 kW), 1 AIP fuel cell unit (300 kW) Vulkan couplings RATO-S G-561W. 280 kN·m[source] | — |
| Builders | Navantia[source] | HDW[source] |
| Operators | Spanish Navy[source] | Portuguese Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Galerna class[source] | Albacora class[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
67.7 m (222 ft 1 in)[source]
Maximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single source12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) submerged[source]
Maximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Cost | € 3.935 billion (2018) for 4 units € 983.75 million (2018) per unit[source] | — |
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| Built | 2005–2029 (planned)[source] | 2005–2010[source] |
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| In commission | 2023-present[source] | 2010–present[source] |
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| Planned |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active | — |
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| Type | Submarine with air-independent propulsion (AIP)[source] | Attack submarine[source] |
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| Endurance | 30-55 days in immersion[source] | 45 days[source] |
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| Test depth | 460 m (1,510 ft)[source] | superior to 300 m (984 ft)[source] |
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| Armament | 6 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes with: Torpedoes: DM2A4 Mark 48 (option) Black Shark (option) Spearfish (option) Torped 2000 (option) Anti-ship missiles: UGM-84 Sub-Harpoon block II (option) Exocet (option) Joint Strike Missile (studies) Cruise missiles: Tomahawk (option) Cylindrical multi-influence mines MINEA smart bottom mines[source] | (8) 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes, (4) subHarpoon-capable 12 × WASS Blackshark torpedo reloads[source] |
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| Notes | AIP reactor autonomy: 28 days[source] | — |
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| National origin | Spain[source] | — |
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| Canceled | — |
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| Propulsion | — | Diesel-electric, fuel cell AIP , low noise skew back propeller[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 14[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Kelvin Hughes KH-1007 (F) navigation radar Atlas Elektronik GmbH ISUS 90 combat management system[source] |
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Maximum; AIP system
Single source20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) submerged 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) AIP system[source]