Sauro-class submarine vs Shallow Water Combat Submersible

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Sauro-class submarine — licensed reference photograph

ASubmarines

Sauro-class submarine

Submarine

Credit

STV Rudy Guastadisegni (of Italian Navy) · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

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

Sauro-class submarineIV Batch

66 m

Length source ↗

Shallow Water Combat SubmersibleLength

6.8 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Sauro-class submarinelarger figure on 1 of 1

Beam+355%

Shallow Water Combat Submersiblelarger figure on 0 of 1

None

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 30 rows sourced on both sides

66mIV Batch

6.8m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

63.85 m

I and II Batches

Single source

64.36 m

III Batch

Single source

Configuration

Details

Sauro-class submarine and Shallow Water Combat Submersible configuration
Specification	Sauro-class submarine	Shallow Water Combat Submersible
Power	3 x shaft diesel Grandi Motori Trieste GMT 210.16-NM (2,7 MW) I, II and III Batches: : 1 electric engine Magneti Marelli (2.686 kW) IV Batch: : 1 electric engine ABB^[source]	—
Name	Sauro class^[source]	—
Builders	Italcantieri Monfalcone shipyard^[source]	Teledyne Brown Engineering^[source]
Operators	Italian Navy^[source]	United States Navy Royal Navy (planned)^[source]
Preceded by

Succeeded by	Todaro class^[source]	—

In service	1980^[source]	—

In commission	1979^[source]	—

Completed	8^[source]	2^[source]

Active	4^[source]	—

Retired	4^[source]	—

Preserved	1^[source]	—

Type	Submarine^[source]	Submersible , diver propulsion vehicle^[source]

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

Sensors & processing systems	I and II Batches: 1 x radar SMA SPS-704 1 x sonar Elsag-USEA IPD70/S Submarine Action Information System SMA/Datamat MM/SBN-716 SACTIS periscopes Barr & Stroud CK31 Search and CH81 Attack Periscopes communication system by ELMER III and IV Batches , after update 1999/2005: 1 x radar SMA MM/BPS 704-V2 1 x sonar STN Atlas Elektronik – ISUS 90-20 Combat System STN Atlas Elektronik – ISUS 90-20 periscopes Kollmorgen communication system IRSC, by Hagenuk Marinekommunikation^[source]	Inertial navigation system , high-frequency sonar for obstacle/mine avoidance and navigation, GPS^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys	I and II Batches: ESM systems Elettronica Spa, Thetis ELT/124-s and MM-BLD/1 III and IV Batches , after update 1999/2005: ESM systems Elettronica Spa, BLD-727^[source]	—

Armament	I and II Batches: : 6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes 12 torpedoes Whitehead A-184 or 24 mines carried III and IV Batches: : 6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes 12 torpedoes Whitehead A-184 Mod.3 or 24 mines carried^[source]	SEAL team personal weapons, limpet mines^[source]