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Shallow Water Combat Submersiblelarger figure on 0 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source6.8 meters (22 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Shallow Water Combat Submersible | Ula-class submarine |
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| Power | — | Diesel-electric 2 MTU 16V 396 diesel engines (970kW each) 1 propeller. 1 Siemens Permasyn "silent" electric motor 2,200 kW (3,000 hp).[source] |
| Builders | Teledyne Brown Engineering[source] | — |
| Operators | United States Navy Royal Navy (planned)[source] | Royal Norwegian Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | SEAL Delivery Vehicle[source] | Kobben class[source] |
| Cost |
Ula-class submarinelarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
59 m (193 ft 7 in)[source]
at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Single source5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
$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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| Type | Submersible , diver propulsion vehicle[source] | Submarine[source] |
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| Propulsion | Lithium-ion batteries powering electric motors[source] | — |
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| Test depth | >190 feet (58 m)[source] | 200 m (656 ft)+[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Inertial navigation system , high-frequency sonar for obstacle/mine avoidance and navigation, GPS[source] | Radar : Kelvin Hughes 1007 Surface Search Sonar : Atlas Elektronik CSU83 Thomson Sintra flank array[source] |
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| Armament | SEAL team personal weapons, limpet mines[source] | 8 bow 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 14 Atlas Elektronik DM2A3 torpedoes[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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| Name | — | Ula class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Æger class[source] |
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| Built | — | 1987–1992 (in Germany)[source] |
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| In commission | — | April 1989 – present[source] |
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| Notes | — | Unit cost: 700,000,000 NOK ;[source] |
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| National origin | — | Norway[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Nordseewerke[source] |
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