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Shallow Water Combat Submersiblelarger figure on 0 of 3
Västergötland-class submarinelarger figure on 3 of 3
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Length
Single source6.8 meters (22 ft)[source]
Length
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| Specification | Shallow Water Combat Submersible | Västergötland-class submarine |
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| Builders | Teledyne Brown Engineering[source] | Kockums[source] |
| Operators | United States Navy Royal Navy (planned)[source] | Swedish Navy Republic of Singapore Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | SEAL Delivery Vehicle[source] | Näcken class[source] |
| Cost | $383 million (program cost)[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
48.5 m (159 ft 1 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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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] | 2 × Hedemora V12A/15 1 × Jeumont-Schneider electric motor[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] | FAS[source] |
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| Armament | SEAL team personal weapons, limpet mines[source] | 6 × 533mm tubes 3 × 400mm tubes 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 | Sweden[source] |
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| Name | — | Västergötland class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Gotland class[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Södermanland class Archer class[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Retired | — |
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