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Shishumar-class submarinelarger figure on 4 of 4
Type 206 submarinelarger figure on 0 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source64.4 m (211 ft 3 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Shishumar-class submarine | Type 206 submarine |
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| Name | Shishumar class[source] | — |
| Builders | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Mazagon Dock Limited[source] | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Nordseewerke[source] |
| Operators | Indian Navy[source] | German Navy Colombian National Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Vela class[source] | Type 205 submarine[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
48.49 metres (159 ft 1 in)[source]
Submerged
Single sourceSurfaced
Single sourcestandard
Single source1,450 t (1,427 long tons ) standard 1,660 t (1,634 long tons ) surfaced 1,850 t (1,821 long tons) submerged[source]
Submerged
Single sourceSurfaced
Single sourceMaximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single source11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) surfaced 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) submerged[source]
Maximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single sourceat 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Single sourceat 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Single source8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) 13,000 nmi (24,000 km; 15,000 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)[source]
at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), submerged
Single sourceat 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph), surfaced
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Succeeded by | Kalvari class[source] | Type 212 submarine , Type 209 submarine[source] |
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| Cost | €300 million each[source] | — |
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| In commission | 1986–present[source] | 1973–2011 (Germany) 2012–present (Colombia)[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Completed | 18[source] |
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| Cancelled | — |
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| Active |
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| Type | Attack submarine[source] | Type 206A submarine[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Atlas Elektronik CSU 83 sonar Thomson Sintra DUUX-5 passive sonar Thomson-CSF Calypso surface search radar[source] | STN Atlas DBQS-21 (CSU83) submarine sonar Thomson-CSF DUUX 2 passive rangefinder sonar Safare VELOX sonar intercept EDO-900 active mine avoidance sonar Thomson-CSF Calypso II surveillance and navigation radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Argo Phoenix II AR 700 or Kollmorgen Sea Sentry C 303 acoustic decoys[source] | Thomson-CSF DR-2000U ESM system Thorn-EMI SARIE[source] |
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| Armament | 14 × AEG-SUT Mod-1 torpedoes 24 × external strap-on mines UGM-84L Harpoon Block II missiles (S46 and S47 only)[source] | 8 × 533 mm torpedo tubes , 8 DM2A1 Seeaal (206) or DM2A3 Seehecht (206A) torpedoes ; 24 mines can be carried externally[source] |
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| Country of origin | Germany[source] | Germany[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Gal -class submarine[source] |
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| Built | — | 1969–1975[source] |
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| Retired | — | 16[source] |
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| Preserved | — |
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| Propulsion | — | 2 MTU 12V 493, 4-stroke diesel engines , each coupled with an Asea Brown Boveri - generator 1 Siemens -Schuckert-Werke electric motor driving single five (Type 206) or seven (Type 206A) blade propeller[source] |
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| Test depth | — | more than 200 m[source] |
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456 tonnes (449 long tons), surfaced; 500 tonnes (490 long tons), submerged[source]
10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph), surfaced; 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph), submerged[source]
4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph), surfaced 228 nautical miles (422 km; 262 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), submerged[source]