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Spanish submarine Galernalarger figure on 0 of 3
Type 039A/B/C submarinelarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source67 m (219 ft 10 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Spanish submarine Galerna | Type 039A/B/C submarine |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Galerna[source] | Type 039A Type 039B Type 039C[source] |
| Builder | Bazán , Cartagena, Spain[source] | — |
| Launched | 5 November 1981[source] | — |
| Commissioned | 21 January 1983[source] | — |
| Identification | S-71[source] | — |
77.6 m (254 ft 7 in)[source]
Maximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; submerged ( snort )
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single source12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph) submerged 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) submerged ( snort )[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Status |
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Active in service[source] |
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| Class & type | Agosta -class submarine[source] | — |
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| Test depth | 300 m (984 ft 3 in)[source] | 250 m (820 ft)[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Thomson CSF DRUA 33 Radar Thomson Sintra DSUV 22 DUUA 2D Sonar DUUA 1D Sonar DUUX 2 Sonar DSUV 62A towed array[source] | — |
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| Armament | SM 39 Exocet anti-ship missiles 4 × 550 millimetres (22 in) bow torpedo tubes ECAN L5 Mod 3 & ECAN Fl7 Mod 2 torpedoes[source] | 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes for: Yu-10 torpedoes Yu-6 torpedoes Anti-ship cruise missiles including YJ-82 , YJ-18 (Type 039A and Type 039B) and YJ-19 (Type 039B and Type 039C)[source] |
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| Role | Agosta -class submarine of the Spanish Navy ,[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Wuchang Shipbuilding , Wuhan[source] |
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| Operators | — | Current operators: People's Liberation Army Navy Pakistan Navy Future operators Royal Thai Navy[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Type 039[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Type 041[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Hangor class (Pakistan) Matchanu class (Thailand) (under construction)[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2006–present[source] |
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| Planned | — | ≥25[source] |
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| Completed | — | ≥22[source] |
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| Active | — | At least 22 submarines: ≥1 Type 039C Per United States Department of Defense : 21 Type 039A and Type 039B combined Per International Institute for Strategic Studies : 4 Type 039A and 16 Type 039B[source] |
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| Type | — | Attack submarine[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | Diesel-electric, 1 shaft, AIP[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | People's Republic of China[source] |
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