FORCETALLY
Loading the evidence…
Preparing your view.
Preparing your view.
At a glance
Suffren-class submarinelarger figure on 4 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source99.5 m (326 ft 5 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Suffren-class submarine | Type 206 submarine |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Suffren class[source] | — |
| Builders | Naval Group[source] | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Nordseewerke[source] |
| Operators | French Navy[source] | German Navy Colombian National Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Rubis 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 source4,765 t (4,690 long tons ) surfaced 5,300 t (5,200 long tons) submerged[source]
Submerged
Single sourceSurfaced
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single sourceMaximum; ≤ submerged
Single source≤ 23 kn (43 km/h; 26 mph) submerged 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced[source]
Maximum; Surfaced
Single sourceMaximum; Submerged
Single sourceUnlimited range[source]
at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), submerged
Single sourceat 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph), surfaced
Single source4,500 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]
1 × K15 nuclear reactor , 150 MW (200,000 hp) 2 × turbo generator groups : 10 MW (13,000 hp) each 2 × SEMPT Pielstick emergency diesel generators 480 kW (640 hp) each 1 × pump-jet electrically driven[source]
diesel
Single sourceelectric
Single source440 kilowatts (590 hp) (diesel) 1,100 kilowatts (1,500 hp) (electric)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Subclasses |
|---|
Orka class[source] |
Gal -class submarine[source] |
| Cost | € 10.42 billion (2014) (equivalent to € 12.61 billion in 2025) for 6 units (about € 1.73 billion (2014) (equivalent to € 2.09 billion in 2025) per unit )[source] | — |
|---|
| Built | 2007–present[source] | 1969–1975[source] |
|---|
| In commission | 2020–present[source] | 1973–2011 (Germany) 2012–present (Colombia)[source] |
|---|
| Planned | — |
|---|
| Building | — |
|---|
| Completed | 18[source] |
|---|
| Active |
|---|
| Type | Nuclear attack submarine[source] | Type 206A submarine[source] |
|---|
| Endurance | ~ 70 days (food storage can be increased)[source] | — |
|---|
| Test depth | >350 m (1,150 ft)[source] | more than 200 m[source] |
|---|
| Sensors & processing systems | System: Naval Group SYCOBS combat management system NEMESIS electronic countermeasure system with CANTO-S decoys and automatic evasive manoeuvres (confusion/dilution principle) Thales PARTNER communications management system Masts: Safran Series-30AOM / SOM attack and search optronics mast (equipped with integral RESM antennas) Safran Series 10 CSR mast with Sentinel-U radar Safran SIGMA 40 XP gyrolaser navigation systems Sonars: Thales UMS-3000 hull and flank array sonar suite Thales ETBF DSUV 62C towed array sonar Thales SEACLEAR mine and obstacle avoidance sonar Thales VELOX-M8 broadband sonar interceptor Thales NUSS-2F Mk2 navigation echo sounder Communications: Thales DIVESAT communications satellite mast with Syracuse satellite link Data links: Link 11 , Link 16 and Link 22 Thales TUUM-5 MK2 distressed submarine (DISSUB) communication system[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] |
|---|
| Armament | 4 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo-tubes and 20 storage racks for: F21 Artemis heavyweight torpedoes MdCN land-attack missiles Exocet SM39 Mod2 anti-ship missiles Naval Group D-19T UUV FG29 multi-influence mines[source] | 8 × 533 mm torpedo tubes , 8 DM2A1 Seeaal (206) or DM2A3 Seehecht (206A) torpedoes ; 24 mines can be carried externally[source] |
|---|
| Country of origin | France[source] | Germany[source] |
|---|
| Succeeded by | — | Type 212 submarine , Type 209 submarine[source] |
|---|
| Retired | — | 16[source] |
|---|
| Preserved | — |
|---|
| 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] |
|---|
| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Thomson-CSF DR-2000U ESM system Thorn-EMI SARIE[source] |
|---|
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]