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Taigei-class submarinelarger figure on 4 of 4
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Length
Single source84.0 m (91.9 yd)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Taigei-class submarine | Type 206 submarine |
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| Name | Taigei class[source] | — |
| Builders | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kawasaki Heavy Industries[source] | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Nordseewerke[source] |
| Operators | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[source] | German Navy Colombian National Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Sōryū class[source] | Type 205 submarine[source] |
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48.49 metres (159 ft 1 in)[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]
diesel
Single sourceelectric
Single source440 kilowatts (590 hp) (diesel) 1,100 kilowatts (1,500 hp) (electric)[source]
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| Cost | ¥ 69.7 billion (Approx. US$ 635 million)[source] | — |
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| Built | 2018-present[source] | 1969–1975[source] |
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| In commission | 2022-present[source] | 1973–2011 (Germany) 2012–present (Colombia)[source] |
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| Planned | 10[source] | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Active |
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| Type | Attack submarine[source] | Type 206A submarine[source] |
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| Propulsion | Diesel-electric : 2 first ships: 2 × Kawasaki 25/25SB Following ships: 2 × Kawasaki 12V 25/31 Batteries : lithium-ion Propulsion: : 1 × electric motor 1 × shaft 1 × propeller[source] | 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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| Sensors & processing systems | Systems : OYX-1 processing system ZQX-12 tactical display system Sonar suite Oki ZQQ-8 (Mitsubishi Electric) that includes: Bow-mounted sonar Flank-array sonar Fibre-optic towed-array sonar : Periscopes : Non-penetrating optical periscope (Mitsubishi Electric) ESM: NZLR-2 Surface radar ZPS-6H[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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| Armament | Torpedoes : 6 × HU-606 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes with: Type 89 heavyweight torpedo Type 18 heavyweight torpedo Missiles : UGM-84L Harpoon Block II Future weapon : Type 12 anti-ship missiles Potential weapon : HGVP[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 | Japan[source] | Germany[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Type 212 submarine , Type 209 submarine[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Gal -class submarine[source] |
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| Completed | — | 18[source] |
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| Retired | — | 16[source] |
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| Preserved | — |
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| Test depth | — | more than 200 m[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Thomson-CSF DR-2000U ESM system Thorn-EMI SARIE[source] |
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