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Measured figures
Length · source measurement 1
Single sourceLength · source measurement 2
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Tench-class submarine | Type 206 submarine |
|---|---|---|
| Builders | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Electric Boat Company Boston Navy Yard[source] | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Nordseewerke[source] |
| Operators | United States Navy Republic of China Navy Turkish Navy Hellenic Navy Peruvian Navy Pakistan Navy Royal Canadian Navy Italian Navy Brazilian Navy Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela[source] | German Navy Colombian National Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Balao class[source] | Type 205 submarine[source] |
| Succeeded by | Barracuda class[source] |
311 ft 8 in – 311 ft 9 in (95.0 m)[source]
Length
Single source48.49 metres (159 ft 1 in)[source]
1,570 tons ( ) surfaced 2,416–2,429 tons (
Single source) submerged
Single source1,570 tons (1,595 t ) surfaced 2,416–2,429 tons (2,455–2468 t) submerged[source]
Submerged
Single sourceSurfaced
Single sourceMaximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single source20.25 knots (38 km/h) surfaced 8.75 knots (16 km/h) submerged[source]
Maximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single sourcesurfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h)
Single source11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h)[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]
4 × diesel engines driving electrical generators ( Fairbanks-Morse or General Motors ( Corsair only)) 2 × 126- cell Sargo batteries 2 × low-speed direct drive electric motors ( Elliott Company , General Electric , or Westinghouse ) two propellers 5,400 shp (4,000 kW) surfaced 2,740 shp (2,040 kW) submerged[source]
diesel
Single sourceelectric
Single source440 kilowatts (590 hp) (diesel) 1,100 kilowatts (1,500 hp) (electric)[source]
at 2 knots (3.7 km/h) submerged 75 days on patrol
Single source48 hours at 2 knots (3.7 km/h) submerged 75 days on patrol[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Type 212 submarine , Type 209 submarine[source] |
| Subclasses | Corsair class[source] | Gal -class submarine[source] |
|---|
| Built | 1944–1951[source] | 1969–1975[source] |
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| In commission | 1944–present[source] | 1973–2011 (Germany) 2012–present (Colombia)[source] |
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| Completed | 29[source] | 18[source] |
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| Canceled | 51[source] | — |
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| Active |
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| Lost | — |
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| Retired | 27[source] | 16[source] |
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| Preserved |
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| Type | Diesel-electric submarine[source] | Type 206A submarine[source] |
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| Test depth | 400 ft (120 m)[source] | more than 200 m[source] |
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| Armament | 10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (6 forward, 4 aft) 28 torpedoes 1 × 5-inch (127 mm) / 25 caliber deck gun Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon[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 | United States[source] | Germany[source] |
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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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| Sensors & processing systems | — | 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 | — | Thomson-CSF DR-2000U ESM system Thorn-EMI SARIE[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]