Triomphant-class submarine vs Type 206 submarine

Triomphant-class submarine — licensed reference photograph

ASubmarines

Triomphant-class submarine

Ballistic missile submarine

Credit

Marine nationale · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BSubmarines

Type 206 submarine

Type 206A submarine

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Triomphant-class submarineLength

138 m

Length source ↗

Type 206 submarineLength

48.49 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Triomphant-class submarinelarger figure on 3 of 3

Length+185%
Beam+173%
Displacement+2767%

Type 206 submarinelarger figure on 0 of 3

None

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

22 of 29 rows sourced on both sides

138m

48.49m

Length+185%

All recorded figures & sources

138 m

Length

Single source

138 m (453 ft)^[source]

48.49 m

Length

Single source

48.49 metres (159 ft 1 in)^[source]

12.5m

4.58m

Beam+173%

All recorded figures & sources

12.5 m

Beam

Single source

12.50 m (41.0 ft)^[source]

4.58 m

Beam

Single source

4.58 metres (15 ft 0 in)^[source]

10.6m

4.3mDraft

Draught

All recorded figures & sources

10.6 m

Draught

Single source

10.60 m (34.8 ft)^[source]

4.3 m

Draft

Single source

4.30 metres (14 ft 1 in)^[source]

14,335tSubmerged

500tSubmerged

Displacement+2767%

All recorded figures & sources

14,335 tonnes

Submerged

Single source

12,640 tonnes

Surfaced

Single source

12,640 tonne (surfaced) 14,335 tonne (submerged)^[source]

500 tonnes

Submerged

Single source

456 tonnes

Surfaced

Single source

456 tonnes (449 long tons), surfaced; 500 tonnes (490 long tons), submerged^[source]

15officers 96 sailors

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

15 people

officers 96 sailors

Single source

15 officers 96 sailors^[source]

22 people

Complement

Single source

22^[source]

> 46km/hMaximum; Over

31km/hMaximum; Submerged

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

> 46 km/h

Maximum; Over

Single source

Over 25 kn (46 km/h)^[source]

31 km/h

Maximum; Submerged

Single source

19 km/h

Maximum; Surfaced

Single source

10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph), surfaced; 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph), submerged^[source]

Unlimited distance; 20–25 years

8,300kmat 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph), surfaced

Range

All recorded figures & sources

Unlimited distance; 20–25 years^[source]

422 km

at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), submerged

Single source

8,300 km

at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph), surfaced

Single 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]

K15 pressurized water reactor 150 MWth, LEU 7%; with turboreductor pump-to-shaft system of 30,5 MW Power : 30,519 kW (40,927 hp) two emergency diesel-powered generators SEMT Pielstick 8PA4V200 SM (700 kW (940 hp)) auxiliaries.

1,100kWelectric

Power

All recorded figures & sources

440 kW

diesel

Single source

1,100 kW

electric

Single source

440 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.

Configuration

Details

Triomphant-class submarine and Type 206 submarine configuration
Specification	Triomphant-class submarine	Type 206 submarine
Name	Le Triomphant class^[source]	—
Builders	DCNS^[source]	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Nordseewerke^[source]
Operators	French Navy^[source]	German Navy Colombian National Navy^[source]
Preceded by	Le Redoutable class^[source]	Type 205 submarine^[source]
Succeeded by	L'Invincible class^[source]	Type 212 submarine , Type 209 submarine^[source]
Cost	€ 17.1 billion (2009) (equivalent to € 22.2 billion in 2025) for 4 units € 3.1 billion (2009) (equivalent to € 4 billion in 2025) for Le Terrible^[source]	—
Built	1986–2010^[source]	1969–1975^[source]
In commission	1997–present^[source]	1973–2011 (Germany) 2012–present (Colombia)^[source]
Planned	4^[source]	—
Completed	4^[source]	18^[source]
Active	4^[source]	2^[source]
Type	Ballistic missile submarine^[source]	Type 206A submarine^[source]
Test depth	Over 400 m (1,300 ft)^[source]	more than 200 m^[source]
Sensors & processing systems	Sonar DMUX 80 Sonar DUUX 5 Sonar DSUV 61B Very Low Frequency Racal Decca radar (navigation) SCC : SET ( Système d'exploitation Tactique ) : tactical operational 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]
Electronic warfare & decoys	ARUR 13^[source]	Thomson-CSF DR-2000U ESM system Thorn-EMI SARIE^[source]
Armament	Nuclear: 16 M45 or M51/51.3 missiles with six to ten TN 75 150 kt or TNO 100-300 kt thermonuclear warheads Four 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes for F17 torpedoes and Exocet SM39 anti-ship missiles , launchable while submerged^[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]
Subclasses	—	Gal -class submarine^[source]
Retired	—	16^[source]
Preserved	—	1^[source]
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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Triomphant-class submarine

Type 206 submarine

Name

Le Triomphant class^[source]

—

Builders

DCNS^[source]

Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Nordseewerke^[source]

Operators

French Navy^[source]

German Navy Colombian National Navy^[source]

Preceded by

Le Redoutable class^[source]

Type 205 submarine^[source]

Succeeded by

L'Invincible class^[source]

Type 212 submarine , Type 209 submarine^[source]

Cost

€ 17.1 billion (2009) (equivalent to € 22.2 billion in 2025) for 4 units € 3.1 billion (2009) (equivalent to € 4 billion in 2025) for Le Terrible^[source]

—

Built

1986–2010^[source]

1969–1975^[source]

In commission

1997–present^[source]

1973–2011 (Germany) 2012–present (Colombia)^[source]

Planned

4^[source]

—

Completed

4^[source]

18^[source]

Active

4^[source]

2^[source]

Type

Ballistic missile submarine^[source]

Type 206A submarine^[source]

Test depth

Over 400 m (1,300 ft)^[source]

more than 200 m^[source]

Sensors & processing systems

Sonar DMUX 80 Sonar DUUX 5 Sonar DSUV 61B Very Low Frequency Racal Decca radar (navigation) SCC : SET ( Système d'exploitation Tactique ) : tactical operational 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]

Electronic warfare & decoys

ARUR 13^[source]

Thomson-CSF DR-2000U ESM system Thorn-EMI SARIE^[source]

Armament

Nuclear: 16 M45 or M51/51.3 missiles with six to ten TN 75 150 kt or TNO 100-300 kt thermonuclear warheads Four 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes for F17 torpedoes and Exocet SM39 anti-ship missiles , launchable while submerged^[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]

Subclasses

—

Gal -class submarine^[source]

Retired

—

16^[source]

Preserved

—

1^[source]

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]