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Diesel-electric submarine (Hunter Killer SSK )
Upholder/Victoria-class submarine is a diesel-electric submarine (Hunter Killer SSK ). It was built by VSEL, Ltd and Cammell Laird Co..
Upholder/Victoria-class submarine
Peter Burghart · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · ModifiedUpholder class (UK) Victoria class (Canada)
VSEL, Ltd and Cammell Laird Co.
Royal Navy Royal Canadian Navy
Oberon class
Type 212CD
RN: 2 June 1990 – October 1994 CFMC / RCN : December 2000 – present
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Diesel-electric submarine (Hunter Killer SSK )
2,455 t (2,416 long tons)
70.26 m (230 ft 6 in)
7.2 m (23 ft 7 in)
7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)
Diesel-electric – 1 shaft 2 × Paxman Valenta 2,035 hp (1.517 MW) 1600 RPA SZ diesels 1 × GEC electric motor (5 MW)
12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (surface) 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)+ (submerged)
8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) 10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at snorkelling depth
30 days
Over 656.17 ft (200 m)
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Lockheed Martin CCS 876 combat system Submarine-Launched Expendable Bathythermograph (SSXBT): Lockheed Martin Mk-8 Bathythermograph Periscope : Thales Group CK-35/CH-85 Sonar : Lockheed Martin AN/BQQ-10(v)7 Sonar System Type 2040 active/passive bow multibeam echo sounder with Lockheed Martin Echo Sounder Interface BQG-501 micropuffs Type 2007 flank Ultra Electronics Submarine Towed Array Sonar System (SubTASS) Type 2019 active intercept Fire Control : Lockheed-Martin Librascope SFCS Mk 1 Mod C Radar : Kelvin Hughes KH-1007
6 x 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (18x Mark 48 Mod 7 AT torpedoes)
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True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 70.26 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Upholder/Victoria-class submarine equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
January 2026 reported holdings of VICTORIA – CLASS. Covers the named Canadian fleet across its reported variants. The overview does not separate active, stored or maintenance status; this is not a readiness or deployable-strength count.