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Specifications
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Blekinge |
S-80 Plus |
| Origin |
🇸🇪 Sweden |
🇪🇸 Spain |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Attack submarine |
Submarine with air-independent propulsion |
| Manufacturer |
Saab Kockums |
Navantia |
| Year introduced |
-- |
2023 |
| Number built |
NA |
2 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$1,310 million |
$1,041 million |
| Displacement |
1,925 tons |
2,695 tons |
| Maximum speed |
NA |
12.0 knots |
| Range |
NA |
4,320 nm |
| Length |
66.1 m |
81.1 m |
| Beam |
6.8 m |
11.7 m |
| Crew |
26 |
32 |
| Max depth |
NA |
460 m |
Armament & Systems
|
Blekinge |
S-80 Plus |
| Armament |
- 4 x 533 mm torpedo tubes (Torped 62 steg 2 or Torped 63)
- 2 x 400 mm torpedo tubes (Torped 47 / Saab SLWT)
- Naval mines
|
- 6 × 533 mm torpedo tubes
- DM2A4 Torpedoes
- Mark 48 Torpedoes (option)
- Black Shark Torpedoes (option)
- Spearfish Torpedoes (option)
- Torped 2000 Torpedoes (option)
- UGM-84 Sub-Harpoon block II anti-ship missiles (option)
- Exocet anti-ship missiles (option)
- Joint Strike Missile (studies)
- Tomahawk cruise missiles (option)
- Cylindrical multi-influence mines
- MINEA smart bottom mines
|
| Propulsion |
1 shaft with 1 propeller, driven by: 4 × Kockums MkV V4-275R Stirling engines (AIP) and 2 ×... |
1 shaft Etanol-AIP; 3 bio-ethanol engines (3 × 1,200 kW) MTU-16V-396SE-85L; 1 electric motor (3,500 kW), 1 AIP fuel cell unit (300 kW); Vulkan couplings RATO-S G-561W |
Overview
The Blekinge and the S-80 Plus are both Submarine classes.
Displacement is 1,925 tons for the Blekinge vs 2,695 tons for the S-80 Plus. The Blekinge carries a crew of 26 vs 32 for the S-80 Plus.
Cost per hull is $1,310M for the Blekinge vs $1,041M for the S-80 Plus.
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Blekinge-class or S-80 Plus-class?
The S-80 Plus-class has greater displacement at 2,695 tons compared to the Blekinge-class's 1,925 tons.
Which is faster, the Blekinge-class or S-80 Plus-class?
The S-80 Plus-class is faster with a maximum speed of 12 knots compared to the Blekinge-class's 0 knots.
Which has longer range, the Blekinge-class or S-80 Plus-class?
The S-80 Plus-class has a longer range at 4,320 nautical miles compared to the Blekinge-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Blekinge-class or S-80 Plus-class?
The S-80 Plus-class is longer at 81.0 meters compared to the Blekinge-class's 66.1 meters.
How many crew members do the Blekinge-class and S-80 Plus-class have?
The S-80 Plus-class has a larger crew complement of 32 compared to the Blekinge-class's 26 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Blekinge-class or S-80 Plus-class?
The Blekinge-class is more expensive at approximately $1.3 billion per unit compared to the S-80 Plus-class at $1.0 billion.