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Specifications
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Blekinge |
Type 209 |
| Origin |
🇸🇪 Sweden |
🇩🇪 Germany |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Attack submarine |
Diesel-electric attack submarine |
| Manufacturer |
Saab Kockums |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft |
| Year introduced |
-- |
1971 |
| Number built |
NA |
68 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$1,310 million |
$285 million |
| Displacement |
1,925 tons |
1,285 tons |
| Maximum speed |
NA |
11.0 knots |
| Range |
NA |
11,000 nm at 10 knots |
| Length |
66.1 m |
64.4 m |
| Beam |
6.8 m |
6.5 m |
| Crew |
26 |
36 |
| Max depth |
NA |
500 m |
Armament & Systems
|
Blekinge |
Type 209 |
| 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
|
- 8 x 533 mm torpedo tubes
- 14 torpedoes
- UGM-84 Harpoon missiles
- SeaHake mod 4 torpedoes
- SUT torpedoes
- SST torpedoes
- Mark 24 Tigerfish torpedoes
- DM2A3 torpedoes
- Blackshark torpedoes
- A184 mod. 3 torpedoes
- DM2A4 torpedoes
- Mark 37 torpedoes
- Mark 48 torpedoes
- Mines
|
| Propulsion |
1 shaft with 1 propeller, driven by: 4 × Kockums MkV V4-275R Stirling engines (AIP) and 2 ×... |
Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW) |
Overview
The Blekinge and the Type 209 are both Submarine classes.
Displacement is 1,925 tons for the Blekinge vs 1,285 tons for the Type 209. The Blekinge carries a crew of 26 vs 36 for the Type 209.
Cost per hull is $1,310M for the Blekinge vs $285M for the Type 209.
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Blekinge-class or Type 209-class?
The Blekinge-class has greater displacement at 1,925 tons compared to the Type 209-class's 1,285 tons.
Which is faster, the Blekinge-class or Type 209-class?
The Type 209-class is faster with a maximum speed of 11 knots compared to the Blekinge-class's 0 knots.
Which has longer range, the Blekinge-class or Type 209-class?
The Type 209-class has a longer range at 11,000 nautical miles compared to the Blekinge-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Blekinge-class or Type 209-class?
The Blekinge-class is longer at 66.1 meters compared to the Type 209-class's 64.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Blekinge-class and Type 209-class have?
The Type 209-class has a larger crew complement of 36 compared to the Blekinge-class's 26 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Blekinge-class or Type 209-class?
The Blekinge-class is more expensive at approximately $1.3 billion per unit compared to the Type 209-class at $285 million.