Blekinge vs Type 212
Blekinge vs Type 212 at a glance — displacement 1,925 vs 1,524 tons, length 66 vs 56 m, crew 26 vs 27.
Specifications
|
Blekinge |
Type 212 |
| Origin |
🇸🇪 Sweden |
🇩🇪 Germany |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Attack submarine |
Diesel-electric attack submarine |
| Manufacturer |
Saab Kockums |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (HDW) |
| Year introduced |
-- |
2005 |
| Number built |
NA |
10 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$1,310 million |
$450 million |
| Displacement |
1,925 tons |
1,524 tons |
| Maximum speed |
NA |
12.0 knots |
| Range |
NA |
8,000 nm at 8 knots |
| Length |
66.1 m |
56.0 m |
| Beam |
6.8 m |
6.8 m |
| Crew |
26 |
27 |
| Max depth |
NA |
200 m |
Armament & Systems
|
Blekinge |
Type 212 |
| 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
- 13 DM2A4 or Black Shark torpedoes
- IDAS missiles
- 24 external naval mines (optional)
|
| Propulsion |
1 shaft with 1 propeller, driven by: 4 × Kockums MkV V4-275R Stirling engines (AIP) and 2 ×... |
1 × MTU 16V 396 marine diesel engine; 9 × HDW/Siemens PEM fuel cells (30–40 kW each) or 2 × HDW/Siemens PEM fuel cells (120 kW each); 1 × Siemens Permasyn electric motor (1700 kW) driving a single seven-bladed skewback propeller |
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Which has greater displacement, the Blekinge-class or Type 212-class?
The Blekinge-class has greater displacement at 1,925 tons compared to the Type 212-class's 1,524 tons.
Which is longer, the Blekinge-class or Type 212-class?
The Blekinge-class is longer at 66.1 meters compared to the Type 212-class's 56.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Blekinge-class and Type 212-class have?
The Type 212-class has a larger crew complement of 27 compared to the Blekinge-class's 26 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Blekinge-class or Type 212-class?
The Blekinge-class is more expensive at approximately $1.3 billion per unit compared to the Type 212-class at $450 million.
