Collins vs S-80 Plus
Collins vs S-80 Plus at a glance — displacement 3,100 vs 2,695 tons, length 77 vs 81 m, speed 10 vs 12 knots, crew 58 vs 32.
Specifications
|
Collins |
S-80 Plus |
| Origin |
🇦🇺 Australia |
🇪🇸 Spain |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Diesel-electric submarine |
Submarine with air-independent propulsion |
| Manufacturer |
Australian Submarine Corporation |
Navantia |
| Year introduced |
1996 |
2023 |
| Number built |
6 units |
2 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$555 million |
$1,041 million |
| Displacement |
3,100 tons |
2,695 tons |
| Maximum speed |
10.0 knots |
12.0 knots |
| Range |
11,500 nm at 10 knots |
4,320 nm |
| Length |
77.4 m |
81.1 m |
| Beam |
7.8 m |
11.7 m |
| Crew |
58 |
32 |
| Max depth |
180 m |
460 m |
Armament & Systems
|
Collins |
S-80 Plus |
| Armament |
- 6 x 21-inch (530 mm) bow torpedo tubes
- Mark 48 Mod 7 CBASS torpedoes
- UGM-84C Sub-Harpoon anti-ship missiles
- RWM Italia smart sea 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 |
3 × Garden Island-Hedemora HV V18b/15Ub (VB210) 18-cylinder diesel motors, 3 × Jeumont-Schneider generators (1,400 kW, 440-volt DC), 1 × Jeumont-Schneider DC motor (7,200 hp or 5,400 kW) |
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 |
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Which has greater displacement, the Collins-class or S-80 Plus-class?
The Collins-class has greater displacement at 3,100 tons compared to the S-80 Plus-class's 2,695 tons.
Which is faster, the Collins-class or S-80 Plus-class?
The S-80 Plus-class is faster with a maximum speed of 12 knots compared to the Collins-class's 10 knots.
Which has longer range, the Collins-class or S-80 Plus-class?
The Collins-class has a longer range at 11,500 nautical miles compared to the S-80 Plus-class's 4,320 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Collins-class or S-80 Plus-class?
The S-80 Plus-class is longer at 81.0 meters compared to the Collins-class's 77.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Collins-class and S-80 Plus-class have?
The Collins-class has a larger crew complement of 58 compared to the S-80 Plus-class's 32 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Collins-class or S-80 Plus-class?
The S-80 Plus-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 460 meters compared to the Collins-class's 180 meters.
Which is more expensive, the Collins-class or S-80 Plus-class?
The S-80 Plus-class is more expensive at approximately $1 billion per unit compared to the Collins-class at $555 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Collins-class or S-80 Plus-class?
The Collins-class has been built in greater numbers with 6 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the S-80 Plus-class.
