Columbia vs S-80 Plus
Columbia vs S-80 Plus at a glance — length 171 vs 81 m, crew 155 vs 32.
Specifications
|
Columbia |
S-80 Plus |
| Origin |
🇺🇸 United States |
🇪🇸 Spain |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine |
Submarine with air-independent propulsion |
| Manufacturer |
General Dynamics Electric Boat, Newport News Shipbuilding |
Navantia |
| Year introduced |
2030 |
2023 |
| Number built |
12 units |
2 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$9,150 million |
$1,041 million |
| Displacement |
NA |
2,695 tons |
| Maximum speed |
NA |
12.0 knots |
| Range |
NA |
4,320 nm |
| Length |
171.0 m |
81.1 m |
| Beam |
13.1 m |
11.7 m |
| Crew |
155 |
32 |
| Max depth |
NA |
460 m |
Armament & Systems
|
Columbia |
S-80 Plus |
| Armament |
- 16 × Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missiles
- 533 mm torpedo tubes with Mk 48 torpedoes
|
- 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 |
S1B nuclear reactor, turbo-electric drive, pump-jet propulsor |
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 |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Columbia-class or S-80 Plus-class?
The S-80 Plus-class has greater displacement at 2,695 tons compared to the Columbia-class's 0 tons.
Which is faster, the Columbia-class or S-80 Plus-class?
The S-80 Plus-class is faster with a maximum speed of 12 knots compared to the Columbia-class's 0 knots.
Which has longer range, the Columbia-class or S-80 Plus-class?
The S-80 Plus-class has a longer range at 4,320 nautical miles compared to the Columbia-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Columbia-class or S-80 Plus-class?
The Columbia-class is longer at 171.0 meters compared to the S-80 Plus-class's 81.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Columbia-class and S-80 Plus-class have?
The Columbia-class has a larger crew complement of 155 compared to the S-80 Plus-class's 32 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the Columbia-class or S-80 Plus-class?
The Columbia-class is more expensive at approximately $9.2 billion per unit compared to the S-80 Plus-class at $1 billion.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Columbia-class or S-80 Plus-class?
The Columbia-class has been built in greater numbers with 12 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the S-80 Plus-class.