Daphné vs Type 209
Daphné vs Type 209 at a glance — displacement 700 vs 1,285 tons, length 57 vs 64 m, speed 13 vs 11 knots, crew 45 vs 36.
Specifications
|
Daphné |
Type 209 |
| Origin |
🇫🇷 France |
🇩🇪 Germany |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Diesel-electric submarine |
Diesel-electric attack submarine |
| Manufacturer |
Chantiers Dubigeon |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft |
| Year introduced |
1964 |
1971 |
| Number built |
25 units |
68 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$285 million |
| Displacement |
700 tons |
1,285 tons |
| Maximum speed |
13.0 knots |
11.0 knots |
| Range |
4,300 nm at 7 knots |
11,000 nm at 10 knots |
| Length |
57.8 m |
64.4 m |
| Beam |
6.8 m |
6.5 m |
| Crew |
45 |
36 |
| Max depth |
300 m |
500 m |
Armament & Systems
|
Daphné |
Type 209 |
| Armament |
- 12 × 550 mm (22 in) torpedo tubes (8 bow, 4 stern)
- 12 torpedoes (no reloads)
- Harpoon anti-ship missiles (Pakistan late 1980s)
|
- 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 |
2 shafts, 2 SEMT-Pielstick diesel engines, two 450-kilowatt diesel generator sets, and two electric motors creating 750 kilowatts (1,000 shp) sustained |
Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW) |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Daphné-class or Type 209-class?
The Type 209-class has greater displacement at 1,285 tons compared to the Daphné-class's 700 tons.
Which is faster, the Daphné-class or Type 209-class?
The Daphné-class is faster with a maximum speed of 13 knots compared to the Type 209-class's 11 knots.
Which has longer range, the Daphné-class or Type 209-class?
The Type 209-class has a longer range at 11,000 nautical miles compared to the Daphné-class's 4,300 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Daphné-class or Type 209-class?
The Type 209-class is longer at 64.4 meters compared to the Daphné-class's 57.8 meters.
How many crew members do the Daphné-class and Type 209-class have?
The Daphné-class has a larger crew complement of 45 compared to the Type 209-class's 36 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Daphné-class or Type 209-class?
The Type 209-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 500 meters compared to the Daphné-class's 300 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Daphné-class or Type 209-class?
The Type 209-class has been built in greater numbers with 68 vessels compared to 25 vessels of the Daphné-class.