Delta III vs Type 209
Delta III vs Type 209 at a glance — displacement 7,800 vs 1,285 tons, length 139 vs 64 m, speed 12 vs 11 knots, crew 120 vs 36.
Specifications
|
Delta III |
Type 209 |
| Origin |
🇷🇺 Ex-USSR |
🇩🇪 Germany |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine |
Diesel-electric attack submarine |
| Manufacturer |
Komsomolsk-on-Amur |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft |
| Year introduced |
1976 |
1971 |
| Number built |
18 units |
68 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$285 million |
| Displacement |
7,800 tons |
1,285 tons |
| Maximum speed |
12.0 knots |
11.0 knots |
| Range |
Unlimited |
11,000 nm at 10 knots |
| Length |
139.0 m |
64.4 m |
| Beam |
12.0 m |
6.5 m |
| Crew |
120 |
36 |
| Max depth |
320 m |
500 m |
Armament & Systems
|
Delta III |
Type 209 |
| Armament |
- D-9 launch tubes for 12 R-29 (SS-N-8 Sawfly) SLBMs
- 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
- 2 × 400 mm (16 in) torpedo tubes
|
- 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 pressurized water-cooled reactors powering 2 steam turbines driving 2 shafts and each developing 38.7 MW (51,900 shp) |
Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW) |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Delta III-class or Type 209-class?
The Delta III-class has greater displacement at 7,800 tons compared to the Type 209-class's 1,285 tons.
Which is faster, the Delta III-class or Type 209-class?
The Delta III-class is faster with a maximum speed of 12 knots compared to the Type 209-class's 11 knots.
Which has longer range, the Delta III-class or Type 209-class?
The Delta III-class is nuclear-powered with unlimited range, while the Type 209-class has a range of 11,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Delta III-class or Type 209-class?
The Delta III-class is longer at 139.0 meters compared to the Type 209-class's 64.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Delta III-class and Type 209-class have?
The Delta III-class has a larger crew complement of 120 compared to the Type 209-class's 36 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Delta III-class or Type 209-class?
The Type 209-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 500 meters compared to the Delta III-class's 320 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Delta III-class or Type 209-class?
The Type 209-class has been built in greater numbers with 68 vessels compared to 18 vessels of the Delta III-class.
