Dolphin vs Type 209
Dolphin vs Type 209 at a glance — displacement 1,640 vs 1,285 tons, length 57 vs 64 m, speed 11 vs 11 knots, crew 45 vs 36.
Specifications
|
Dolphin |
Type 209 |
| Origin |
🇮🇱 Israel |
🇩🇪 Germany |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Diesel-electric submarine |
Diesel-electric attack submarine |
| Manufacturer |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft |
| Year introduced |
1999 |
1971 |
| Number built |
6 units |
68 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$1,000 million |
$285 million |
| Displacement |
1,640 tons |
1,285 tons |
| Maximum speed |
11.0 knots |
11.0 knots |
| Range |
8,000 nm at 8 knots |
11,000 nm at 10 knots |
| Length |
57.3 m |
64.4 m |
| Beam |
6.8 m |
6.5 m |
| Crew |
45 |
36 |
| Max depth |
350 m |
500 m |
Armament & Systems
|
Dolphin |
Type 209 |
| Armament |
- 6 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes
- 4 × 650 mm (26 in) diameter torpedo tubes
- 16 torpedoes and Popeye Turbo submarine-launched cruise missiles (SLCMs)
|
- 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 |
Diesel-electric, 3 diesels, 1 shaft, 4,243 shp (3,164 kW); Dolphin 2 class: air-independent HDW Fuel Cell System |
Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW) |
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Which has greater displacement, the Dolphin-class or Type 209-class?
The Dolphin-class has greater displacement at 1,640 tons compared to the Type 209-class's 1,285 tons.
Which is faster, the Dolphin-class or Type 209-class?
The Type 209-class is faster with a maximum speed of 11 knots compared to the Dolphin-class's 11 knots.
Which has longer range, the Dolphin-class or Type 209-class?
The Type 209-class has a longer range at 11,000 nautical miles compared to the Dolphin-class's 8,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Dolphin-class or Type 209-class?
The Type 209-class is longer at 64.4 meters compared to the Dolphin-class's 57.3 meters.
How many crew members do the Dolphin-class and Type 209-class have?
The Dolphin-class has a larger crew complement of 45 compared to the Type 209-class's 36 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Dolphin-class or Type 209-class?
The Type 209-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 500 meters compared to the Dolphin-class's 350 meters.
Which is more expensive, the Dolphin-class or Type 209-class?
The Dolphin-class is more expensive at approximately $1 billion per unit compared to the Type 209-class at $285 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Dolphin-class or Type 209-class?
The Type 209-class has been built in greater numbers with 68 vessels compared to 6 vessels of the Dolphin-class.
