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Echo vs Nazario Sauro

Echo vs Nazario Sauro at a glance — displacement 4,486 vs 1,456 tons, length 115 vs 63 m, speed 15 vs 12 knots, crew 109 vs 51.

Echo submarine side profile drawing
🇷🇺 Echo
Specifications
Echo Nazario Sauro
Origin 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR 🇮🇹 Italy
Category Submarine Submarine
Type Nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine Diesel-electric submarine
Manufacturer Komsomolsk-on-Amur, shipyard No. 199 Italcantieri
Year introduced 1960 1979
Number built 34 units 8 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 4,486 tons 1,456 tons
Maximum speed 15.0 knots 12.0 knots
Range 30,000 nm 2,500 nm at 12 knots
Length 115.4 m 63.9 m
Beam 9.3 m 6.8 m
Crew 109 51
Max depth 300 m 300 m
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Echo Nazario Sauro
Armament
  • 8 × P-6 cruise missiles
  • 4 × 533 mm (21 in) bow torpedo tubes
  • 2 × 400 mm (16 in) stern torpedo tubes
  • 6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes
  • 12 torpedoes Whitehead A-184 or 24 mines carried
Propulsion 2 pressurized water-cooled reactors 70,000 hp (52 MW) each, 2 steam turbines, 2 shafts 3 x shaft diesel Grandi Motori Trieste GMT 210.16-NM (2,7 MW); 1 electric engine Magneti Marelli (2.686 kW)
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Echo-class or Nazario Sauro-class?
The Echo-class has greater displacement at 4,486 tons compared to the Nazario Sauro-class's 1,456 tons.
Which is faster, the Echo-class or Nazario Sauro-class?
The Echo-class is faster with a maximum speed of 15 knots compared to the Nazario Sauro-class's 12 knots.
Which has longer range, the Echo-class or Nazario Sauro-class?
The Echo-class has a longer range at 30,000 nautical miles compared to the Nazario Sauro-class's 2,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Echo-class or Nazario Sauro-class?
The Echo-class is longer at 115.4 meters compared to the Nazario Sauro-class's 63.9 meters.
How many crew members do the Echo-class and Nazario Sauro-class have?
The Echo-class has a larger crew complement of 109 compared to the Nazario Sauro-class's 51 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Echo-class or Nazario Sauro-class?
The Nazario Sauro-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 300 meters compared to the Echo-class's 300 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Echo-class or Nazario Sauro-class?
The Echo-class has been built in greater numbers with 34 vessels compared to 8 vessels of the Nazario Sauro-class.