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Echo vs Type 209

Echo vs Type 209 at a glance — displacement 4,486 vs 1,285 tons, length 115 vs 64 m, speed 15 vs 11 knots, crew 109 vs 36.

Echo submarine side profile drawing
🇷🇺 Echo
Specifications
Echo Type 209
Origin 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR 🇩🇪 Germany
Category Submarine Submarine
Type Nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine Diesel-electric attack submarine
Manufacturer Komsomolsk-on-Amur, shipyard No. 199 Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft
Year introduced 1960 1971
Number built 34 units 68 units
Estimated unit price NA $285 million
Displacement 4,486 tons 1,285 tons
Maximum speed 15.0 knots 11.0 knots
Range 30,000 nm 11,000 nm at 10 knots
Length 115.4 m 64.4 m
Beam 9.3 m 6.5 m
Crew 109 36
Max depth 300 m 500 m
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Echo Type 209
Armament
  • 8 × P-6 cruise missiles
  • 4 × 533 mm (21 in) bow torpedo tubes
  • 2 × 400 mm (16 in) stern 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 70,000 hp (52 MW) each, 2 steam turbines, 2 shafts Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW)
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Echo-class or Type 209-class?
The Echo-class has greater displacement at 4,486 tons compared to the Type 209-class's 1,285 tons.
Which is faster, the Echo-class or Type 209-class?
The Echo-class is faster with a maximum speed of 15 knots compared to the Type 209-class's 11 knots.
Which has longer range, the Echo-class or Type 209-class?
The Echo-class has a longer range at 30,000 nautical miles compared to the Type 209-class's 11,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Echo-class or Type 209-class?
The Echo-class is longer at 115.4 meters compared to the Type 209-class's 64.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Echo-class and Type 209-class have?
The Echo-class has a larger crew complement of 109 compared to the Type 209-class's 36 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Echo-class or Type 209-class?
The Type 209-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 500 meters compared to the Echo-class's 300 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Echo-class or Type 209-class?
The Type 209-class has been built in greater numbers with 68 vessels compared to 34 vessels of the Echo-class.