Golf I & II vs Type 209
Golf I & II vs Type 209 at a glance — displacement 2,794 vs 1,285 tons, length 98 vs 64 m, speed 17 vs 11 knots, crew 80 vs 36.
Specifications
|
Golf I & II |
Type 209 |
| Origin |
🇷🇺 Ex-USSR |
🇩🇪 Germany |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Diesel-electric ballistic missile submarine |
Diesel-electric attack submarine |
| Manufacturer |
Russian State Industry |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft |
| Year introduced |
1958 |
1971 |
| Number built |
23 units |
68 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$285 million |
| Displacement |
2,794 tons |
1,285 tons |
| Maximum speed |
17.0 knots |
11.0 knots |
| Range |
9,500 nm at 5 knots |
11,000 nm at 10 knots |
| Length |
98.4 m |
64.4 m |
| Beam |
8.2 m |
6.5 m |
| Crew |
80 |
36 |
| Max depth |
300 m |
500 m |
Armament & Systems
|
Golf I & II |
Type 209 |
| Armament |
- 3 × missile tubes (R-11FM, R-13, or R-21 missiles)
- 6 × 533 mm 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 |
3 × diesel engines, each 2,000 bhp (1,500 kW); 3 × electric motors, 5,200 shp (3,880 kW); 3 shafts |
Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW) |
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Which has greater displacement, the Golf I & II-class or Type 209-class?
The Golf I & II-class has greater displacement at 2,794 tons compared to the Type 209-class's 1,285 tons.
Which is faster, the Golf I & II-class or Type 209-class?
The Golf I & II-class is faster with a maximum speed of 17 knots compared to the Type 209-class's 11 knots.
Which has longer range, the Golf I & II-class or Type 209-class?
The Type 209-class has a longer range at 11,000 nautical miles compared to the Golf I & II-class's 9,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Golf I & II-class or Type 209-class?
The Golf I & II-class is longer at 98.4 meters compared to the Type 209-class's 64.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Golf I & II-class and Type 209-class have?
The Golf I & II-class has a larger crew complement of 80 compared to the Type 209-class's 36 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Golf I & II-class or Type 209-class?
The Type 209-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 500 meters compared to the Golf I & II-class's 300 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Golf I & II-class or Type 209-class?
The Type 209-class has been built in greater numbers with 68 vessels compared to 23 vessels of the Golf I & II-class.
