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Specifications
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Hai Kun |
Scorpène |
| Origin |
🇹🇼 Taiwan |
🇫🇷 France |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Diesel-electric attack submarine |
Diesel-electric attack submarine |
| Manufacturer |
CSBC Corporation, Kaohsiung |
Naval Group |
| Year introduced |
2025 |
2005 |
| Number built |
8 units |
14 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$450 million |
| Displacement |
2,500 tons |
1,565 tons |
| Maximum speed |
NA |
12.0 knots |
| Range |
NA |
6,500 nm at 8 knots |
| Length |
70.0 m |
61.7 m |
| Beam |
8.0 m |
6.2 m |
| Crew |
-- |
31 |
| Max depth |
NA |
350 m |
Armament & Systems
|
Hai Kun |
Scorpène |
| Armament |
- 6 × 533 mm torpedo tubes for Mk 48 Mod 6AT torpedoes
- UGM-84L Sub-Harpoon anti-ship missiles
|
- 6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes
- 18 Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquei Black Shark heavyweight torpedoes
- SM-39 Exocet anti-ship missiles
- A3SM (MICA) anti-air missiles
- 30 mines
|
| Propulsion |
Diesel-electric with lithium-ion batteries |
Diesel-electric, Batteries, Air-independent propulsion (AIP), MESMA AIP, DRDO PAFC Fuel Cell AIP |
Overview
The Hai Kun and the Scorpène are both Submarine classes.
Displacement is 2,500 tons for the Hai Kun vs 1,565 tons for the Scorpène.
The Hai Kun was produced in 8 units vs 14 for the Scorpène. The Hai Kun was commissioned in 2025, 20 years after the Scorpène (2005).
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Which has greater displacement, the Hai Kun-class or Scorpène-class?
The Hai Kun-class has greater displacement at 2,500 tons compared to the Scorpène-class's 1,565 tons.
Which is faster, the Hai Kun-class or Scorpène-class?
The Scorpène-class is faster with a maximum speed of 12 knots compared to the Hai Kun-class's 0 knots.
Which has longer range, the Hai Kun-class or Scorpène-class?
The Scorpène-class has a longer range at 6,500 nautical miles compared to the Hai Kun-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Hai Kun-class or Scorpène-class?
The Hai Kun-class is longer at 70.0 meters compared to the Scorpène-class's 61.7 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Hai Kun-class or Scorpène-class?
The Scorpène-class has been built in greater numbers with 14 vessels compared to 8 vessels of the Hai Kun-class.