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Specifications
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Hai Kun |
Hai Shih |
| Origin |
🇹🇼 Taiwan |
🇹🇼 Taiwan |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Diesel-electric attack submarine |
Diesel-electric training submarine |
| Manufacturer |
CSBC Corporation, Kaohsiung |
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard |
| Year introduced |
2025 |
1973 |
| Number built |
8 units |
2 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
NA |
| Displacement |
2,500 tons |
1,570 tons |
| Maximum speed |
NA |
20.0 knots |
| Range |
NA |
11,000 nm |
| Length |
70.0 m |
95.0 m |
| Beam |
8.0 m |
8.3 m |
| Crew |
-- |
81 |
Armament & Systems
|
Hai Kun |
Hai Shih |
| Armament |
- 6 × 533 mm torpedo tubes for Mk 48 Mod 6AT torpedoes
- UGM-84L Sub-Harpoon anti-ship missiles
|
- 1 or 2 x 5-inch (127 mm)/25 caliber deck guns
- 1 x 40mm Bofors gun
- 1 x twin 20mm Oerlikon mount
- 28 x torpedoes (or up to 56 mines)
|
| Propulsion |
Diesel-electric with lithium-ion batteries |
4 × diesel engines driving electrical generators, 2 × 126-cell Sargo batteries, 2 × low-speed... |
Overview
The Hai Kun and the Hai Shih are both Submarine classes.
Displacement is 2,500 tons for the Hai Kun vs 1,570 tons for the Hai Shih.
The Hai Kun was produced in 8 units vs 2 for the Hai Shih. The Hai Kun was commissioned in 2025, 52 years after the Hai Shih (1973).
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Which has greater displacement, the Hai Kun-class or Hai Shih-class?
The Hai Kun-class has greater displacement at 2,500 tons compared to the Hai Shih-class's 1,570 tons.
Which is faster, the Hai Kun-class or Hai Shih-class?
The Hai Shih-class is faster with a maximum speed of 20 knots compared to the Hai Kun-class's 0 knots.
Which has longer range, the Hai Kun-class or Hai Shih-class?
The Hai Shih-class has a longer range at 11,000 nautical miles compared to the Hai Kun-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Hai Kun-class or Hai Shih-class?
The Hai Shih-class is longer at 95.0 meters compared to the Hai Kun-class's 70.0 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Hai Kun-class or Hai Shih-class?
The Hai Kun-class has been built in greater numbers with 8 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the Hai Shih-class.