Hai Shih vs Type 209
Hai Shih vs Type 209 at a glance — displacement 1,570 vs 1,285 tons, length 95 vs 64 m, speed 20 vs 11 knots, crew 81 vs 36.
Specifications
|
Hai Shih |
Type 209 |
| Origin |
🇹🇼 Taiwan |
🇩🇪 Germany |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Diesel-electric training submarine |
Diesel-electric attack submarine |
| Manufacturer |
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft |
| Year introduced |
1973 |
1971 |
| Number built |
2 units |
68 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$285 million |
| Displacement |
1,570 tons |
1,285 tons |
| Maximum speed |
20.0 knots |
11.0 knots |
| Range |
11,000 nm |
11,000 nm at 10 knots |
| Length |
95.0 m |
64.4 m |
| Beam |
8.3 m |
6.5 m |
| Crew |
81 |
36 |
| Max depth |
NA |
500 m |
Armament & Systems
|
Hai Shih |
Type 209 |
| Armament |
- 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)
|
- 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 |
4 × diesel engines driving electrical generators, 2 × 126-cell Sargo batteries, 2 × low-speed... |
Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW) |
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Which has greater displacement, the Hai Shih-class or Type 209-class?
The Hai Shih-class has greater displacement at 1,570 tons compared to the Type 209-class's 1,285 tons.
Which is faster, the Hai Shih-class or Type 209-class?
The Hai Shih-class is faster with a maximum speed of 20 knots compared to the Type 209-class's 11 knots.
Which has longer range, the Hai Shih-class or Type 209-class?
The Type 209-class has a longer range at 11,000 nautical miles compared to the Hai Shih-class's 11,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Hai Shih-class or Type 209-class?
The Hai Shih-class is longer at 95.0 meters compared to the Type 209-class's 64.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Hai Shih-class and Type 209-class have?
The Hai Shih-class has a larger crew complement of 81 compared to the Type 209-class's 36 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Hai Shih-class or Type 209-class?
The Type 209-class has been built in greater numbers with 68 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the Hai Shih-class.