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Lada vs Sōryū

Lada submarine side profile drawing
🇷🇺 Lada
Sōryū submarine side profile drawing
🇯🇵 Sōryū
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Specifications
Lada Sōryū
Origin 🇷🇺 Russia 🇯🇵 Japan
Category Submarine Submarine
Type Attack submarine Attack submarine
Manufacturer Admiralty Shipyard Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Year introduced 2010 2009
Number built 3 units 12 units
Estimated unit price NA $540 million
Displacement 1,793 tons 2,900 tons
Maximum speed 10.0 knots 13.0 knots
Range 7,500 nm 6,100 nm at 6 knots
Length 72.0 m 84.0 m
Beam 7.1 m 9.1 m
Crew 35 65
Max depth 300 m NA
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Lada Sōryū
Armament
  • 6 x 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
  • 16 torpedoes or SSMs or 44 mines
  • 10 Kalibr / Club land-attack cruise missiles, anti-ship missiles and anti-submarine missiles
  • RPK-6/SS-N-16 Vodopad/Stallion
  • 6 × HU-606 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
  • Type 89 torpedo
  • Harpoon (missile)
  • Mines
Propulsion Electric propulsion motor on permanent magnets, Storage battery with increased service life, 1 shaft, 2,700 hp (2,013 kW) 1-shaft 2× Kawasaki 12V 25/25 SB-type diesel engines, 4× Kawasaki Kockums V4-275R Stirling engines (3,900 hp surfaced, 8,000 hp submerged)

Overview

The Lada and the Sōryū are both Submarine classes.

Displacement is 1,793 tons for the Lada vs 2,900 tons for the Sōryū. The Lada reaches 10 knots vs 13 knots for the Sōryū. Operational range is 7,500 nautical miles for the Lada vs 6,100 for the Sōryū. The Lada carries a crew of 35 vs 65 for the Sōryū. Submerged displacement is 2,743 tons for the Lada vs 4,200 tons for the Sōryū.

The Lada was produced in 3 units vs 12 for the Sōryū. The Lada was commissioned in 2010, 1 years after the Sōryū (2009).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Lada-class or Sōryū-class?
The Sōryū-class has greater displacement at 2,900 tons compared to the Lada-class's 1,793 tons.
Which is faster, the Lada-class or Sōryū-class?
The Sōryū-class is faster with a maximum speed of 13 knots compared to the Lada-class's 10 knots.
Which has longer range, the Lada-class or Sōryū-class?
The Lada-class has a longer range at 7,500 nautical miles compared to the Sōryū-class's 6,100 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Lada-class or Sōryū-class?
The Sōryū-class is longer at 84.0 meters compared to the Lada-class's 72.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Lada-class and Sōryū-class have?
The Sōryū-class has a larger crew complement of 65 compared to the Lada-class's 35 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Lada-class or Sōryū-class?
The Sōryū-class has been built in greater numbers with 12 vessels compared to 3 vessels of the Lada-class.