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Lada vs Type 212

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🇷🇺 Lada
Type 212 submarine side profile drawing
🇩🇪 Type 212
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Specifications
Lada Type 212
Origin 🇷🇺 Russia 🇩🇪 Germany
Category Submarine Submarine
Type Attack submarine Diesel-electric attack submarine
Manufacturer Admiralty Shipyard Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (HDW)
Year introduced 2010 2005
Number built 3 units 10 units
Estimated unit price NA $450 million
Displacement 1,793 tons 1,524 tons
Maximum speed 10.0 knots 12.0 knots
Range 7,500 nm 8,000 nm at 8 knots
Length 72.0 m 56.0 m
Beam 7.1 m 6.8 m
Crew 35 27
Max depth 300 m 200 m
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Armament & Systems
Lada Type 212
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 × 533 mm torpedo tubes
  • 13 DM2A4 or Black Shark torpedoes
  • IDAS missiles
  • 24 external naval mines (optional)
Propulsion Electric propulsion motor on permanent magnets, Storage battery with increased service life, 1 shaft, 2,700 hp (2,013 kW) 1 × MTU 16V 396 marine diesel engine; 9 × HDW/Siemens PEM fuel cells (30–40 kW each) or 2 × HDW/Siemens PEM fuel cells (120 kW each); 1 × Siemens Permasyn electric motor (1700 kW) driving a single seven-bladed skewback propeller

Overview

The Lada and the Type 212 are both Submarine classes.

Displacement is 1,793 tons for the Lada vs 1,524 tons for the Type 212. The Lada reaches 10 knots vs 12 knots for the Type 212. Operational range is 7,500 nautical miles for the Lada vs 8,000 for the Type 212. The Lada carries a crew of 35 vs 27 for the Type 212. Submerged displacement is 2,743 tons for the Lada vs 1,830 tons for the Type 212. The Lada can dive to 300 m compared to 200 m for the Type 212.

The Lada was produced in 3 units vs 10 for the Type 212. The Lada was commissioned in 2010, 5 years after the Type 212 (2005).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Lada-class or Type 212-class?
The Lada-class has greater displacement at 1,793 tons compared to the Type 212-class's 1,524 tons.
Which is faster, the Lada-class or Type 212-class?
The Type 212-class is faster with a maximum speed of 12 knots compared to the Lada-class's 10 knots.
Which has longer range, the Lada-class or Type 212-class?
The Type 212-class has a longer range at 8,000 nautical miles compared to the Lada-class's 7,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Lada-class or Type 212-class?
The Lada-class is longer at 72.0 meters compared to the Type 212-class's 56.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Lada-class and Type 212-class have?
The Lada-class has a larger crew complement of 35 compared to the Type 212-class's 27 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Lada-class or Type 212-class?
The Lada-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 300 meters compared to the Type 212-class's 200 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Lada-class or Type 212-class?
The Type 212-class has been built in greater numbers with 10 vessels compared to 3 vessels of the Lada-class.