Le Redoutable vs Type 209
Le Redoutable vs Type 209 at a glance — displacement 8,000 vs 1,285 tons, length 128 vs 64 m, speed 15 vs 11 knots, crew 135 vs 36.
Specifications
|
Le Redoutable |
Type 209 |
| Origin |
🇫🇷 France |
🇩🇪 Germany |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine |
Diesel-electric attack submarine |
| Manufacturer |
Arsenal de Cherbourg (DCAN) |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft |
| Year introduced |
1971 |
1971 |
| Number built |
6 units |
68 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$285 million |
| Displacement |
8,000 tons |
1,285 tons |
| Maximum speed |
15.0 knots |
11.0 knots |
| Range |
Unlimited |
11,000 nm at 10 knots |
| Length |
128.0 m |
64.4 m |
| Beam |
10.6 m |
6.5 m |
| Crew |
135 |
36 |
| Max depth |
200 m |
500 m |
Armament & Systems
|
Le Redoutable |
Type 209 |
| Armament |
- 16 × M4 MSBS (Mer-Sol Balistique Stratégique) nuclear missiles
- 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
- F-17 and L-5 torpedoes
- SM-39 Exocet anti-ship missile
|
- 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 |
One PWR 16,000 shp (12,000 kW), HEU <= 90% |
Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW) |
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Which has greater displacement, the Le Redoutable-class or Type 209-class?
The Le Redoutable-class has greater displacement at 8,000 tons compared to the Type 209-class's 1,285 tons.
Which is faster, the Le Redoutable-class or Type 209-class?
The Le Redoutable-class is faster with a maximum speed of 15 knots compared to the Type 209-class's 11 knots.
Which has longer range, the Le Redoutable-class or Type 209-class?
The Le Redoutable-class is nuclear-powered with unlimited range, while the Type 209-class has a range of 11,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Le Redoutable-class or Type 209-class?
The Le Redoutable-class is longer at 128.0 meters compared to the Type 209-class's 64.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Le Redoutable-class and Type 209-class have?
The Le Redoutable-class has a larger crew complement of 135 compared to the Type 209-class's 36 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Le Redoutable-class or Type 209-class?
The Type 209-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 500 meters compared to the Le Redoutable-class's 200 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Le Redoutable-class or Type 209-class?
The Type 209-class has been built in greater numbers with 68 vessels compared to 6 vessels of the Le Redoutable-class.
