S-80 Plus vs Type 212
S-80 Plus vs Type 212 at a glance — displacement 2,695 vs 1,524 tons, length 81 vs 56 m, speed 12 vs 12 knots, crew 32 vs 27.
Specifications
|
S-80 Plus |
Type 212 |
| Origin |
🇪🇸 Spain |
🇩🇪 Germany |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Submarine with air-independent propulsion |
Diesel-electric attack submarine |
| Manufacturer |
Navantia |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (HDW) |
| Year introduced |
2023 |
2005 |
| Number built |
2 units |
10 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$1,041 million |
$450 million |
| Displacement |
2,695 tons |
1,524 tons |
| Maximum speed |
12.0 knots |
12.0 knots |
| Range |
4,320 nm |
8,000 nm at 8 knots |
| Length |
81.1 m |
56.0 m |
| Beam |
11.7 m |
6.8 m |
| Crew |
32 |
27 |
| Max depth |
460 m |
200 m |
Armament & Systems
|
S-80 Plus |
Type 212 |
| Armament |
- 6 × 533 mm torpedo tubes
- DM2A4 Torpedoes
- Mark 48 Torpedoes (option)
- Black Shark Torpedoes (option)
- Spearfish Torpedoes (option)
- Torped 2000 Torpedoes (option)
- UGM-84 Sub-Harpoon block II anti-ship missiles (option)
- Exocet anti-ship missiles (option)
- Joint Strike Missile (studies)
- Tomahawk cruise missiles (option)
- Cylindrical multi-influence mines
- MINEA smart bottom mines
|
- 6 × 533 mm torpedo tubes
- 13 DM2A4 or Black Shark torpedoes
- IDAS missiles
- 24 external naval mines (optional)
|
| Propulsion |
1 shaft Etanol-AIP; 3 bio-ethanol engines (3 × 1,200 kW) MTU-16V-396SE-85L; 1 electric motor (3,500 kW), 1 AIP fuel cell unit (300 kW); Vulkan couplings RATO-S G-561W |
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 |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the S-80 Plus-class or Type 212-class?
The S-80 Plus-class has greater displacement at 2,695 tons compared to the Type 212-class's 1,524 tons.
Which is faster, the S-80 Plus-class or Type 212-class?
The Type 212-class is faster with a maximum speed of 12 knots compared to the S-80 Plus-class's 12 knots.
Which has longer range, the S-80 Plus-class or Type 212-class?
The Type 212-class has a longer range at 8,000 nautical miles compared to the S-80 Plus-class's 4,320 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the S-80 Plus-class or Type 212-class?
The S-80 Plus-class is longer at 81.0 meters compared to the Type 212-class's 56.0 meters.
How many crew members do the S-80 Plus-class and Type 212-class have?
The S-80 Plus-class has a larger crew complement of 32 compared to the Type 212-class's 27 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the S-80 Plus-class or Type 212-class?
The S-80 Plus-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 460 meters compared to the Type 212-class's 200 meters.
Which is more expensive, the S-80 Plus-class or Type 212-class?
The S-80 Plus-class is more expensive at approximately $1 billion per unit compared to the Type 212-class at $450 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the S-80 Plus-class or Type 212-class?
The Type 212-class has been built in greater numbers with 10 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the S-80 Plus-class.
