S-80 Plus vs Virginia
S-80 Plus vs Virginia at a glance — displacement 2,695 vs 6,930 tons, length 81 vs 115 m, speed 12 vs 15 knots, crew 32 vs 135.
Specifications
|
S-80 Plus |
Virginia |
| Origin |
🇪🇸 Spain |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Submarine with air-independent propulsion |
Nuclear-powered attack submarine |
| Manufacturer |
Navantia |
General Dynamics Electric Boat |
| Year introduced |
2023 |
2004 |
| Number built |
2 units |
26 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$1,041 million |
$2,800 million |
| Displacement |
2,695 tons |
6,930 tons |
| Maximum speed |
12.0 knots |
15.0 knots |
| Range |
4,320 nm |
Unlimited |
| Length |
81.1 m |
115.0 m |
| Beam |
11.7 m |
10.0 m |
| Crew |
32 |
135 |
| Max depth |
460 m |
240 m |
Armament & Systems
|
S-80 Plus |
Virginia |
| 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
|
- 12 x VLS tubes (Tomahawk cruise missiles)
- 2 x Virginia payload tubes (12 x Tomahawk BGM-109)
- 4 x Virginia payload modules (28 x Tomahawk BGM-109)
- 4 x 21" torpedo tubes (Mk-48 torpedoes or UGM-84 Harpoon missiles)
|
| 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 × S9G nuclear reactor 280,000 hp (210 MW); 2 × steam turbines 40,000 shp (30 MW); 1 × single shaft pump-jet propulsor; 1 × secondary propulsion motor |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the S-80 Plus-class or Virginia-class?
The Virginia-class has greater displacement at 6,930 tons compared to the S-80 Plus-class's 2,695 tons.
Which is faster, the S-80 Plus-class or Virginia-class?
The Virginia-class is faster with a maximum speed of 15 knots compared to the S-80 Plus-class's 12 knots.
Which has longer range, the S-80 Plus-class or Virginia-class?
The Virginia-class is nuclear-powered with unlimited range, while the S-80 Plus-class has a range of 4,320 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the S-80 Plus-class or Virginia-class?
The Virginia-class is longer at 115.0 meters compared to the S-80 Plus-class's 81.0 meters.
How many crew members do the S-80 Plus-class and Virginia-class have?
The Virginia-class has a larger crew complement of 135 compared to the S-80 Plus-class's 32 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the S-80 Plus-class or Virginia-class?
The S-80 Plus-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 460 meters compared to the Virginia-class's 240 meters.
Which is more expensive, the S-80 Plus-class or Virginia-class?
The Virginia-class is more expensive at approximately $2.8 billion per unit compared to the S-80 Plus-class at $1 billion.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the S-80 Plus-class or Virginia-class?
The Virginia-class has been built in greater numbers with 26 vessels compared to 2 vessels of the S-80 Plus-class.
