Sierra vs Type 209
Sierra vs Type 209 at a glance — displacement 7,200 vs 1,285 tons, length 107 vs 64 m, speed 10 vs 11 knots, crew 61 vs 36.
Specifications
|
Sierra |
Type 209 |
| Origin |
🇷🇺 Ex-USSR |
🇩🇪 Germany |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Nuclear-powered attack submarine |
Diesel-electric attack submarine |
| Manufacturer |
Krasnoye Sormovo |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft |
| Year introduced |
1984 |
1971 |
| Number built |
4 units |
68 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$285 million |
| Displacement |
7,200 tons |
1,285 tons |
| Maximum speed |
10.0 knots |
11.0 knots |
| Range |
Unlimited |
11,000 nm at 10 knots |
| Length |
107.2 m |
64.4 m |
| Beam |
12.3 m |
6.5 m |
| Crew |
61 |
36 |
| Max depth |
600 m |
500 m |
Armament & Systems
|
Sierra |
Type 209 |
| Armament |
- 4 × 650 mm (26 in) torpedo tubes (only Sierra I)
- 4 × 530 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (6 x Sierra II)
- SS-N-21 Sampson SLCM
- SS-N-15 Starfish anti-submarine weapon
- SS-N-16 Stallion
- 42 mines (instead of torpedoes)
|
- 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 |
1 × PWR, 190 MW (HEU <= 45%), 2 × 1,002 hp (747 kW) emergency motors, 1 shaft, 2 spinners |
Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW) |
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Which has greater displacement, the Sierra-class or Type 209-class?
The Sierra-class has greater displacement at 7,200 tons compared to the Type 209-class's 1,285 tons.
Which is faster, the Sierra-class or Type 209-class?
The Type 209-class is faster with a maximum speed of 11 knots compared to the Sierra-class's 10 knots.
Which has longer range, the Sierra-class or Type 209-class?
The Sierra-class is nuclear-powered with unlimited range, while the Type 209-class has a range of 11,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Sierra-class or Type 209-class?
The Sierra-class is longer at 107.2 meters compared to the Type 209-class's 64.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Sierra-class and Type 209-class have?
The Sierra-class has a larger crew complement of 61 compared to the Type 209-class's 36 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Sierra-class or Type 209-class?
The Sierra-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 600 meters compared to the Type 209-class's 500 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Sierra-class or Type 209-class?
The Type 209-class has been built in greater numbers with 68 vessels compared to 4 vessels of the Sierra-class.
