Mike vs Type 209
Mike vs Type 209 at a glance — displacement 4,400 vs 1,285 tons, length 117 vs 64 m, speed 14 vs 11 knots, crew 64 vs 36.
Specifications
|
Mike |
Type 209 |
| Origin |
🇷🇺 Ex-USSR |
🇩🇪 Germany |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Nuclear-powered attack submarine |
Diesel-electric attack submarine |
| Manufacturer |
Sevmash |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft |
| Year introduced |
1983 |
1971 |
| Number built |
1 unit |
68 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$285 million |
| Displacement |
4,400 tons |
1,285 tons |
| Maximum speed |
14.0 knots |
11.0 knots |
| Range |
Unlimited |
11,000 nm at 10 knots |
| Length |
117.5 m |
64.4 m |
| Beam |
10.7 m |
6.5 m |
| Crew |
64 |
36 |
| Max depth |
1,020 m |
500 m |
Armament & Systems
|
Mike |
Type 209 |
| Armament |
- SS-N-15 Starfish anti-submarine missiles
- 6 x 533 mm (21-inch) torpedo tubes for 53-65 torpedo and VA-111 Shkval 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 |
One 190 MW OK-650 b-3 PWR, two 45000 shp steam turbines, one shaft |
Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW) |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Mike-class or Type 209-class?
The Mike-class has greater displacement at 4,400 tons compared to the Type 209-class's 1,285 tons.
Which is faster, the Mike-class or Type 209-class?
The Mike-class is faster with a maximum speed of 14 knots compared to the Type 209-class's 11 knots.
Which has longer range, the Mike-class or Type 209-class?
The Mike-class is nuclear-powered with unlimited range, while the Type 209-class has a range of 11,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Mike-class or Type 209-class?
The Mike-class is longer at 117.5 meters compared to the Type 209-class's 64.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Mike-class and Type 209-class have?
The Mike-class has a larger crew complement of 64 compared to the Type 209-class's 36 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Mike-class or Type 209-class?
The Mike-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 1,020 meters compared to the Type 209-class's 500 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Mike-class or Type 209-class?
The Type 209-class has been built in greater numbers with 68 vessels compared to 1 vessels of the Mike-class.