Sturgeon vs Type 209
Sturgeon vs Type 209 at a glance — displacement 3,640 vs 1,285 tons, length 89 vs 64 m, speed 15 vs 11 knots, crew 107 vs 36.
Specifications
|
Sturgeon |
Type 209 |
| Origin |
🇺🇸 United States |
🇩🇪 Germany |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Nuclear-powered attack submarine |
Diesel-electric attack submarine |
| Manufacturer |
General Dynamics Electric Boat |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft |
| Year introduced |
1967 |
1971 |
| Number built |
37 units |
68 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$285 million |
| Displacement |
3,640 tons |
1,285 tons |
| Maximum speed |
15.0 knots |
11.0 knots |
| Range |
Unlimited |
11,000 nm at 10 knots |
| Length |
89.1 m |
64.4 m |
| Beam |
9.7 m |
6.5 m |
| Crew |
107 |
36 |
| Max depth |
400 m |
500 m |
Armament & Systems
|
Sturgeon |
Type 209 |
| Armament |
- 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) amidship torpedo tubes
- Mark 48 and Mk-48 ADCAP torpedoes
- Harpoon missiles
- Tomahawk missiles
- SUBROC anti-submarine missiles
- Mark 67 Submarine Launched Mobile Mines
- Mark 60 CAPTOR mines
|
- 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 × S5W pressurized water reactor, 2 × steam turbines, total 15,000 shp (11,000 kW), 1 shaft |
Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW) |
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Which has greater displacement, the Sturgeon-class or Type 209-class?
The Sturgeon-class has greater displacement at 3,640 tons compared to the Type 209-class's 1,285 tons.
Which is faster, the Sturgeon-class or Type 209-class?
The Sturgeon-class is faster with a maximum speed of 15 knots compared to the Type 209-class's 11 knots.
Which has longer range, the Sturgeon-class or Type 209-class?
The Sturgeon-class is nuclear-powered with unlimited range, while the Type 209-class has a range of 11,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Sturgeon-class or Type 209-class?
The Sturgeon-class is longer at 89.1 meters compared to the Type 209-class's 64.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Sturgeon-class and Type 209-class have?
The Sturgeon-class has a larger crew complement of 107 compared to the Type 209-class's 36 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Sturgeon-class or Type 209-class?
The Type 209-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 500 meters compared to the Sturgeon-class's 400 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Sturgeon-class or Type 209-class?
The Type 209-class has been built in greater numbers with 68 vessels compared to 37 vessels of the Sturgeon-class.
