Trafalgar vs Type 209
Trafalgar vs Type 209 at a glance — displacement 4,800 vs 1,285 tons, length 85 vs 64 m, speed 20 vs 11 knots, crew 130 vs 36.
Specifications
|
Trafalgar |
Type 209 |
| Origin |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
🇩🇪 Germany |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Nuclear-powered attack submarine |
Diesel-electric attack submarine |
| Manufacturer |
Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft |
| Year introduced |
1983 |
1971 |
| Number built |
7 units |
68 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$573 million |
$285 million |
| Displacement |
4,800 tons |
1,285 tons |
| Maximum speed |
20.0 knots |
11.0 knots |
| Range |
Unlimited |
11,000 nm at 10 knots |
| Length |
85.4 m |
64.4 m |
| Beam |
9.8 m |
6.5 m |
| Crew |
130 |
36 |
| Max depth |
300 m |
500 m |
Armament & Systems
|
Trafalgar |
Type 209 |
| Armament |
- 5 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
- Tomahawk Block IV cruise missiles
- Spearfish heavyweight 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 × Rolls-Royce PWR1 nuclear reactor, 2 × GEC steam turbines, 2 × WH Allen turbo generators (3.2 MW), 2 × Paxman diesel generators (2.1 MW), 1 × pump jet propulsor, 1 × motor for emergency drive, 1 × auxiliary retractable prop |
Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW) |
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Which has greater displacement, the Trafalgar-class or Type 209-class?
The Trafalgar-class has greater displacement at 4,800 tons compared to the Type 209-class's 1,285 tons.
Which is faster, the Trafalgar-class or Type 209-class?
The Trafalgar-class is faster with a maximum speed of 20 knots compared to the Type 209-class's 11 knots.
Which has longer range, the Trafalgar-class or Type 209-class?
The Trafalgar-class is nuclear-powered with unlimited range, while the Type 209-class has a range of 11,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Trafalgar-class or Type 209-class?
The Trafalgar-class is longer at 85.4 meters compared to the Type 209-class's 64.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Trafalgar-class and Type 209-class have?
The Trafalgar-class has a larger crew complement of 130 compared to the Type 209-class's 36 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Trafalgar-class or Type 209-class?
The Type 209-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 500 meters compared to the Trafalgar-class's 300 meters.
Which is more expensive, the Trafalgar-class or Type 209-class?
The Trafalgar-class is more expensive at approximately $573 million per unit compared to the Type 209-class at $285 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Trafalgar-class or Type 209-class?
The Type 209-class has been built in greater numbers with 68 vessels compared to 7 vessels of the Trafalgar-class.
