Type 209 vs Typhoon
Type 209 vs Typhoon at a glance — displacement 1,285 vs 23,200 tons, length 64 vs 175 m, speed 11 vs 22 knots, crew 36 vs 160.
Specifications
|
Type 209 |
Typhoon |
| Origin |
🇩🇪 Germany |
🇷🇺 Ex-USSR |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Diesel-electric attack submarine |
Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine |
| Manufacturer |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft |
Sevmash |
| Year introduced |
1971 |
1981 |
| Number built |
68 units |
6 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$285 million |
NA |
| Displacement |
1,285 tons |
23,200 tons |
| Maximum speed |
11.0 knots |
22.0 knots |
| Range |
11,000 nm at 10 knots |
Unlimited |
| Length |
64.4 m |
175.0 m |
| Beam |
6.5 m |
23.0 m |
| Crew |
36 |
160 |
| Max depth |
500 m |
400 m |
Armament & Systems
|
Type 209 |
Typhoon |
| Armament |
- 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
|
- 1 × 9K38 Igla SAM
- 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
- 22 x Type 53 torpedoes
- RPK-2 Vyuga or RPK-6 Vodopad antisubmarine missiles
- 20 × RSM-52 SLBMs
|
| Propulsion |
Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW) |
2 × OK-650 pressurized-water nuclear reactors, 190 MWt each; 2 × geared steam turbines, 50,000 shp each; 2 shafts with 7-bladed shrouded screws |
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Which has greater displacement, the Type 209-class or Typhoon-class?
The Typhoon-class has greater displacement at 23,200 tons compared to the Type 209-class's 1,285 tons.
Which is faster, the Type 209-class or Typhoon-class?
The Typhoon-class is faster with a maximum speed of 22 knots compared to the Type 209-class's 11 knots.
Which has longer range, the Type 209-class or Typhoon-class?
The Typhoon-class is nuclear-powered with unlimited range, while the Type 209-class has a range of 11,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Type 209-class or Typhoon-class?
The Typhoon-class is longer at 175.0 meters compared to the Type 209-class's 64.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Type 209-class and Typhoon-class have?
The Typhoon-class has a larger crew complement of 160 compared to the Type 209-class's 36 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Type 209-class or Typhoon-class?
The Type 209-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 500 meters compared to the Typhoon-class's 400 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Type 209-class or Typhoon-class?
The Type 209-class has been built in greater numbers with 68 vessels compared to 6 vessels of the Typhoon-class.
