Type 209 vs Whiskey
Type 209 vs Whiskey at a glance — displacement 1,285 vs 1,050 tons, length 64 vs 76 m, speed 11 vs 18 knots, crew 36 vs 52.
Specifications
|
Type 209 |
Whiskey |
| Origin |
🇩🇪 Germany |
🇷🇺 Ex-USSR |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Diesel-electric attack submarine |
Diesel-electric attack submarine |
| Manufacturer |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft |
Lazurit Design Bureau |
| Year introduced |
1971 |
1951 |
| Number built |
68 units |
236 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$285 million |
NA |
| Displacement |
1,285 tons |
1,050 tons |
| Maximum speed |
11.0 knots |
18.0 knots |
| Range |
11,000 nm at 10 knots |
8,580 nm at 10 knots |
| Length |
64.4 m |
76.0 m |
| Beam |
6.5 m |
6.5 m |
| Crew |
36 |
52 |
| Max depth |
500 m |
200 m |
Armament & Systems
|
Type 209 |
Whiskey |
| 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
|
- 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (4 bow + 2 stern)
- 12 × torpedoes or 22 × mines
- 1 × single-mounted 25 mm (1.0 in) AA gun
- 2 × single-mounted 57 mm (2.2 in) AA gun
|
| Propulsion |
Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,100 shp (4,500 kW) |
Two-shaft diesel–electric: 2 × 2,000 bhp (1,500 kW) diesel engines, 2 × 1,350 hp (1,010 kW) main electric motors, 2 × 50 hp (37 kW) electric creep motors |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Type 209-class or Whiskey-class?
The Type 209-class has greater displacement at 1,285 tons compared to the Whiskey-class's 1,050 tons.
Which is faster, the Type 209-class or Whiskey-class?
The Whiskey-class is faster with a maximum speed of 18 knots compared to the Type 209-class's 11 knots.
Which has longer range, the Type 209-class or Whiskey-class?
The Type 209-class has a longer range at 11,000 nautical miles compared to the Whiskey-class's 8,580 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Type 209-class or Whiskey-class?
The Whiskey-class is longer at 76.0 meters compared to the Type 209-class's 64.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Type 209-class and Whiskey-class have?
The Whiskey-class has a larger crew complement of 52 compared to the Type 209-class's 36 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Type 209-class or Whiskey-class?
The Type 209-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 500 meters compared to the Whiskey-class's 200 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Type 209-class or Whiskey-class?
The Whiskey-class has been built in greater numbers with 236 vessels compared to 68 vessels of the Type 209-class.
