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Specifications
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Scorpène |
Type 212 |
| Origin |
🇫🇷 France |
🇩🇪 Germany |
| Category |
Submarine |
Submarine |
| Type |
Diesel-electric attack submarine |
Diesel-electric attack submarine |
| Manufacturer |
Naval Group |
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (HDW) |
| Year introduced |
2005 |
2005 |
| Number built |
14 units |
10 units |
| Estimated unit price |
$450 million |
$450 million |
| Displacement |
1,565 tons |
1,524 tons |
| Maximum speed |
12.0 knots |
12.0 knots |
| Range |
6,500 nm at 8 knots |
8,000 nm at 8 knots |
| Length |
61.7 m |
56.0 m |
| Beam |
6.2 m |
6.8 m |
| Crew |
31 |
27 |
| Max depth |
350 m |
200 m |
Armament & Systems
|
Scorpène |
Type 212 |
| Armament |
- 6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes
- 18 Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquei Black Shark heavyweight torpedoes
- SM-39 Exocet anti-ship missiles
- A3SM (MICA) anti-air missiles
- 30 mines
|
- 6 × 533 mm torpedo tubes
- 13 DM2A4 or Black Shark torpedoes
- IDAS missiles
- 24 external naval mines (optional)
|
| Propulsion |
Diesel-electric, Batteries, Air-independent propulsion (AIP), MESMA AIP, DRDO PAFC Fuel Cell AIP |
1 × MTU 16V 396 marine diesel engine; 9 × HDW/Siemens PEM fuel cells (30–40 kW each) or 2 × HDW/Siemens PEM fuel cells (120 kW each); 1 × Siemens Permasyn electric motor (1700 kW) driving a single seven-bladed skewback propeller |
Detailed Comparison
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Which has greater displacement, the Scorpène-class or Type 212-class?
The Scorpène-class has greater displacement at 1,565 tons compared to the Type 212-class's 1,524 tons.
Which is faster, the Scorpène-class or Type 212-class?
The Type 212-class is faster with a maximum speed of 12 knots compared to the Scorpène-class's 12 knots.
Which has longer range, the Scorpène-class or Type 212-class?
The Type 212-class has a longer range at 8,000 nautical miles compared to the Scorpène-class's 6,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Scorpène-class or Type 212-class?
The Scorpène-class is longer at 61.7 meters compared to the Type 212-class's 56.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Scorpène-class and Type 212-class have?
The Scorpène-class has a larger crew complement of 31 compared to the Type 212-class's 27 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Scorpène-class or Type 212-class?
The Scorpène-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 350 meters compared to the Type 212-class's 200 meters.
Which is more expensive, the Scorpène-class or Type 212-class?
The Type 212-class is more expensive at approximately $450 million per unit compared to the Scorpène-class at $450 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Scorpène-class or Type 212-class?
The Scorpène-class has been built in greater numbers with 14 vessels compared to 10 vessels of the Type 212-class.
