Valiant / Churchill vs Whiskey
Overview
The Valiant / Churchill and the Whiskey are both Submarine classes.
The Valiant / Churchill displaces 4,500 tons — 4.3x the Whiskey's 1,050 tons. The Valiant / Churchill reaches 20 knots vs 18 knots for the Whiskey. Operational range is 99,999 nautical miles for the Valiant / Churchill vs 8,580 for the Whiskey. The Valiant / Churchill carries a crew of 103 vs 52 for the Whiskey. Submerged displacement is 5,000 tons for the Valiant / Churchill vs 1,340 tons for the Whiskey. The Valiant / Churchill can dive to 300 m compared to 200 m for the Whiskey.
The Valiant / Churchill was produced in 2 units vs 236 for the Whiskey. The Valiant / Churchill was commissioned in 1966, 15 years after the Whiskey (1951).
| British nuclear submarine, 4,500 tons displacement, propelled by a Rolls-Royce pressurised water reactor. | |
| Origin | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Category | Submarine |
| Type | Nuclear submarine |
| Manufacturer | Vickers Armstrong |
| Year introduced | 1966 |
| Number built | 2 units |
| Estimated unit price | NA |
| Displacement | 4,500 tons ◉ |
| Maximum speed | 20.0 knots ◉ |
| Range | Unlimited ◉ |
| Length | 87.0 m ◉ |
| Beam | 10.1 m ◉ |
| Crew | 103 ◉ |
| Max depth | 300 m ◉ |
| Propulsion | 1 × Rolls-Royce pressurised water reactor, 2 × steam turbines, 1 shaft |
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| Displacement | 1,050 tons ◉ |
| Maximum speed | 18.0 knots ◉ |
| Range | 8,580 nm at 10 knots ◉ |
| Length | 76.0 m ◉ |
| Beam | 6.5 m ◉ |
| Crew | 52 ◉ |
| Max depth | 200 m ◉ |
| Propulsion | 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 |
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