Scorpène class submarine
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Scorpène |
| Operators: |  Chilean Navy Royal Malaysian Navy |
| Preceded by: | Agosta class submarine |
| Succeeded by: | SMX-23 class submarine |
| Subclasses: | Basic Basic-AIP |
| Active: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | submarine |
| Displacement: | 1,700 tonnes |
| Speed: | 12 kn (22 km/h) (surfaced) |
| Range: |
6,500 nautical miles (12,000 km) at 8 knots (surfaced) |
| Complement: | 30 |
| Armament: | 6 533 mm tubes, 18 torpedoes |
| Notes: |
Ships in class include: O'Higgins Carrera |
Scorpène class submarines are a class of diesel-electric attack submarine. It features diesel propulsion and an additional air-independent propulsion (AIP), jointly developed by the French company DCNS, formerly DCN, and the Spanish company Navantia (Formerly Bazan, then Izar).
The Chilean Navy ordered two Scorpène, which will replace the two Oberon class submarines retired by the Chilean Navy. The Royal Malaysian Navy ordered two, and the Indian Navy ordered six. All will be built in India at Mazagon Dock Limited.
The Chilean Scorpène class "O'Higgins" and "Carrera" were completed in 2005 and 2006, respectively, and are currently the only two in operation.
[edit] Scorpène characteristics
The Scorpène class of ships has three subtypes [1]: the Basic, Basic-AIP (with the MESMA air-independent propulsion) and Compact. The variants have the following characteristics (note that these may slightly differ from the generic details given by DCN themselves [2]):
| Basic | Basic-AIP | Compact | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall length (metres) | 66.4 | 76.2 | 59.4 |
| Surface displacement (fluid) (tons) | 1,700 | 2,000 | 1,450 |
| Submerged displacement | * | * | * |
| Maximum submerged speed (knots) | >20 | >20 | >14 |
| Diving depth (metres) | >300 | >300 | >200 |
| Crew complement | 30 | 30 | 22 |
| Endurance (days) | 50 | 50 | 45 |
Note - Submerged displacement is reported to range from 1,790 to 2,010 tons by DCN.
[edit] See also
- Type 212 submarine, latest class of the German Navy with air-independent fuel cell propulsion.
