Scorpène-class submarine
Scorpène class profile | |
Indian Navy's INS Kalvari at sea | |
| Class overview | |
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| Name | Scorpène class |
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| Cost | US$450 million |
| Built | 1999–present |
| In commission | 2005–present |
| Planned | 20 |
| Building | 2 |
| Completed | 14 |
| Canceled | 4 |
| Active | 13 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Submarine |
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| Beam | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) |
| Draft | 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in) |
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| Test depth | >350 m (1,150 ft) |
| Complement | 31 |
| Armament | 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes for 18 Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquei Black Shark heavyweight torpedoes, SM-39 Exocet anti-ship missiles, and A3SM (MICA) anti-air missiles and 30 mines in place of torpedoes |
The Scorpène-class submarines are a class of diesel-electric attack submarines jointly developed by the French Naval Group (formerly DCNS) and the Spanish company Navantia. It features diesel propulsion and an additional air-independent propulsion (AIP). It is now marketed as the Scorpène 2000.