SSN Class Astute
Displacement: 7000 tonnes surfaced, 7800 tonnes dived*
Dimensions, metres: 97.0 x 11.3 x 10.0
Main Machinery: 1 modified Rolls-Royce PWR-2 pressurized water reactor; 2 sets GEC-Alston geared turbine drive; 1 shaft with pump jet propulsion; 27,500 shp. 2 Paxman auxiliary diesels
Speed, knots: Officially 29+ knots dived, unofficially probably over 32 knots
Endurance: 70 days submerged
Dive Depth: Over 300m
Complement: 84 (qualified), accommodation for 12 officers, 97 enlisted
Missiles: SLCM: GDC/Hughes Tomahawk (TLAM-C Block III) land attack; Tercom aided inertial navigation system (TAINS) with GPS backup; range 1,700 km (918 n miles) at 0.7 Mach; altitude 15-100 m; 318 kg shaped charge warhead.
Torpedoes: 6-21 in (533 mm) tubes. Marconi Spearfish torpedoes; active/passive homing to 65 km (35 n miles) at up to 60 kt; directed energy warhead; depth to ? m (? ft).
A total of 38 weapons can be carried for tube-launch, for example: 14 Tomahawk missiles, 24 Spearfish torpedoes.
Mines: Can lay mines.
Sonar: Type 2076 integrated suite (with Type 2074 active/passive bow array); Type 2077 HF under-ice navigational active; type ?? towed passive array
EW: Racal Outfit UAP(4) intercept suite; launchers for SCAD 101 and SCAD 102 decoys and SCAD 200 sonar jammers
Radar: 1 Kelvin Hughes Type 1007 navigation/search
Seria interesante una comparativa de ambos sistemas! ... Salu2