Marlin-class submarine
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Marlin |
| Builders | DCNS |
| Preceded by | Scorpène class |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Submarine |
The Marlin-class submarines are a proposed class of
S-80-class submarine, which was selected by the Spanish Navy
to form its next-generation submarine force, at the expense of the Scorpène.
Not much is known about this design, however DCNS's successful Scorpène class is approximately 1,800 tons while the S-80 is 3,500 tons. Therefore it is likely that DCNS's Marlin-class design is larger than the Scorpène in order to compete on the international market with Navantia's bigger S-80 submarine, currently under construction for the Spanish Navy.
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