Comparison

S-80 (Isaac Peral) vs Type 212A

Two latest-generation European conventional submarines of very different size. Spain's S-80 is 80.8 metres long with a submerged displacement of about 2,965 tonnes; the German-Italian Type 212A, 56 metres and about 1,830. The S-80 is almost 25 metres longer and around 60% heavier, sized for longer ocean patrols, while the 212A was born for shallower waters such as the Baltic.

S-80 (Isaac Peral)Type 212A

Length to scale

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S-80 (Isaac Peral) is 1.4 times longer than Type 212A · S-80 (Isaac Peral) displaces about 1.6 times as much as Type 212A

Displacement balance

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S-80 (Isaac Peral)

80.8 m · 265 ft · 2,965 t

Spanish Navy submarine; submerged displacement.

Type 212A

56 m · 184 ft · 1,830 t

German-Italian air-independent propulsion submarine.

* Open-source estimate. Full-load displacement in approximate metric tonnes (submerged for submarines).

Figures used and how reliable they are

S-80 (Isaac Peral): 265 ft, 2,965 t. Spanish Navy submarine; submerged displacement.
Type 212A: 184 ft, 1,830 t. German-Italian air-independent propulsion submarine.

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Sources / References

U.S. Navy Fact Files for carriers, destroyers and submarines.
Royal Navy, French Navy and Spanish Navy public ship pages.
IISS, The Military Balance (annual editions).
Jane's Fighting Ships and Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships (historical ships).