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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Triton" data-source="post: 59819" data-attributes="member: 3324">Do I understand correctly that the maximum patrol endurance of the Upholder/Chicoutimi-class SSK is 56 days with a maximum continuous-submerged endurance without snorkeling of ten days? A maximum range of 8,000nm at 8 knots?While the SSGT has a patrol endurance of  60 days and a continuous-submerged endurance, via Air Independent Propulsion, of twenty-five days? A maximum range of 6,000nm at 20 knots and 13,000 nm at 10 knots?The SSGT seems superior to SSK. Also sounds like it offers some of the capabilities of an SSN at a lower unit and operational cost. It would probably be attractive to navies running diesel boats and a lower-cost supplement to a navy with an SSN force.</blockquote>