1. United States
  2. Submarine
  3. SS 580 Barbel

Basic Information

Category Submarine Type SS - Attack/Fleet Submarine
Year Commissioned 1983 Year Decommissioned 1989
Nationality United States Hypothetical No
Beam 8.8 m Draft 7.6 m
Height 14 m Length 66.9 m
Crew 85 people Damage Points (DP) 25
Standard Displacement 2180 tons Full Displacement 2679 tons
Empty Displacement 1745 tons

Sensor Parameters

Model Purpose Range Scan Interval Generation
AN/BLQ-2B TASS, Passive-Only Towed Array Sonar System 0.00 - 15.00 nm 15 sec Late 1950s
AN/BQH-2D Hull Sonar, Active/Passive Search & Track 0.00 - 2.00 nm 15 sec Late 1950s
AN/BPS-12 Radar, Surface Search, Short-Range 0.10 - 40.00 nm 8 sec Early 1960s
Generic Acoustic Intercept Acoustic Intercept 0.00 - 36.00 nm 5 sec Late 1970s
Generic Submarine Periscope, Optical Visual, Surveillance Periscope 0.00 - 22.50 nm 10 sec Visual
Generic Submarine Periscope, LLTV LLTV, Surveillance & Navigation Camera 0.00 - 15.00 nm 10 sec LLTV, 1st Generation (1970s)

Submarine Capabilities Code

Snorkel

Signatures

Type Front Side Rear
Passive Sonar, VLF (0-1000 Hz, 200 Hz Center Frequency) 115 dB 116 dB 117 dB
Passive Sonar, LF (1-5 KHz, 3 KHz Center Frequency) 85.5 dB 86 dB 87 dB
Passive Sonar, MF (5-10 KHz, 7.5 KHz Center Frequency) 77.5 dB 78 dB 79 dB
Passive Sonar, HF (10-500 KHz, 20 KHz Center Frequency) 69 dB 70 dB 71 dB
Active Sonar, VLF-HF (0-500 KHz) 35 dB 200 dB 35 dB
Visual Detection Range 2.35 nm 3.92 nm 2.35 nm
Visual Classification Range 0.59 nm 0.98 nm 0.59 nm
Infrared Detection Range 2.35 nm 3.92 nm 2.35 nm
Infrared Classification Range 0.59 nm 0.98 nm 0.59 nm
Radar, A-D Band (30-2000 MHz) 30.9 dBsm (1230.27 m²) 35.6 dBsm (3630.78 m²) 30.9 dBsm (1230.27 m²)
Radar, E-M Band (2-100 GHz) 30.9 dBsm (1230.27 m²) 35.6 dBsm (3630.78 m²) 30.9 dBsm (1230.27 m²)

Default Configuration

Model Capacity Fire Interval Comments
533mm TT 1 5 sec Mk48 Mod 4 Only

Magazine Systems

Magazine Name Capacity Comments
533mm Torpedo 12 1983, Barbel

Datalink

ID Type Model Range Channels
8002 Two-Way Wire Guidance Torpedo Wire Control [2 Wires] 30 nm 2
7001 Radio VHF Radio [Unsecure] 100 nm 0
7001 Radio UHF Radio [Unsecure] 100 nm 0
7001 Radio VHF Radio [Secure] 100 nm 0
2003 MILSTAR SATCOM MILSTAR SATCOM 0 nm 0
7001 Radio Generic HF Datalink 100 nm 10
7001 Radio HF Radio [Unsecure] 300 nm 10
7001 Radio UHF Radio [Secure] 100 nm 0

Engines

Model Type Combined Type Engine Count Shafts Primary Engines Secondary Engines Hypothetical Comments
3x Fairbanks-Morse Diesels Diesel N/A 3 3 3 - No -
2x General Electric Motors Electric N/A 2 2 2 - No -