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Originally Posted by Skybird
Gotlands and the Type-212 family of boats probably are the most silent boats currently in service.
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And aren't very good choices for forward blue water deployment. They are relatively silent, but are also slow, limited in range and of shallower diving depth than nukes. As in all things, there are tradeoffs. A Type 212 is not a boat that you would send to patrol the Gulf of Mexico.