Submarines

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Submarines are the central feature of Barotrauma. They are used to navigate Europa's vast oceans while keeping their crew safe from the moon's many dangers.
The crew's main task is to maintain the various Installations in working order and fight fires and floods.

Statistics Comparison

The table below lists every purchasable submarine and their base main characteristics; that is, before any upgrades are installed, turrets modified, or wiring tweaks made.
Maximum ascent speed (empty ballasts) is 19 km/h for all submarines. Horizontal (engine) speed is identical going forwards and backwards.

Submarine	Class	Price	Tier	Crew		Fabrication & Cargo		Max Speed		Default Weaponry
				Size	Experience	Fabricators & Deconstructors	Max Crates	↔	↓	Turrets	Large Turrets	Other
Barsuk	Attack	3,999	1	1 - 3	Beginner		4	16	13	1 Coilgun ​1 Pulse Laser ​1 Turret Hardpoint ​		1 Depth Charge Tube ​
Dugong	Scout	5,000	1	3 - 5	Beginner		8	22	12	2 Coilguns ​1 Turret Hardpoint ​		1 Electrical Discharge Coil ​
Orca	Scout	9,000	1	3 - 6	Beginner	​ ​ ​	8	24	15	2 Coilguns ​1 Turret Hardpoint ​		1 Electrical Discharge Coil ​1 Depth Charge Tube ​
Camel	Transport	9,900	1	4 - 6	Intermediate	​ ​ ​	60	22	15	1 Coilgun ​1 Chaingun ​1 Turret Hardpoint ​
Humpback	Attack	13,000	2	4 - 6	Intermediate	​ ​ ​	4	25	16	2 Coilguns ​1 Turret Hardpoint ​	1 Railgun ​
Orca2	Scout	13,000	2	3 - 6	Intermediate	​ ​ ​	8	25	14	1 Chaingun ​1 Turret Hardpoint ​	1 Double Coilgun ​	1 Electrical Discharge Coil ​1 Depth Charge Tube ​
Azimuth	Scout	14,000	2	3 - 5	Intermediate	​ ​	8	26	16	2 Coilguns ​1 Turret Hardpoint ​		2 Depth Charge Tubes ​
Typhon	Attack	15,000	2	4 - 9	Intermediate	​ ​ ​	8	18	9	1 Coilgun ​1 Turret Hardpoint ​	1 Railgun ​1 Double Coilgun ​	1 Electrical Discharge Coil ​1 Depth Charge Tube ​
Herja	Attack	16,500	2	4 - 7	Intermediate	​ ​	4	21	15	1 Coilgun ​1 Chaingun ​1 Turret Hardpoint ​	1 Railgun ​	1 Electrical Discharge Coil ​1 Depth Charge Tube ​
R-29	Transport	16,500	2	5 - 9	Experienced	​ ​	60	18	9	1 Coilgun ​1 Turret Hardpoint ​	1 Flak Cannon ​	2 Electrical Discharge Coils ​
Berilia	Transport	24,000	3	12 - 16	Experienced	​ ​ ​	96	16	14	2 Coilguns ​	1 Flak Cannon ​1 Large Turret Hardpoint ​	2 Electrical Discharge Coils ​1 Depth Charge Tube ​
Remora	Scout	25,000	3	7 - 12	Experienced	​ ​ ​	12	23	11	1 Coilgun ​1 Turret Hardpoint ​	1 Double Coilgun ​	1 Electrical Discharge Coil ​1 Depth Charge Tube ​
Typhon2	Attack	30,000	3	4 - 9	Intermediate	​ ​ ​	8	21	12	1 Chaingun ​1 Turret Hardpoint ​	1 Railgun ​2 Double Coilguns ​	1 Electrical Discharge Coil ​
Kastrull	Attack	31,000	3	8 - 12	Experienced	​ ​ ​	12	20	8	2 Coilguns ​1 Turret Hardpoint ​	1 Railgun ​	2 Electrical Discharge Coils ​1 Depth Charge Tube ​
Winterhalter	Scout	32,000	3	8 - 12	Experienced	​ ​ ​ ​	8	24	13	1 Coilgun ​1 Turret Hardpoint ​	1 Railgun ​1 Double Coilgun ​	1 Electrical Discharge Coil ​

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Tier Restrictions

Some submarine tiers cannot be purchased until later biomes have been reached.

Outpost Type	Cold Caverns	Europan Ridge	The Aphotic Plateau	The Great Sea	Hydrothermal Wastes
Colony	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 3
Habitation	Tier 1	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 2	Tier 3
Military	Tier 1	Tier 1 Attack T2	Tier 2	Tier 2 Attack T3	Tier 3
Research	Tier 1	Tier 1 Scout T2	Tier 2	Tier 2 Scout T3	Tier 3
Mining	Tier 1	Tier 1 Transport T2	Tier 2	Tier 2 Transport T3	Tier 3

Shuttles

Shuttles are much smaller submarines used mostly as respawn vessels in multiplayer. They very often don't have their own nuclear reactor and their batteries are often fully charged and can store more kW power than the main submarine.
Respawn shuttles spawn only if a certain percentage of players has died. This can be changed in the server's settings.

Upon spawning in, the shuttle will be stocked with Disposable Diving Suits equal to the number of respawned players on board.
They can be used in case the shuttle is not able to dock safely to the main submarine.

Shuttles are incredibly prone to sinking from attacks, given that they have no turrets and little hull health compared to normal submarines.

Drones

Drones are small shuttles, remotely controlled from the submarine using a Shuttle Navigation Terminal.
They are battery powered and extremely fragile. They are not made to transport humans or cargo. Their task typically is to provide remote scouting and firepower.
Only two default submarines have their own shuttle:

• Remora
• Kastrull.

In Campaign mode, lost drones can be recovered at an Outpost for 1,000 mks (price may vary depending on the reputation of the outpost).

v·d·e·h Submarines
Purchasable	Tier 1 Scout Dugong  •  Orca Attack Barsuk Transport Camel
	Tier 2 Scout Azimuth  •  Orca 2 Attack Herja  •  Humpback  •  Typhon Transport R-29
	Tier 3 Scout Remora (drone)  •  Winterhalter Attack Kastrull (drone)  •  Typhon 2 Transport Berilia
Non-purchasable	Shuttles Hemulen  •  Selkie  •  Venture Hostile Pirate Dugong  •  Pirate Humpback  •  Pirate Typhon 2