ASubmarines
Agosta-class submarine
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Agosta-class submarinelarger figure on 0 of 1
Measured figures
France, Spain
Single sourcePakistan
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Agosta-class submarine | Type 093 submarine |
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| Power | 2 groupes électrogènes SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 4 de 960 kW , 1 moteur électrique de propulsion de 3 500 kW , 1 hélice[source] | — |
| Operators | French Navy (former) Royal Malaysian Navy (former) Spanish Navy Pakistan Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Daphné class[source] | Type 091[source] |
| Succeeded by | Scorpène class Rubis class[source] | Type 095[source] |
Type 093 submarinelarger figure on 1 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
67 m (219 ft 10 in) (France, Spain) 76 m (249 ft 4 in) (Pakistan)[source]
Type 093/A
Single sourceType 093B
Single sourceType 093/A 108.5 m (356 ft 0 in) Type 093B 110 m (360 ft 11 in)[source]
submerged (France, Spain)
Single sourcesubmerged (Pakistan)
Single sourceSurfaced
Single source1,500 long tons (1,524 t) surfaced 1,760 long tons (1,788 t) submerged (France, Spain) 2,050 long tons (2,083 t) submerged (Pakistan)[source]
Type 093/A 6,675 tons (submerged) Type 093B 6,700 -7,000 tons (submerged)[source]
Maximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; submerged ( snorkeling )
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single source12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph) submerged 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) submerged ( snorkeling )[source]
Maximum; Type 093
Single sourceMaximum; Type 093 Type 093A/B
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Subclasses | Agosta 90B[source] | — |
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| Built | 1977–2006[source] | — |
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| In commission | 1977 – Active in service in Spain and Pakistan[source] | 2006–present[source] |
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| Planned | 13[source] | — |
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| Completed | 13[source] | 9+[source] |
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| Active | Total 12 to 14: Type 093: 2 Type 093A: 4 Type 093B: 6-8[source] |
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| Retired | — |
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| Scrapped | — |
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| Preserved | — |
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| Test depth | 300 m (980 ft) (France, Spain) 350 m (1,150 ft) (Pakistan)[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Thomson CSF DRUA 33 Radar Thomson Sintra DSUV 22 DUUA 2D Sonar DUUA 1D Sonar DUUX 2 Sonar DSUV 62A towed array[source] | Type 359 radar Hull-mounted sonar Flank array sonar Passive intercept array sonar Towed array sonar (Type 093A)[source] |
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| Armament | SM 39 Exocet 4 × 550 mm (22 in) bow torpedo tubes (12 reloads on Khalid-class, 16 reloads on Hashmat class ) ECAN L5 Mod 3 & ECAN F17 Mod 2 torpedoes[source] | 6 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes Yu-3 , Yu-4 , Yu-6 torpedoes YJ-18 anti-ship cruise missile YJ-82 anti-ship cruise missile 24-cell vertical launching system (VLS) (Type 093B)[source] |
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| Country of origin | France[source] France[source] | People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Naval Group[source] | — |
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| Name | — | Type 093[source] |
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| Builders | — | Bohai Shipyard , Huludao[source] |
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| Building | — |
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| Type | — | Nuclear-powered attack submarine[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | 2 x 70-75 megawatt pressurized water nuclear reactors 1 x pump-jet (Type 093B)[source] |
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Type 093 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) Type 093A/B 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)[source]