Akula-class submarine vs Type 093 submarine

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ASubmarines

Akula-class submarine

Nuclear attack submarine

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph — Representative exterior of Type 093 submarine

BSubmarines

Type 093 submarine

Nuclear-powered attack submarine

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Akula-class submarinefor Akula II and Akula III

113.3 m

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Type 093 submarineType 093B

110 m

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Measured figures

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18 of 31 rows sourced on both sides

113mfor Akula II and Akula III

110mType 093B

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All recorded figures & sources

110.3 m

for Akula I and Akula I Improved

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113.3 m

for Akula II and Akula III

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Configuration

Details

Akula-class submarine and Type 093 submarine configuration
Specification	Akula-class submarine	Type 093 submarine
Displacement	surfaced: 8,140 tons Akula I and Akula I Improved 8,450–8,470 tons Akula II and III submerged: 12,770 tons Akula I and Akula I Improved 13,400–13,800 tons Akula II and III^[source]	Type 093/A 6,675 tons (submerged) Type 093B 6,700 -7,000 tons (submerged)^[source]
Range	—	Unlimited^[source]
Power	one 190 MW OK-650B/OK-650M pressurized water nuclear reactor ( HEU <= 45%) 1 OK-7 steam turbine 43,000 hp (32 MW) 2 OK-2 Turbo generators producing 2 MW 1 seven-bladed propeller 2 OK-300 retractable electric propulsors for low-speed and quiet maneuvering at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph)^[source]	—
Name	Akula class^[source]	Type 093^[source]

Builders	Komsomolsk-on-Amur Severodvinsk^[source]	Bohai Shipyard , Huludao^[source]

Operators	Soviet Navy Russian Navy Indian Navy^[source]	People's Liberation Army Navy^[source]

Preceded by	Victor class , Sierra class^[source]	Type 091^[source]

Succeeded by	Yasen class^[source]	Type 095^[source]

Cost	est. $1.55 billion (1995 dollars)^[source]	—

Built	1983–1999^[source]	—

In commission	1984–present^[source]	2006–present^[source]

Planned	20^[source]	—

Completed	15^[source]	9+^[source]

Canceled	4 (1 Iribis suspended 42% complete since 1996)^[source]	—

Active	4 (4 active +6 on modernization in Russia)^[source]	Total 12 to 14: Type 093: 2 Type 093A: 4 Type 093B: 6-8^[source]

Retired	5 in total.^[source]	—

Type	Nuclear attack submarine^[source]	Nuclear-powered attack submarine^[source]

Endurance	100 days^[source]	—

Test depth	480 m (1,570 ft) test depth for Akula I and Akula I Improved 520 m (1,710 ft) for Akula II and III 600 m (2,000 ft) maximum operating depth^[source]	—

Sensors & processing systems	MGK-540 active/passive suite Flank arrays Pelamida towed array sonar MG-70 mine detection sonar^[source]	Type 359 radar Hull-mounted sonar Flank array sonar Passive intercept array sonar Towed array sonar (Type 093A)^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys	Bukhta ESM / ECM MG-74 Korund noise simulation decoys (fired from external tubes) MT-70 Sonar intercept receiver Nikhrom-M IFF^[source]	—

Armament	4 × 533 mm torpedo tubes (28 torpedoes) and 4 × 650 mm torpedo tubes (12 torpedoes). (K-152 Nerpa has 8 × 533 mm torpedo tubes) 40 torpedoes total 1–3 × Igla-M surface-to-air missile launcher fired from sail (surface use only) Granat cruise missiles, now Kalibr^[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]

Notes	Chiblis Surface Search radar Medvyeditsa-945 Navigation system Molniya-M Satellite communications MGK-80 Underwater communications Tsunami, Kiparis, Anis, Sintez and Kora Communications antennas Paravan Towed VLF Antenna Vspletsk Combat direction system^[source]	—