ASubmarines
Archer-class submarine
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ASubmarines
At a glance
Archer-class submarinelarger figure on 0 of 1
Type 091 submarinelarger figure on 1 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source60.5 m (198 ft 6 in)[source]
Hulls 401, 402 Hulls 403, 404
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Archer-class submarine | Type 091 submarine |
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| Range | — | Unlimited[source] |
| Builders | Kockums[source] | Bohai Shipyard , Huludao[source] |
| Operators | Republic of Singapore Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Challenger class[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Invincible class[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Hulls 401, 402 98 m (321 ft 6 in) Hulls 403, 404, 405 106 m (347 ft 9 in)[source]
Unspecified
Single source75人[source]Unspecified
Maximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single sourceSurfaced: 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) Submerged: 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)[source]
Maximum; Hulls 401, 402 Hulls 403, 404, 405
Single sourceMaximum; Speed
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Type 093[source] |
| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Propulsion | 2 × Hedemora diesel-electric engines 2 × Kockums v4-275R Sterling AIP units[source] | Hulls 401, 402 1 x 48 megawatt nuclear reactor Hulls 403, 404, 405 1 x 58 megawatt nuclear reactor[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | FAS[source] | Original SQZ-3 / Type 603 active sonar SQC-1 / Type 604 passive sonar Replaced with SQG-2B passive / French DUUX-5 / TSM2255 (export) sonar SQZ-262 integrated sonar[source] |
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| Armament | 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes for TP-617 heavy-weight torpedoes and Blackshark torpedoes 3 × 400 mm (16 in) torpedo tubes[source] | 6 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes Yu-3 , Yu-6 torpedo YJ-82 anti-ship cruise missile[source] |
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| Country of origin | Sweden[source] | People's Republic of China[source] People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Name | — | Type 091[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1974–1990[source] |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | — | Nuclear submarine[source] |
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| Endurance | — | Limited only by food stores[source] |
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Hulls 401, 402 24 knots (44 km/h) Hulls 403, 404, 405 25 knots (46 km/h)[source]