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Measured figures
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Single sourceLength · source measurement 2
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Balao-class submarine | Type 093 submarine |
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| Power | 4 × diesel engines driving electrical generators ( Fairbanks-Morse or General Motors ); 2 × 126- cell Sargo batteries ; 4 × high-speed electric motors with reduction gears or 2 × low-speed electric motors ( Elliott Company or General Electric ) two shafts; 5,400 shp (4,000 kW) surfaced, 2,740 shp (2,040 kW) submerged[source] | — |
| Name | Balao class[source] | Type 093[source] |
| Builders | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Cramp Shipbuilding Company Mare Island Naval Shipyard Electric Boat Company Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company[source] | Bohai Shipyard , Huludao[source] |
| Operators | United States Navy Italian Navy Turkish Navy Hellenic Navy Peruvian Navy Argentine Navy Chilean Navy Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela Republic of China Navy Royal Canadian Navy Brazilian Navy Royal Netherlands Navy Spanish Navy |
311 ft 6 in–311 ft 10 in (94.9–95.0 m)[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]
Maximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single source20.25 knots (38 km/h) surfaced, 8.75 knots (16 km/h) submerged[source]
Maximum; Type 093
Single sourceMaximum; Type 093 Type 093A/B
Single source@ 2 knots (3.7 km/h) submerged, 75 days on patrol
Single source48 hours @ 2 knots (3.7 km/h) submerged, 75 days on patrol[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Gato class[source] | Type 091[source] |
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| Succeeded by | Tench class[source] | Type 095[source] |
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| Built | 1942–1946[source] | — |
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| In commission | 1943–present[source] | 2006–present[source] |
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| Completed | 120[source] | 9+[source] |
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| Canceled | 62[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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| Lost | 14 (11 in United States service, 3 in foreign service)[source] | — |
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| Retired | 105[source] | — |
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| Preserved | — |
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| Type | Diesel-electric submarine[source] | Nuclear-powered attack submarine[source] |
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| Test depth | 400 ft (120 m)[source] | — |
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| Armament | 10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes 6 forward, 4 aft 24 torpedoes 1 × 5-inch (127 mm) / 25 caliber deck gun Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon[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 | United States[source] | People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Building | — |
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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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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Type 359 radar Hull-mounted sonar Flank array sonar Passive intercept array sonar Towed array sonar (Type 093A)[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]