Blekinge-class submarine vs Type 093 submarine

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph — Representative exterior of Blekinge-class submarine

ASubmarines

Blekinge-class submarine

Hunter-killer submarine ( ISR , seabed operations)

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph

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

BSubmarines

Type 093 submarine

Nuclear-powered attack submarine

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Credit

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Blekinge-class submarineLength

66.1 m

Length source ↗

Type 093 submarineType 093B

110 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Blekinge-class submarinelarger figure on 0 of 1

None

Type 093 submarinelarger figure on 1 of 1

Beam+63%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

18 of 27 rows sourced on both sides

66.1m

110mType 093B

Length

All recorded figures & sources

66.1 m

Length

Single source

66.1 m (216 ft 10 in)^[source]

108.5 m

Type 093/A

Single source

110 m

Type 093B

Single source

Type 093/A 108.5 m (356 ft 0 in) Type 093B 110 m (360 ft 11 in)^[source]

6.75m

11m

Beam+63%

All recorded figures & sources

6.75 m

Beam

Single source

6.75 m (22 ft 2 in)^[source]

11 m

Beam

Single source

11 m (36 ft 1 in)^[source]

7.5mDraft

Draught

All recorded figures & sources

6 m

Draught

Single source

6 m (19 ft 8 in)^[source]

7.5 m

Draft

Single source

7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)^[source]

2,100tSubmerged

Type 093/A 6,675 tons (submerged) Type 093B 6,700 -7,000 tons (submerged)

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

2,100 tonnes

Submerged

Single source

1,925 tonnes

Surfaced

Single source

1,925 tonnes (surfaced) 2,100 tonnes (submerged)^[source]

Type 093/A 6,675 tons (submerged) Type 093B 6,700 -7,000 tons (submerged)^[source]

17–26people35 with special forces

100

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

17–26 people

35 with special forces

Single source

17–26 (35 with special forces)^[source]

100 people

Complement

Single source

100^[source]

20km/hMaximum; on diesel-electric propulsion

56km/hMaximum; Type 093

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

11 km/h

Maximum; on AIP

Single source

20 km/h

Maximum; on diesel-electric propulsion

Single source

6 kn (11 km/h) on AIP 20 km/h (12 mph) on diesel-electric propulsion^[source]

56 km/h

Maximum; Type 093

Single source

52 km/h

Maximum; Type 093 Type 093A/B

Single source

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Blekinge-class submarine and Type 093 submarine configuration
Specification	Blekinge-class submarine	Type 093 submarine
Range	—	Unlimited^[source]
Name	Blekinge class^[source]	Type 093^[source]
Builders	Saab Kockums (Karlskrona shipyard)^[source]	Bohai Shipyard , Huludao^[source]
Operators	Future operators: Swedish Navy Polish Navy^[source]	People's Liberation Army Navy^[source]
Preceded by	Gotland class^[source]	Type 091^[source]
Succeeded by	Projekt A30^[source]	Type 095^[source]
Cost	SEK 25 billion (2025) for 2 units SEK 12.5 billion (2025) per unit US$ 1.31 billion (2025) per unit^[source]	—
In service	Planned to enter service in 2031 / 2033^[source]	—
Planned	Sweden : 2 Poland : 3^[source]	—
Building	2^[source]	5^[source]
Completed	0^[source]	9+^[source]
Type	Hunter-killer submarine ( ISR , seabed operations)^[source]	Nuclear-powered attack submarine^[source]
Decks	2^[source]	—
Propulsion	1 shaft with 1 propeller, driven by: Stirling engines (AIP) : 4 × Kockums MkV V4-275R Diesel engines (diesel-electric) 2 × engines^[source]	2 x 70-75 megawatt pressurized water nuclear reactors 1 x pump-jet (Type 093B)^[source]
Endurance	45 days (18 days underwater with AIP)^[source]	—
Sensors & processing systems	Sonars : Atlas Elektronik (Sweden) Elac Sonar (Poland) Bow sonar Conform flank array sonar HF intercept sonar arrays Kongsberg SA9510S Mine Avoidance and Navigation Sonar EM2040 multibeam echo sounder, side-scan sonar, sub-bottom profiler and hydrographic echo sounders Masts : Periscope (Poland) Sagem Safran Series 30 optronic surveillance mast (Sweden and Poland) Drones (deported sensors): Saab LUUV (Larger uncrewed underwater vehicle)^[source]	Type 359 radar Hull-mounted sonar Flank array sonar Passive intercept array sonar Towed array sonar (Type 093A)^[source]
Armament	Torpedoes : 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes , with Torped 62 steg 2 , or Torped 63 2 × 400 mm (16 in) torpedo tubes , with: Torped 47 (Saab SLWT) Naval mines (in development) Missiles JSM-SL (in development)^[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	Multi-mission Portal used to launch special forces and larger underwater drones^[source]	—
Country of origin	Sweden^[source]	People's Republic of China^[source]
In commission	—	2006–present^[source]
Active	—	Total 12 to 14: Type 093: 2 Type 093A: 4 Type 093B: 6-8^[source]

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Blekinge-class submarine

Type 093 submarine

Range

—

Unlimited^[source]

Name

Blekinge class^[source]

Type 093^[source]

Builders

Saab Kockums (Karlskrona shipyard)^[source]

Bohai Shipyard , Huludao^[source]

Operators

Future operators: Swedish Navy Polish Navy^[source]

People's Liberation Army Navy^[source]

Preceded by

Gotland class^[source]

Type 091^[source]

Succeeded by

Projekt A30^[source]

Type 095^[source]

Cost

SEK 25 billion (2025) for 2 units SEK 12.5 billion (2025) per unit US$ 1.31 billion (2025) per unit^[source]

—

In service

Planned to enter service in 2031 / 2033^[source]

—

Planned

Sweden : 2 Poland : 3^[source]

—

Building

2^[source]

5^[source]

Completed

0^[source]

9+^[source]

Type

Hunter-killer submarine ( ISR , seabed operations)^[source]

Nuclear-powered attack submarine^[source]

Decks

2^[source]

—

Propulsion

1 shaft with 1 propeller, driven by: Stirling engines (AIP) : 4 × Kockums MkV V4-275R Diesel engines (diesel-electric) 2 × engines^[source]

2 x 70-75 megawatt pressurized water nuclear reactors 1 x pump-jet (Type 093B)^[source]

Endurance

45 days (18 days underwater with AIP)^[source]

—

Sensors & processing systems

Sonars : Atlas Elektronik (Sweden) Elac Sonar (Poland) Bow sonar Conform flank array sonar HF intercept sonar arrays Kongsberg SA9510S Mine Avoidance and Navigation Sonar EM2040 multibeam echo sounder, side-scan sonar, sub-bottom profiler and hydrographic echo sounders Masts : Periscope (Poland) Sagem Safran Series 30 optronic surveillance mast (Sweden and Poland) Drones (deported sensors): Saab LUUV (Larger uncrewed underwater vehicle)^[source]

Type 359 radar Hull-mounted sonar Flank array sonar Passive intercept array sonar Towed array sonar (Type 093A)^[source]

Armament

Torpedoes : 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes , with Torped 62 steg 2 , or Torped 63 2 × 400 mm (16 in) torpedo tubes , with: Torped 47 (Saab SLWT) Naval mines (in development) Missiles JSM-SL (in development)^[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

Multi-mission Portal used to launch special forces and larger underwater drones^[source]

—

Country of origin

Sweden^[source]

People's Republic of China^[source]

In commission

—

2006–present^[source]

Active

—

Total 12 to 14: Type 093: 2 Type 093A: 4 Type 093B: 6-8^[source]