Cheonghaejin-class submarine rescue ship vs Type 093 submarine

Cheonghaejin-class submarine rescue ship — licensed reference photograph

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Cheonghaejin-class submarine rescue ship

Submarine rescue ship

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Senior Chief Photographer’s Mate Terry Cosgrove · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

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

BSubmarines

Type 093 submarine

Nuclear-powered attack submarine

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph

Credit

ForceTally · AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph · AI-generated · OpenAI output terms · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Cheonghaejin-class submarine rescue shipLength

102.8 m

Length source ↗

Type 093 submarineType 093B

110 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Cheonghaejin-class submarine rescue shiplarger figure on 2 of 2

Beam+49%
Complement+30%

Type 093 submarinelarger figure on 0 of 2

None

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

Measured figures

Head to head

17 of 26 rows sourced on both sides

103m

110mType 093B

Length

All recorded figures & sources

102.8 m

Length

Single source

102.8 m (337 ft 3 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]

16.4m

11m

Beam+49%

All recorded figures & sources

16.4 m

Beam

Single source

16.4 m (53 ft 10 in)^[source]

11 m

Beam

Single source

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

4.6m

7.5mDraft

Draught

All recorded figures & sources

4.6 m

Draught

Single source

4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)^[source]

7.5 m

Draft

Single source

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

4,330t

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

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

4,330 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

4,330 t (4,260 long tons )^[source]

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

130

100

Complement+30%

All recorded figures & sources

130 people

Complement

Single source

130^[source]

100 people

Complement

Single source

100^[source]

34km/hMaximum; Speed

56km/hMaximum; Type 093

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

34.3 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

18.5 knots (34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph)^[source]

56 km/h

Maximum; Type 093

Single source

52 km/h

Maximum; Type 093 Type 093A/B

Single source

Type 093 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) Type 093A/B 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)^[source]

17,600kmat 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)

Unlimited

Range

All recorded figures & sources

17,600 km

at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)

Single source

9,500 nmi (17,600 km; 10,900 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)^[source]

Unlimited^[source]

4,060kW5,440 shp

—

Power

All recorded figures & sources

4,060 kW

5,440 shp

Single source

2,200 kW

Diesel-electric 4 × diesel engines each 2 × electric motors

Single source

Diesel-electric 4 × diesel engines , 2,200 kW (2,950 bhp ) each 2 × electric motors, 4,060 kW (5,440 shp )^[source]

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

Configuration

Details

Cheonghaejin-class submarine rescue ship and Type 093 submarine configuration
Specification	Cheonghaejin-class submarine rescue ship	Type 093 submarine
Builders	Daewoo , Okpo^[source]	Bohai Shipyard , Huludao^[source]
Operators	Republic of Korea Navy^[source]	People's Liberation Army Navy^[source]
Built	1994–1996^[source]	—
In commission	1996–present^[source]	2006–present^[source]
Planned	1^[source]	—
Completed	1^[source]	9+^[source]
Active	1^[source]	Total 12 to 14: Type 093: 2 Type 093A: 4 Type 093B: 6-8^[source]
Type	Submarine rescue ship^[source]	Nuclear-powered attack submarine^[source]
Propulsion	2 × controllable pitch propellers 3 × bow thrusters 2 × stern thrusters^[source]	2 x 70-75 megawatt pressurized water nuclear reactors 1 x pump-jet (Type 093B)^[source]
Boats & landing craft carried	2 x LCVPs 1 × deep submergence rescue vehicle^[source]	—
Sensors & processing systems	Hull-mounted sonar^[source]	Type 359 radar Hull-mounted sonar Flank array sonar Passive intercept array sonar Towed array sonar (Type 093A)^[source]
Armament	6 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns^[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]
Aviation facilities	Platform for light helicopter^[source]	—
Country of origin	South Korea^[source]	People's Republic of China^[source]
Name	—	Type 093^[source]
Preceded by	—	Type 091^[source]
Succeeded by	—	Type 095^[source]
Building	—	5^[source]

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Cheonghaejin-class submarine rescue ship

Type 093 submarine

Builders

Daewoo , Okpo^[source]

Bohai Shipyard , Huludao^[source]

Operators

Republic of Korea Navy^[source]

People's Liberation Army Navy^[source]

Built

1994–1996^[source]

—

In commission

1996–present^[source]

2006–present^[source]

Planned

1^[source]

—

Completed

1^[source]

9+^[source]

Active

1^[source]

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

Type

Submarine rescue ship^[source]

Nuclear-powered attack submarine^[source]

Propulsion

2 × controllable pitch propellers 3 × bow thrusters 2 × stern thrusters^[source]

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

Boats & landing craft carried

2 x LCVPs 1 × deep submergence rescue vehicle^[source]

—

Sensors & processing systems

Hull-mounted sonar^[source]

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

Armament

6 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns^[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]

Aviation facilities

Platform for light helicopter^[source]

—

Country of origin

South Korea^[source]

People's Republic of China^[source]

Name

—

Type 093^[source]

Preceded by

—

Type 091^[source]

Succeeded by

—

Type 095^[source]

Building

—

5^[source]