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Chinese sailless submarinelarger figure on 0 of 2
Type 039A/B/C submarinelarger figure on 2 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source150 ft[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Chinese sailless submarine | Type 039A/B/C submarine |
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| Launched | 2018[source] | — |
| In service | 2019[source] | — |
| Type | sailless submarine[source] | Attack submarine[source] |
| Launch site | Jiangnan Shipyard[source]Launchsite only; not inferred builder | — |
| Hull configuration | lacks the conning tower commonly found on submarines[source] |
77.6 m (254 ft 7 in)[source]
Submerged
Single source3,600 t (3,500 long tons) (submerged)[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
tiny bump where the conning tower is usually located[source]
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| Programme role | used as a test bed for Chinese submarine technologies[source]Source explicitly speculated role; not independently confirmed operational capability | — |
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| Name | — | Type 039A Type 039B Type 039C[source] |
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| Builders | — | Wuchang Shipbuilding , Wuhan[source] |
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| Operators | — | Current operators: People's Liberation Army Navy Pakistan Navy Future operators Royal Thai Navy[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Type 039[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Type 041[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Hangor class (Pakistan) Matchanu class (Thailand) (under construction)[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2006–present[source] |
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| Planned | — | ≥25[source] |
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| Completed | — | ≥22[source] |
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| Active | — | At least 22 submarines: ≥1 Type 039C Per United States Department of Defense : 21 Type 039A and Type 039B combined Per International Institute for Strategic Studies : 4 Type 039A and 16 Type 039B[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | Diesel-electric, 1 shaft, AIP[source] |
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| Test depth | — | 250 m (820 ft)[source] |
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| Armament | — | 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes for: Yu-10 torpedoes Yu-6 torpedoes Anti-ship cruise missiles including YJ-82 , YJ-18 (Type 039A and Type 039B) and YJ-19 (Type 039B and Type 039C)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | People's Republic of China[source] |
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