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Chinese submarine 201larger figure on 2 of 2
Gotland-class submarinelarger figure on 0 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source92.6 metres (304 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Chinese submarine 201 | Gotland-class submarine |
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| Power | Diesel-electric[source] | — |
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | Swedish Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Type 031 submarine[source] | Västergötland class[source] |
| Builder | Wuhan Shipyard[source] | — |
| Laid down | 2008[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
60.4 m (198 ft 2 in)[source]
officers 6–10 ratings
Single source18–22 officers 6–10 ratings[source]
Maximum; on AIP
Single sourceMaximum; Submerged on batteries
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single sourceSurfaced: 11 knots (20 km/h) Submerged: 20 knots (37 km/h) on batteries; 5 knots (9.3 km/h) on AIP[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Launched | 9 September 2010[source] | — |
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| Commissioned | 16 October 2012[source] | — |
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| Status | Active[source] | — |
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| Class & type | Type 032[source] | — |
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| Type | Auxiliary submarine[source] | Submarine[source] |
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| Armament | Ballistic missile launch tube[source] | 4 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes 2 × 400 mm (15.7 in) torpedo tubes 48 × Externally mounted naval mines[source] |
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| National origin | China[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Kockums[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Blekinge class[source] |
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| Built | — | 1992–1996[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1996–present[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Propulsion | — | 2 × Diesel-electric MTU engines 2 × Kockums v4-275R Stirling AIP units[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | CSU 90-2 integrated sonar sensor suite[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Sweden[source] |
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