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Chinese submarine 201larger figure on 0 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source92.6 metres (304 ft)[source]
Type 093/A
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Chinese submarine 201 | Type 093 submarine |
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| Displacement | 3,797 tons (surfaced) ca. 6,600 tons (submerged)[source] | Type 093/A 6,675 tons (submerged) Type 093B 6,700 -7,000 tons (submerged)[source] |
| Range | — | Unlimited[source] |
| Power | Diesel-electric[source] | — |
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Type 031 submarine |
Type 093 submarinelarger figure on 1 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Type 093B
Single sourceType 093/A 108.5 m (356 ft 0 in) Type 093B 110 m (360 ft 11 in)[source]
Maximum; Type 093
Single sourceMaximum; Type 093 Type 093A/B
Single sourceType 093 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) Type 093A/B 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Type 091[source] |
| Builder | Wuhan Shipyard[source] | — |
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| Laid down | 2008[source] | — |
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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] | Nuclear-powered attack submarine[source] |
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| Armament | Ballistic missile launch tube[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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| National origin | China[source] | — |
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| Name | — | Type 093[source] |
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| Builders | — | Bohai Shipyard , Huludao[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Type 095[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2006–present[source] |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | — | 9+[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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| 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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| Country of origin | — | People's Republic of China[source] |
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