Columbia-class submarine vs Type 039A/B/C submarine

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ASubmarines

Columbia-class submarine

Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN)

Type 039A/B/C submarine — licensed reference photograph

BSubmarines

Type 039A/B/C submarine

Attack submarine

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At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Columbia-class submarineLength

171 m

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Type 039A/B/C submarineLength

77.6 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Columbia-class submarinelarger figure on 3 of 3

Length+120%
Beam+55%
Displacement+487%

Type 039A/B/C submarinelarger figure on 0 of 3

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Measured figures

Head to head

10 of 29 rows sourced on both sides

171m

77.6m

Length+120%

All recorded figures & sources

171 m

Length

Single source

560 ft (171 m)^[source]

77.6 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

Columbia-class submarine and Type 039A/B/C submarine configuration
Specification	Columbia-class submarine	Type 039A/B/C submarine
Range	Unlimited^[source]	—
Power	S1B^[source]	—
Preceded by	Ohio class (ballistic missile submarine variant)^[source]	Type 039^[source]
Cost	US$ 109.8 billion for 12 boats (FY2021, projected) US$ 9.15 billion per unit (FY2021, projected)^[source]	—
Built	2020–present^[source]	—

Planned	12^[source]	≥25^[source]

On order	5^[source]	—

Building	2^[source]	—

Type	Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN)^[source]	Attack submarine^[source]

Propulsion	Turbo-electric drive, pump-jet^[source]	Diesel-electric, 1 shaft, AIP^[source]

Sensors & processing systems	Enlarged version of the Virginia -class LAB sonar^[source]	—

Armament	16 × Trident D5 and torpedo tubes^[source]	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]

Country of origin	United States^[source]	People's Republic of China^[source]

Manufacturer	General Dynamics Electric Boat^[source]Columbia class · District of Columbia SSBN-826 construction	—

Name	—	Type 039A Type 039B Type 039C^[source]

Builders	—	Wuchang Shipbuilding , Wuhan^[source]

Operators	—	Current operators: People's Liberation Army Navy Pakistan Navy Future operators Royal Thai Navy^[source]

Succeeded by	—	Type 041^[source]

Subclasses	—	Hangor class (Pakistan) Matchanu class (Thailand) (under construction)^[source]

In commission	—	2006–present^[source]

Completed	—	≥22^[source]

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]