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Measured figures
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Single source74 m (243 ft) estimated[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Dakar-class submarine | Type 039A/B/C submarine |
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| Builders | ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS)[source] | Wuchang Shipbuilding , Wuhan[source] |
| Operators | Israeli Navy[source] | Current operators: People's Liberation Army Navy Pakistan Navy Future operators Royal Thai Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Dolphin class[source] | Type 039[source] |
| Cost | EUR €3 billion (Total deal)[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.
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| In service | Expected to enter active service from 2031.[source] | — |
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| Planned | ≥25[source] |
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| Type | Attack submarine[source] | Attack submarine[source] |
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| Propulsion | Diesel-electric propulsion Air-independent propulsion (AIP)[source] | Diesel-electric, 1 shaft, AIP[source] |
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| Armament | Submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM), Anti-ship missiles (AShM)[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] |
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| Notes | Planned to replace the first batch of three Dolphin -class submarines .[source] | — |
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| Name | — | Type 039A Type 039B Type 039C[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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| 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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| Test depth | — | 250 m (820 ft)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | People's Republic of China[source] |
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