ASubmarines
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ASubmarines
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Deep Sea Warrior (bathyscaphe)larger figure on 0 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source9.3 m (30 ft 6 in)[source]
Type 093/A
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Deep Sea Warrior (bathyscaphe) | Type 093 submarine |
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| Range | — | Unlimited[source] |
| Name | Deep Sea Warrior[source] | Type 093[source] |
| Awarded | CSIC[source] | — |
| Completed | 2016[source] | 9+[source] |
| Acquired | 2016[source] |
Type 093 submarinelarger figure on 2 of 2
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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Commissioned | 2016[source] | — |
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| Maiden voyage | 2017[source] | — |
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| In service | 2016–[source] | — |
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| Status | Active[source] | — |
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| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
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| Preceded by | Jiaolong[source] | Type 091[source] |
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| Succeeded by | Struggler[source] | Type 095[source] |
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| Built | 2008–2016[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | Fuel & lithium battery[source] | 2 x 70-75 megawatt pressurized water nuclear reactors 1 x pump-jet (Type 093B)[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Various[source] | Type 359 radar Hull-mounted sonar Flank array sonar Passive intercept array sonar Towed array sonar (Type 093A)[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | None[source] | — |
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| Armament | None[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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| Armour | None[source] | — |
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| Aircraft carried | None[source] | — |
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| Aviation facilities | None[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Bohai Shipyard , Huludao[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2006–present[source] |
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| Building | — |
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| Active | — | Total 12 to 14: Type 093: 2 Type 093A: 4 Type 093B: 6-8[source] |
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| Type | — | Nuclear-powered attack submarine[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | People's Republic of China[source] |
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