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U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Willoughby · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Emory S. Land-class submarine tenderlarger figure on 3 of 3
Type 093 submarinelarger figure on 0 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source649 ft (198 m)[source]
Type 093/A
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Emory S. Land-class submarine tender | Type 093 submarine |
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| Range | — | Unlimited[source] |
| Power | 2 × boilers Steam turbine 1 shaft 20,000 shp (14,914 kW)[source] | — |
| Builders | Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company , Seattle , Washington, U.S.[source] | Bohai Shipyard , Huludao[source] |
| Operators | United States Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | L. Y. Spear -class |
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.
Type 091[source] |
| Built | 1976–1979[source] | — |
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| In commission | 1979–present[source] | 2006–present[source] |
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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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| Type | Submarine tender[source] | Nuclear-powered attack submarine[source] |
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| Tonnage | 9,000 LT DWT[source] | — |
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| Armament | 4 x 25 mm (0.98 in) MK 38 autocannon[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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| Country of origin | United States[source] | People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Name | — | Type 093[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Type 095[source] |
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| Building | — |
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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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