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Gotland-class submarinelarger figure on 0 of 4
Type 039A/B/C submarinelarger figure on 4 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source60.4 m (198 ft 2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Gotland-class submarine | Type 039A/B/C submarine |
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| Builders | Kockums[source] | Wuchang Shipbuilding , Wuhan[source] |
| Operators | Swedish Navy[source] | Current operators: People's Liberation Army Navy Pakistan Navy Future operators Royal Thai Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Västergötland class[source] | Type 039[source] |
| Succeeded by | Blekinge class[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
77.6 m (254 ft 7 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Type 041[source] |
| Built | 1992–1996[source] | — |
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| In commission | 1996–present[source] | 2006–present[source] |
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| Planned | ≥25[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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| Type | Submarine[source] | Attack submarine[source] |
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| Propulsion | 2 × Diesel-electric MTU engines 2 × Kockums v4-275R Stirling AIP units[source] | Diesel-electric, 1 shaft, AIP[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | CSU 90-2 integrated sonar sensor suite[source] | — |
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| Armament | 4 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes 2 × 400 mm (15.7 in) torpedo tubes 48 × Externally mounted naval mines[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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| Country of origin | Sweden[source] | People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Name | — | Type 039A Type 039B Type 039C[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Hangor class (Pakistan) Matchanu class (Thailand) (under construction)[source] |
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| Test depth | — | 250 m (820 ft)[source] |
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