Hai Kun-class submarine vs Type 039A/B/C submarine

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Hai Kun-class submarine

Diesel-electric attack submarine

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Type 039A/B/C submarine

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Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Hai Kun-class submarinec

70 m

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Type 039A/B/C submarineLength

77.6 m

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Measured figures

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70mc

77.6m

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70 m

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c. 70 m (229 ft 8 in)^[source]

77.6 m

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Configuration

Details

Hai Kun-class submarine and Type 039A/B/C submarine configuration
Specification	Hai Kun-class submarine	Type 039A/B/C submarine
Crew	60餘人^[source]More than 60 people, not an exact count	—
Name	Hai Kun^[source]	Type 039A Type 039B Type 039C^[source]
Builders	CSBC Corporation, Taiwan^[source]	Wuchang Shipbuilding , Wuhan^[source]
Operators	Republic of China Navy^[source]	Current operators: People's Liberation Army Navy Pakistan Navy Future operators Royal Thai Navy^[source]

Preceded by	Hai Lung class^[source]	Type 039^[source]

Built	2020–onward^[source]	—

In commission	2026^[source]	2006–present^[source]

Planned	8^[source]	≥25^[source]

Building	1^[source]	—

Type	Diesel-electric attack submarine^[source]	Attack submarine^[source]

Propulsion	Diesel/electric ( lithium-ion battery technology)^[source]	Diesel-electric, 1 shaft, AIP^[source]

Test depth	350–420 m (1,150–1,380 ft)^[source]	250 m (820 ft)^[source]

Armament	6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes MK 48 Mod6 AT torpedoes UGM-84L Harpoon missiles^[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	Taiwan^[source] Taiwan^[source]	People's Republic of China^[source]

Succeeded by	—	Type 041^[source]

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