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ASubmarines

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Italian submarine Giuliano Prinilarger figure on 0 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source64.36 m (211.2 ft)[source]
Type 093/A
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Italian submarine Giuliano Prini | Type 093 submarine |
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| Power | 3-shaft diesel Grandi Motori Trieste GMT 210.16-NM (2,7 mW) 1 electric engine Magneti Marelli (2.686 kW)[source] | — |
| Name | Giuliano Prini[source] | Type 093[source] |
| Namesake | Giuliano Prini[source] | — |
| Builder | Fincantieri , Monfalcone[source] | — |
| Laid down | 30 July 1987[source] |
Type 093 submarinelarger figure on 1 of 1
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]
Maximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single source12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (surfaced) 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) (submerged)[source]
Maximum; Type 093
Single sourceMaximum; Type 093 Type 093A/B
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Launched | 12 December 1987[source] | — |
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| Commissioned | 17 May 1989[source] | — |
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| Home port | La Spezia[source] | — |
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| Identification | Pennant number : S 523[source] | — |
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| Status | Active[source] | — |
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| Class & type | Sauro -class submarine[source] | — |
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| Depth | 300 m (984.3 ft)[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | 1 x radar SMA MM/BPS 704-V2 1 x sonar STN Atlas Elektronik – ISUS 90-20 Combat System STN Atlas Elektronik – ISUS 90-20 periscopes Kollmorgen communication system IRSC, by Hagenuk Marinekommunikation Submarine Action Information System SMA/Datamat MM/SBN-716 SACTIS periscopes Barr & Stroud CK31 Search and CH81 Attack Periscopes communication system by ELMER[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 | ESM systems Elettronica Spa, BLD-727[source] | — |
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| Armament | 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes with reloads for: 1.) Black Shark torpedo Mod.3 2.) Naval mines[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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| Used by | Italian Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified | — |
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| Builders | — | Bohai Shipyard , Huludao[source] |
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| Operators | — | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Type 091[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Type 095[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2006–present[source] |
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| Building | — |
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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 | — | Nuclear-powered attack submarine[source] |
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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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| Country of origin | — | People's Republic of China[source] |
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Type 093 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) Type 093A/B 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)[source]