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Kilo-class submarinelarger figure on 0 of 3
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Project 636.3
Single sourceProject 877
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Kilo-class submarine | Type 093 submarine |
|---|---|---|
| Displacement | Surfaced: 2,325 (Project 877) – 2,350 (Project 636.3) tons Submerged: 3,075 tons full load (Project 877); 3,950 tons full load (Project 636.3)[source] | Type 093/A 6,675 tons (submerged) Type 093B 6,700 -7,000 tons (submerged)[source] |
| Power | Diesel-electric[source] Diesel-electric propulsion 2 × 1000 kW diesel generators 1 × 5,500–6,800 shp (4,100–5,100 kW) propulsion motor 1 × fixed-pitch 6-bladed (Project 877) or 7-bladed (Project 636) propeller[source] | — |
| Builders | Rubin Design Bureau Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard Amur Shipbuilding Plant Admiralty Shipyard Sevmash[source] | Bohai Shipyard , Huludao[source] |
Type 093 submarinelarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
72.6 m (238 ft 2 in) (Project 877); 73.8 m (242 ft 2 in) (Project 636.3)[source]
Type 093/A
Single sourceType 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 sourceSurfaced: 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) Submerged: 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)[source]
Maximum; Type 093
Single sourceMaximum; Type 093 Type 093A/B
Single sourceFull run at 21 kn (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Single sourceSubmerged at 3 kn (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph)
Single sourceWith snorkel at 7 kn (13 km/h; 8.1 mph)
Single sourceWith snorkel: 6,000–7,500 nmi (11,100–13,900 km; 6,900–8,600 mi) at 7 kn (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) Submerged: 400 nmi (740 km; 460 mi) at 3 kn (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) Full run: 12.7 nmi (23.5 km; 14.6 mi) at 21 kn (39 km/h; 24 mph)[source]
Unlimited[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Operators | See Operators[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
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| Preceded by | Tango class[source] | Type 091[source] |
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| Succeeded by | Lada class[source] | Type 095[source] |
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| Subclasses | Sindhughosh class[source] | — |
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| Built | 1980–present[source] | — |
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| In service | 1980–present[source] | — |
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| In commission | December 1980–present[source] | 2006–present[source] |
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| Completed | 75[source] | 9+[source] |
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| Active | 56[source] | Total 12 to 14: Type 093: 2 Type 093A: 4 Type 093B: 6-8[source] |
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| Lost | — |
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| Retired | 17[source] | — |
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| Preserved | — |
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| Type | Attack submarine[source] | Nuclear-powered attack submarine[source] |
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| Endurance | 45 days[source] | — |
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| Test depth | Operational: 240 m (790 ft) Maximum: 300 m (980 ft)[source] | — |
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| Armament | 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 18 torpedoes 4 Kalibr/Club land-attack cruise missile , anti-ship missile and anti-submarine missile (some versions) 24 mines 8 9K34 Strela-3 (SA-N-8 Gremlin) or 8 9K310 Igla-1 (SA-N-10 Gimlet) surface-to-air missiles (export submarines may not be equipped with air defense weapons)[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 | Soviet Union[source] | People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Name | — | Type 093[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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| Reported operators |
| — |
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Type 093 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) Type 093A/B 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)[source]