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Los Angeles-class submarinelarger figure on 2 of 3
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Length
Single source362 ft (110 m)[source]
Type 093/A
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Los Angeles-class submarine | Type 093 submarine |
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| Range | Refueling required after 30 years[source] | Unlimited[source] |
| Power | 1 × S6G nuclear reactor (150–165 MW) 2 × steam turbines (30,000–33,500) shp 1 × shaft 1 × secondary propulsion motor 325 hp (242 kW)[source] | — |
| Builders | Newport News Shipbuilding General Dynamics Electric Boat[source] | Bohai Shipyard , Huludao[source] |
| Operators | United States Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
Type 093 submarinelarger figure on 1 of 3
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; official; 33+ knots, reported
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced Submerged: Over
Single sourceSurfaced: 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) Submerged: Over 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph), official; 33+ knots, reported[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.
| Preceded by | Sturgeon class[source] | Type 091[source] |
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| Succeeded by | Seawolf class[source] | Type 095[source] |
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| Cost | $900 million, 1990 dollars; $1.9 billion, 2024 dollars[source] | — |
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| Built | 1972–1996[source] | — |
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| In commission | 1976–present[source] | 2006–present[source] |
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| Completed | 62[source] | 9+[source] |
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| Active | 18[source] | Total 12 to 14: Type 093: 2 Type 093A: 4 Type 093B: 6-8[source] |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Retired | 38[source] | — |
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| Preserved | 2 (as moored training ships )[source] | — |
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| Type | Nuclear attack submarine[source] | Nuclear-powered attack submarine[source] |
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| Endurance | 90 days[source] | — |
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| Test depth | 450 m (1,480 ft)[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | BQQ-5 suite which includes active and passive systems sonar , BQS-15 detecting and ranging sonar, WLR-8V(2) ESM receiver, WLR-9 acoustic receiver for detection of active search sonar and acoustic homing torpedoes, BRD-7 radio direction finder, BPS-15 radar[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 | WLR-10 countermeasures set[source] | — |
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| Armament | 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes , 37 × Mk 48 torpedo , Tomahawk land attack missile , Harpoon anti-ship missile , Mk 67 mobile, or Mk 60 CAPTOR mines (FLTII and 688i FLTIII have a 12-tube VLS)[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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| 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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Type 093 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) Type 093A/B 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)[source]