Ohio-class submarine vs Type 093 submarine

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Ohio-class submarine — licensed reference photograph

ASubmarines

Ohio-class submarine

SSBN / SSGN (hull design SCB-304)

Credit

PH1 James Preston · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph — Representative exterior of Type 093 submarine

BSubmarines

Type 093 submarine

Nuclear-powered attack submarine

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph

Credit

ForceTally · AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph · AI-generated · OpenAI output terms · Source ↗ · Modified

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At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Ohio-class submarineLength

170 m

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Type 093 submarineType 093B

110 m

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Ohio-class submarinelarger figure on 1 of 1

Beam+18%

Type 093 submarinelarger figure on 0 of 1

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Measured figures

Head to head

19 of 27 rows sourced on both sides

170m

110mType 093B

Length

All recorded figures & sources

170 m

Length

Single source

560 ft (170 m)^[source]

108.5 m

Type 093/A

Single source

Configuration

Details

Ohio-class submarine and Type 093 submarine configuration
Specification	Ohio-class submarine	Type 093 submarine
Range	Limited only by food supplies^[source]	Unlimited^[source]
Power	1× S8G PWR nuclear reactor 2× geared turbines ; 35,000 shp (26 MW) 1x Fairbanks Morse auxiliary diesel 1× 325 hp (242 kW) auxiliary motor 1 shaft with seven-bladed screw^[source]	—
Name	Ohio class^[source]	Type 093^[source]
Builders	General Dynamics Electric Boat^[source]	Bohai Shipyard , Huludao^[source]

Operators	United States Navy^[source]	People's Liberation Army Navy^[source]

Preceded by	Benjamin Franklin class^[source]	Type 091^[source]

Succeeded by	Columbia class (ballistic missile submarine variant) Virginia class (cruise missile submarine variant)^[source]	Type 095^[source]

Cost	$2 billion (late 1990s) ($3.62 billion in 2024 dollars )^[source]	—

Built	1976–1997^[source]	—

In commission	1981–present^[source]	2006–present^[source]

Planned	24^[source]	—

Completed	18^[source]	9+^[source]

Canceled	6^[source]	—

Active	18^[source]	Total 12 to 14: Type 093: 2 Type 093A: 4 Type 093B: 6-8^[source]

Type	SSBN / SSGN (hull design SCB-304)^[source]	Nuclear-powered attack submarine^[source]

Test depth	+800 ft (240 m)^[source]	—

Sensors & processing systems	BQQ-6 passive bow-mounted array (which includes BQS-13 fire control array) BQR-19 navigation TB-16 or BQR-23 towed array BQR-25 conformal array AN/BPS-15J^[source]	Type 359 radar Hull-mounted sonar Flank array sonar Passive intercept array sonar Towed array sonar (Type 093A)^[source]

Armament	4 × 21 inch (533 mm) Mark 48 torpedo tubes (Forward Compartment 4th level)^[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]