Paltus-class submarine vs Type 039A/B/C submarine

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ASubmarines

Paltus-class submarine

special purpose mini- submarine of project 1851.1

Type 039A/B/C submarine — licensed reference photograph

BSubmarines

Type 039A/B/C submarine

Attack submarine

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Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Paltus-class submarineLength

30 m

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Type 039A/B/C submarineLength

77.6 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Paltus-class submarinelarger figure on 0 of 1

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Type 039A/B/C submarinelarger figure on 1 of 1

Length+159%

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Measured figures

Head to head

4 of 24 rows sourced on both sides

30m

77.6m

Length+159%

All recorded figures & sources

30 m

Length

Single source

98 feet (30 m)^[source]

77.6 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

Paltus-class submarine and Type 039A/B/C submarine configuration
Specification	Paltus-class submarine	Type 039A/B/C submarine
National origin	Russia^[source]	—
Type	special purpose mini- submarine of project 1851.1^[source]	Attack submarine^[source]
Propulsion	nuclear power^[source]	Diesel-electric, 1 shaft, AIP^[source]
Maximum operating depth	in excess of 3,800 feet (1,200 m)^[source]	—
Designer	Sergei Bavilin

Name	—	Type 039A Type 039B Type 039C^[source]

Builders	—	Wuchang Shipbuilding , Wuhan^[source]

Operators	—	Current operators: People's Liberation Army Navy Pakistan Navy Future operators Royal Thai Navy^[source]

Preceded by	—	Type 039^[source]

Succeeded by	—	Type 041^[source]

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

In commission	—	2006–present^[source]

Planned	—	≥25^[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]

Test depth	—	250 m (820 ft)^[source]

Armament	—	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]