Rubis-class submarine vs Type 093 submarine

ASubmarines

Rubis-class submarine

Nuclear-powered attack submarine

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

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Rubis-class submarineLength

73.6 m

Length source ↗

Type 093 submarineType 093B

110 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Rubis-class submarinelarger figure on 0 of 1

None

Type 093 submarinelarger figure on 1 of 1

Beam+45%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

19 of 29 rows sourced on both sides

73.6m

110mType 093B

Length

All recorded figures & sources

73.6 m

Length

Single source

73.6 m (241 ft 6 in)^[source]

108.5 m

Type 093/A

Single source

110 m

Type 093B

Single source

Type 093/A 108.5 m (356 ft 0 in) Type 093B 110 m (360 ft 11 in)^[source]

7.6m

11m

Beam+45%

All recorded figures & sources

7.6 m

Beam

Single source

7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)^[source]

11 m

Beam

Single source

11 m (36 ft 1 in)^[source]

6.4m

7.5mDraft

Draught

All recorded figures & sources

6.4 m

Draught

Single source

6.4 m (21 ft 0 in)^[source]

7.5 m

Draft

Single source

7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)^[source]

2,600tSubmerged

Type 093/A 6,675 tons (submerged) Type 093B 6,700 -7,000 tons (submerged)

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

2,600 tonnes

Submerged

Single source

2,400 tonnes

Surfaced

Single source

2,400 t (2,400 long tons ) (surfaced) 2,600 t (2,600 long tons) (submerged)^[source]

Type 093/A 6,675 tons (submerged) Type 093B 6,700 -7,000 tons (submerged)^[source]

100

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

10 people

officers 52 officiers mariniers 8 quartiers-maîtres and mâtelots

Single source

10 officers 52 officiers mariniers 8 quartiers-maîtres and mâtelots^[source]

100 people

Complement

Single source

100^[source]

46km/hMaximum; Speed

56km/hMaximum; Type 093

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

46 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)^[source]

56 km/h

Maximum; Type 093

Single source

52 km/h

Maximum; Type 093 Type 093A/B

Single source

Type 093 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) Type 093A/B 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Rubis-class submarine and Type 093 submarine configuration
Specification	Rubis-class submarine	Type 093 submarine
Range	Unlimited distance; 20–25 years^[source]	Unlimited^[source]
Power	Pressurised water CAS-48 nuclear reactor (48 MW), LEU 7% 2 propulsion turbo generators (2 x 3,150 kW) 1 electric motor (8,448 shp); 1 shaft 1 auxiliary diesel generator SEMT Pielstick 8PA4V185SM (450 kW)^[source]	—
Name	Rubis class^[source]	Type 093^[source]
Builders	Arsenal de Cherbourg ( DCAN )^[source]	Bohai Shipyard , Huludao^[source]
Operators	Marine Nationale^[source]	People's Liberation Army Navy^[source]
Preceded by	Daphné class Agosta class^[source]	Type 091^[source]
Succeeded by	Suffren class^[source]	Type 095^[source]
Built	1976–1990^[source]	—
In commission	1983–present^[source]	2006–present^[source]
Planned	8^[source]	—
Completed	6^[source]	9+^[source]
Canceled	2^[source]	—
Active	1^[source]	Total 12 to 14: Type 093: 2 Type 093A: 4 Type 093B: 6-8^[source]
Retired	5^[source]	—
Type	Nuclear-powered attack submarine^[source]	Nuclear-powered attack submarine^[source]
Endurance	45 days^[source]	—
Test depth	>300 m (980 ft)^[source]	—
Sensors & processing systems	DMUX 20 active/passive sonar ETBF DSUV 62C towed array passive sonar DSUV 22 passive cylindrical array sonar with active transducer DRUA 33 radar^[source]	Type 359 radar Hull-mounted sonar Flank array sonar Passive intercept array sonar Towed array sonar (Type 093A)^[source]
Electronic warfare & decoys	ARUR 13^[source]	—
Armament	4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 14 of mixed capacity of the following F17 mod2 torpedoes F21 Artemis torpedoes ( Perle after rebuild) Exocet SM39 anti-ship missiles 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]
Country of origin	France^[source]	People's Republic of China^[source]
Building	—	5^[source]
Propulsion	—	2 x 70-75 megawatt pressurized water nuclear reactors 1 x pump-jet (Type 093B)^[source]

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Rubis-class submarine

Type 093 submarine

Range

Unlimited distance; 20–25 years^[source]

Unlimited^[source]

Power

Pressurised water CAS-48 nuclear reactor (48 MW), LEU 7% 2 propulsion turbo generators (2 x 3,150 kW) 1 electric motor (8,448 shp); 1 shaft 1 auxiliary diesel generator SEMT Pielstick 8PA4V185SM (450 kW)^[source]

—

Name

Rubis class^[source]

Type 093^[source]

Builders

Arsenal de Cherbourg ( DCAN )^[source]

Bohai Shipyard , Huludao^[source]

Operators

Marine Nationale^[source]

People's Liberation Army Navy^[source]

Preceded by

Daphné class Agosta class^[source]

Type 091^[source]

Succeeded by

Suffren class^[source]

Type 095^[source]

Built

1976–1990^[source]

—

In commission

1983–present^[source]

2006–present^[source]

Planned

8^[source]

—

Completed

6^[source]

9+^[source]

Canceled

2^[source]

—

Active

1^[source]

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

Retired

5^[source]

—

Type

Nuclear-powered attack submarine^[source]

Endurance

45 days^[source]

—

Test depth

>300 m (980 ft)^[source]

—

Sensors & processing systems

DMUX 20 active/passive sonar ETBF DSUV 62C towed array passive sonar DSUV 22 passive cylindrical array sonar with active transducer DRUA 33 radar^[source]

Type 359 radar Hull-mounted sonar Flank array sonar Passive intercept array sonar Towed array sonar (Type 093A)^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys

ARUR 13^[source]

—

Armament

4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 14 of mixed capacity of the following F17 mod2 torpedoes F21 Artemis torpedoes ( Perle after rebuild) Exocet SM39 anti-ship missiles 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]

Country of origin

France^[source]

People's Republic of China^[source]

Building

—

5^[source]

Propulsion

—

2 x 70-75 megawatt pressurized water nuclear reactors 1 x pump-jet (Type 093B)^[source]