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S-80 Plus-class submarinelarger figure on 1 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source81.05 m (265 ft 11 in)[source]
Type 093/A
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | S-80 Plus-class submarine | Type 093 submarine |
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| Thrust | 1 shaft Etanol-AIP 3 bio-ethanol engines (3 × 1,200 kW) MTU-16V-396SE-85L 1 electric motor (3,500 kW), 1 AIP fuel cell unit (300 kW) Vulkan couplings RATO-S G-561W. 280 kN·m[source] | — |
| Builders | Navantia[source] | Bohai Shipyard , Huludao[source] |
| Operators | Spanish Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Galerna class[source] | Type 091[source] |
Type 093 submarinelarger figure on 0 of 1
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Type 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 source12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) submerged[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.
| Cost | € 3.935 billion (2018) for 4 units € 983.75 million (2018) per unit[source] | — |
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| Built | 2005–2029 (planned)[source] | — |
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| In commission | 2023-present[source] | 2006–present[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Building |
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| Completed | 9+[source] |
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| Active | Total 12 to 14: Type 093: 2 Type 093A: 4 Type 093B: 6-8[source] |
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| Type | Submarine with air-independent propulsion (AIP)[source] | Nuclear-powered attack submarine[source] |
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| Endurance | 30-55 days in immersion[source] | — |
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| Test depth | 460 m (1,510 ft)[source] | — |
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| Armament | 6 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes with: Torpedoes: DM2A4 Mark 48 (option) Black Shark (option) Spearfish (option) Torped 2000 (option) Anti-ship missiles: UGM-84 Sub-Harpoon block II (option) Exocet (option) Joint Strike Missile (studies) Cruise missiles: Tomahawk (option) Cylindrical multi-influence mines MINEA smart bottom 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] |
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| Notes | AIP reactor autonomy: 28 days[source] | — |
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| National origin | Spain[source] | — |
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| Name | — | Type 093[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Type 095[source] |
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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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| Country of origin | — | People's Republic of China[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]