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Seawolf-class submarinelarger figure on 2 of 2
Type 093 submarinelarger figure on 0 of 2
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Length
Single sourceUSS Jimmy Carter
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Seawolf-class submarine | Type 093 submarine |
|---|---|---|
| Displacement | Surfaced: 8,600 tons Submerged: 9,138 tons, (12,139 tons full, USS Jimmy Carter )[source] | Type 093/A 6,675 tons (submerged) Type 093B 6,700 -7,000 tons (submerged)[source] |
| Range | Unlimited[source] | Unlimited[source] |
| Power | 1 S6W PWR 220 MW (300,000 hp), HEU 93.5% 1 secondary propulsion submerged motor 2 steam turbines 57,000 shp (43 MW) 1 shaft 1 pump-jet propeller[source] | — |
| Builders | General Dynamics Electric Boat[source] | Bohai Shipyard , Huludao |
353 ft (108 m) 452.8 ft (138.0 m) USS Jimmy Carter[source]
Type 093/A
Single sourceType 093B
Single sourceType 093/A 108.5 m (356 ft 0 in) Type 093B 110 m (360 ft 11 in)[source]
officers; 126 enlisted
Single source14 officers; 126 enlisted[source]
Maximum
Single sourceMaximum; silent
Single source20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h) (silent) 35 knots (40 mph; 65 km/h) (maximum)[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.
| Operators | United States Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
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| Preceded by | Los Angeles class[source] | Type 091[source] |
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| Succeeded by | Virginia class[source] | Type 095[source] |
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| Cost | $3 billion per unit (equivalent to $6 billion in 2023)[source] | — |
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| Built | 1989–2005[source] | — |
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| In commission | 1997–present[source] | 2006–present[source] |
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| Planned | 29[source] | — |
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| Completed | 9+[source] |
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| Canceled | 26[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 | Nuclear attack submarine[source] | Nuclear-powered attack submarine[source] |
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| Endurance | Only limited by food supplies[source] | — |
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| Test depth | 1,600 ft (490 m)[source] | — |
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| Armament | 8 × 26.5-inch torpedo tubes, sleeved for 21-inch weapons (up to 50 Tomahawk land attack missile / Harpoon anti-ship missile / Mk 48 guided torpedo carried in torpedo room)[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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| 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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Type 093 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) Type 093A/B 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)[source]