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Taigei-class submarinelarger figure on 0 of 2
Type 093 submarinelarger figure on 2 of 2
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Configuration
| Specification | Taigei-class submarine | Type 093 submarine |
|---|---|---|
| Range | — | Unlimited[source] |
| Name | Taigei class[source] | Type 093[source] |
| Builders | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kawasaki Heavy Industries[source] | Bohai Shipyard , Huludao[source] |
| Operators | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Sōryū class[source] | Type 091[source] |
| Cost | ¥ 69.7 billion (Approx. US$ 635 million)[source] | — |
| Built | 2018-present[source] | — |
| In commission | 2022-present[source] | 2006–present[source] |
| Planned | 10[source] | — |
| Building | ||
| Active | Total 12 to 14: Type 093: 2 Type 093A: 4 Type 093B: 6-8[source] | |
| Type | Attack submarine[source] | Nuclear-powered attack submarine[source] |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric : 2 first ships: 2 × Kawasaki 25/25SB Following ships: 2 × Kawasaki 12V 25/31 Batteries : lithium-ion Propulsion: : 1 × electric motor 1 × shaft 1 × propeller[source] | 2 x 70-75 megawatt pressurized water nuclear reactors 1 x pump-jet (Type 093B)[source] |
| Sensors & processing systems | Systems : OYX-1 processing system ZQX-12 tactical display system Sonar suite Oki ZQQ-8 (Mitsubishi Electric) that includes: Bow-mounted sonar Flank-array sonar Fibre-optic towed-array sonar : Periscopes : Non-penetrating optical periscope (Mitsubishi Electric) ESM: NZLR-2 Surface radar ZPS-6H[source] | Type 359 radar Hull-mounted sonar Flank array sonar Passive intercept array sonar Towed array sonar (Type 093A)[source] |
| Armament | Torpedoes : 6 × HU-606 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes with: Type 89 heavyweight torpedo Type 18 heavyweight torpedo Missiles : UGM-84L Harpoon Block II Future weapon : Type 12 anti-ship missiles Potential weapon : HGVP[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 | Japan[source] | People's Republic of China[source] |
| Succeeded by | — | Type 095[source] |
| Completed | — | 9+[source] |