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Triomphant-class submarinelarger figure on 1 of 1
Type 093 submarinelarger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
Length
Single source138 m (453 ft)[source]
Type 093/A
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Triomphant-class submarine | Type 093 submarine |
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| Range | Unlimited distance; 20–25 years[source] | Unlimited[source] |
| Power | K15 pressurized water reactor 150 MWth, LEU 7%; with turboreductor pump-to-shaft system of 30,5 MW Power : 30,519 kW (40,927 hp) two emergency diesel-powered generators SEMT Pielstick 8PA4V200 SM (700 kW (940 hp)) auxiliaries.[source] | — |
| Name | Le Triomphant class[source] | Type 093[source] |
| Builders | DCNS[source] | Bohai Shipyard , Huludao[source] |
Type 093B
Single sourceType 093/A 108.5 m (356 ft 0 in) Type 093B 110 m (360 ft 11 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Operators | French Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
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| Preceded by | Le Redoutable class[source] | Type 091[source] |
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| Succeeded by | L'Invincible class[source] | Type 095[source] |
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| Cost | € 17.1 billion (2009) (equivalent to € 22.2 billion in 2025) for 4 units € 3.1 billion (2009) (equivalent to € 4 billion in 2025) for Le Terrible[source] | — |
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| Built | 1986–2010[source] | — |
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| In commission | 1997–present[source] | 2006–present[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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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 | Ballistic missile submarine[source] | Nuclear-powered attack submarine[source] |
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| Test depth | Over 400 m (1,300 ft)[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Sonar DMUX 80 Sonar DUUX 5 Sonar DSUV 61B Very Low Frequency Racal Decca radar (navigation) SCC : SET ( Système d'exploitation Tactique ) : tactical operational system[source] | Type 359 radar Hull-mounted sonar Flank array sonar Passive intercept array sonar Towed array sonar (Type 093A)[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | ARUR 13[source] | — |
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| Armament | Nuclear: 16 M45 or M51/51.3 missiles with six to ten TN 75 150 kt or TNO 100-300 kt thermonuclear warheads Four 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes for F17 torpedoes and Exocet SM39 anti-ship missiles , launchable while submerged[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 | France[source] | People's Republic of China[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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