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Type 039A/B/C submarinelarger figure on 5 of 5
Type 206 submarinelarger figure on 0 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source77.6 m (254 ft 7 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Type 039A/B/C submarine | Type 206 submarine |
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| Name | Type 039A Type 039B Type 039C[source] | — |
| Builders | Wuchang Shipbuilding , Wuhan[source] | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Nordseewerke[source] |
| Operators | Current operators: People's Liberation Army Navy Pakistan Navy Future operators Royal Thai Navy[source] | German Navy Colombian National Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Type 039[source] | Type 205 submarine[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
48.49 metres (159 ft 1 in)[source]
at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), submerged
Single sourceat 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph), surfaced
Single source4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph), surfaced 228 nautical miles (422 km; 262 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), submerged[source]
diesel
Single sourceelectric
Single source440 kilowatts (590 hp) (diesel) 1,100 kilowatts (1,500 hp) (electric)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Succeeded by | Type 041[source] | Type 212 submarine , Type 209 submarine[source] |
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| Subclasses | Hangor class (Pakistan) Matchanu class (Thailand) (under construction)[source] | Gal -class submarine[source] |
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| In commission | 2006–present[source] | 1973–2011 (Germany) 2012–present (Colombia)[source] |
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| Planned | ≥25[source] | — |
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| Completed | ≥22[source] | 18[source] |
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| Active | At least 22 submarines: ≥1 Type 039C Per United States Department of Defense : 21 Type 039A and Type 039B combined Per International Institute for Strategic Studies : 4 Type 039A and 16 Type 039B[source] |
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| Type | Attack submarine[source] | Type 206A submarine[source] |
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| Propulsion | Diesel-electric, 1 shaft, AIP[source] | 2 MTU 12V 493, 4-stroke diesel engines , each coupled with an Asea Brown Boveri - generator 1 Siemens -Schuckert-Werke electric motor driving single five (Type 206) or seven (Type 206A) blade propeller[source] |
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| Test depth | 250 m (820 ft)[source] | more than 200 m[source] |
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| Armament | 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes for: Yu-10 torpedoes Yu-6 torpedoes Anti-ship cruise missiles including YJ-82 , YJ-18 (Type 039A and Type 039B) and YJ-19 (Type 039B and Type 039C)[source] | 8 × 533 mm torpedo tubes , 8 DM2A1 Seeaal (206) or DM2A3 Seehecht (206A) torpedoes ; 24 mines can be carried externally[source] |
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| Country of origin | People's Republic of China[source] | Germany[source] |
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| Built | — | 1969–1975[source] |
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| Retired | — | 16[source] |
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| Preserved | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | STN Atlas DBQS-21 (CSU83) submarine sonar Thomson-CSF DUUX 2 passive rangefinder sonar Safare VELOX sonar intercept EDO-900 active mine avoidance sonar Thomson-CSF Calypso II surveillance and navigation radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Thomson-CSF DR-2000U ESM system Thorn-EMI SARIE[source] |
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