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BSubmarines
At a glance
Type 039A/B/C submarinelarger figure on 0 of 2
Type 925 submarine support shiplarger figure on 2 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source77.6 m (254 ft 7 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Type 039A/B/C submarine | Type 925 submarine support ship |
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| Power | — | 2 MAN Diesels, 9,000 shp (6,700 kW), 2 shafts[source] |
| Name | Type 039A Type 039B Type 039C[source] | — |
| Builders | Wuchang Shipbuilding , Wuhan[source] | Hudong SY, Shanghai[source] |
| Operators | Current operators: People's Liberation Army Navy Pakistan Navy Future operators Royal Thai Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
| Preceded by |
512 ft (156 m)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Type 039[source] |
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| Succeeded by | Type 041[source] | — |
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| Subclasses | Hangor class (Pakistan) Matchanu class (Thailand) (under construction)[source] | — |
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| In commission | 2006–present[source] | first ship started construction in 1975[source] |
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| Planned | ≥25[source] | — |
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| Completed | ≥22[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] | — |
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| Propulsion | Diesel-electric, 1 shaft, AIP[source] | — |
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| Test depth | 250 m (820 ft)[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] | — |
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| Country of origin | People's Republic of China[source] | People's Republic of China[source] People's Republic of China[source] |
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| In service | — | completed in November 1979 for use[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 2 Z-8 Super Frelon helicopters[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | aft helicopter deck and hangars for 2 Z-8 Super Frelon helicopters[source] |
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