Type 039A/B/C submarine vs Type 926 submarine support ship

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Type 039A/B/C submarine — licensed reference photograph

ASubmarines

Type 039A/B/C submarine

Attack submarine

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AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph — Representative exterior of Type 926 submarine support ship

BSubmarines

Type 926 submarine support ship

Submarine support ship

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Type 039A/B/C submarineLength

77.6 m

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Type 926 submarine support shipLength

135 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Type 039A/B/C submarinelarger figure on 0 of 2

None

Type 926 submarine support shiplarger figure on 2 of 2

Length+74%
Beam+121%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

7 of 27 rows sourced on both sides

77.6m

135m

Length+74%

All recorded figures & sources

77.6 m

Length

Single source

77.6 m (254 ft 7 in)^[source]

135 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

Type 039A/B/C submarine and Type 926 submarine support ship configuration
Specification	Type 039A/B/C submarine	Type 926 submarine support ship
Name	Type 039A Type 039B Type 039C^[source]	—
Builders	Wuchang Shipbuilding , Wuhan^[source]	—
Operators	Current operators: People's Liberation Army Navy Pakistan Navy Future operators Royal Thai Navy^[source]	—
Preceded by	Type 039^[source]	—
Succeeded by	Type 041^[source]	—
Subclasses	Hangor class (Pakistan) Matchanu class (Thailand) (under construction)

In commission	2006–present^[source]	—

Planned	≥25^[source]	—

Completed	≥22^[source]	—

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]	—

Type	Attack submarine^[source]	Submarine support ship^[source]

Propulsion	Diesel-electric, 1 shaft, AIP^[source]	Integrated electric propulsion^[source]

Test depth	250 m (820 ft)^[source]	—

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]	None^[source]