Type 091 submarine vs Type 093 submarine

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph — Representative exterior of Type 091 submarine

ASubmarines

Type 091 submarine

Nuclear submarine

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AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph — Representative exterior of Type 093 submarine

BSubmarines

Type 093 submarine

Nuclear-powered attack submarine

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Type 091 submarineHulls 401, 402 Hulls 403, 404

98 m

Length source ↗

Type 093 submarineType 093B

110 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Type 091 submarinelarger figure on 0 of 1

None

Type 093 submarinelarger figure on 1 of 1

Beam+4%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

17 of 24 rows sourced on both sides

98mHulls 401, 402 Hulls 403, 404

110mType 093B

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

98 m

Hulls 401, 402 Hulls 403, 404

Single source

Hulls 401, 402 98 m (321 ft 6 in) Hulls 403, 404, 405 106 m (347 ft 9 in)^[source]

108.5 m

Type 093/A

Single source

110 m

Type 093B

Single source

Type 093/A 108.5 m (356 ft 0 in) Type 093B 110 m (360 ft 11 in)^[source]

10.6m

11m

Beam+4%

All recorded figures & sources

10.6 m

Beam

Single source

10.6 m (34 ft 9 in)^[source]

11 m

Beam

Single source

11 m (36 ft 1 in)^[source]

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7.5mDraft

Draught

All recorded figures & sources

7.5 m

Draft

Single source

7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)^[source]

75Unspecified

—

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

75 people

Unspecified

Single source

75人^[source]Unspecified

—

100

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

100 people

Complement

Single source

100^[source]

46km/hMaximum; Speed

56km/hMaximum; Type 093

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

44 km/h

Maximum; Hulls 401, 402 Hulls 403, 404, 405

Single source

46 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

Hulls 401, 402 24 knots (44 km/h) Hulls 403, 404, 405 25 knots (46 km/h)^[source]

56 km/h

Maximum; Type 093

Single source

52 km/h

Maximum; Type 093 Type 093A/B

Single source

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Type 091 submarine and Type 093 submarine configuration
Specification	Type 091 submarine	Type 093 submarine
Displacement	Hulls 401, 402 5,100 tons (submerged) Hulls 403, 404, 405 5,600 tons (submerged)^[source]	Type 093/A 6,675 tons (submerged) Type 093B 6,700 -7,000 tons (submerged)^[source]
Range	Unlimited^[source]	Unlimited^[source]
Name	Type 091^[source]	Type 093^[source]
Builders	Bohai Shipyard , Huludao^[source]	Bohai Shipyard , Huludao^[source]
Operators	People's Liberation Army Navy^[source]	People's Liberation Army Navy^[source]
Succeeded by	Type 093^[source]	Type 095^[source]
In commission	1974–1990^[source]	2006–present^[source]
Completed	5^[source]	9+^[source]
Active	3^[source]	Total 12 to 14: Type 093: 2 Type 093A: 4 Type 093B: 6-8^[source]
Retired	2^[source]	—
Type	Nuclear submarine^[source]	Nuclear-powered attack submarine^[source]
Propulsion	Hulls 401, 402 1 x 48 megawatt nuclear reactor Hulls 403, 404, 405 1 x 58 megawatt nuclear reactor^[source]	2 x 70-75 megawatt pressurized water nuclear reactors 1 x pump-jet (Type 093B)^[source]
Endurance	Limited only by food stores^[source]	—
Sensors & processing systems	Original SQZ-3 / Type 603 active sonar SQC-1 / Type 604 passive sonar Replaced with SQG-2B passive / French DUUX-5 / TSM2255 (export) sonar SQZ-262 integrated sonar^[source]	Type 359 radar Hull-mounted sonar Flank array sonar Passive intercept array sonar Towed array sonar (Type 093A)^[source]
Armament	6 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes Yu-3 , Yu-6 torpedo YJ-82 anti-ship cruise missile^[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	People's Republic of China^[source] People's Republic of China^[source]	People's Republic of China^[source]
Preceded by	—	Type 091^[source]
Building	—	5^[source]

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Type 091 submarine

Type 093 submarine

Displacement

Hulls 401, 402 5,100 tons (submerged) Hulls 403, 404, 405 5,600 tons (submerged)^[source]

Type 093/A 6,675 tons (submerged) Type 093B 6,700 -7,000 tons (submerged)^[source]

Range

Unlimited^[source]

Name

Type 091^[source]

Type 093^[source]

Builders

Bohai Shipyard , Huludao^[source]

Operators

People's Liberation Army Navy^[source]

Succeeded by

Type 093^[source]

Type 095^[source]

In commission

1974–1990^[source]

2006–present^[source]

Completed

5^[source]

9+^[source]

Active

3^[source]

Total 12 to 14: Type 093: 2 Type 093A: 4 Type 093B: 6-8^[source]

Retired

2^[source]

—

Type

Nuclear submarine^[source]

Nuclear-powered attack submarine^[source]

Propulsion

Hulls 401, 402 1 x 48 megawatt nuclear reactor Hulls 403, 404, 405 1 x 58 megawatt nuclear reactor^[source]

2 x 70-75 megawatt pressurized water nuclear reactors 1 x pump-jet (Type 093B)^[source]

Endurance

Limited only by food stores^[source]

—

Sensors & processing systems

Original SQZ-3 / Type 603 active sonar SQC-1 / Type 604 passive sonar Replaced with SQG-2B passive / French DUUX-5 / TSM2255 (export) sonar SQZ-262 integrated sonar^[source]

Type 359 radar Hull-mounted sonar Flank array sonar Passive intercept array sonar Towed array sonar (Type 093A)^[source]

Armament

6 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes Yu-3 , Yu-6 torpedo YJ-82 anti-ship cruise missile^[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

People's Republic of China^[source]

Preceded by

—

Type 091^[source]

Building

—

5^[source]