Type 093 submarine vs Type 094 submarine

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

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Type 093 submarine

Nuclear-powered attack submarine

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ForceTally · AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph · AI-generated · OpenAI output terms · Source ↗ · Modified

Type 094 submarine — licensed reference photograph

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CSR Report RL33153 China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress by Ronald O'Rourke dated February 28, 2014 · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Type 093 submarineType 093B

110 m

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Type 094 submarineLength

137 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Type 093 submarinelarger figure on 0 of 2

None

Type 094 submarinelarger figure on 2 of 2

Beam+18%
Complement+40%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

18 of 23 rows sourced on both sides

110mType 093B

137m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

108.5 m

Type 093/A

Single source

110 m

Type 093B

Single source

Configuration

Details

Type 093 submarine and Type 094 submarine configuration
Specification	Type 093 submarine	Type 094 submarine
Range	Unlimited^[source]	Unlimited^[source]
Name	Type 093^[source]	Type 094^[source]
Builders	Bohai Shipyard , Huludao^[source]	Bohai Shipyard , Huludao , China^[source]
Operators	People's Liberation Army Navy^[source]	People's Liberation Army Navy^[source]

Preceded by	Type 091^[source]	Type 092 submarine^[source]

Succeeded by	Type 095^[source]	Type 096^[source]

In commission	2006–present^[source]	2007–present^[source]

Building	5^[source]	2^[source]

Completed	9+^[source]	—

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

Type	Nuclear-powered attack submarine^[source]	Ballistic missile submarine^[source]

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

Sensors & processing systems	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-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]	Missiles: 12 JL-2 or JL-3 SLBM^[source]