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Type 093 submarinelarger figure on 0 of 1
Measured figures
Type 093/A
Single sourceType 093B
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Type 093 submarine | Type 095 submarine |
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| Displacement | Type 093/A 6,675 tons (submerged) Type 093B 6,700 -7,000 tons (submerged)[source] | ~10,000 tons submerged[source] |
| Range | Unlimited[source] | Unlimited[source] |
| Power | — | Nuclear reactor[source] |
| Name | Type 093[source] | Type 095[source] |
| Builders |
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Type 093/A 108.5 m (356 ft 0 in) Type 093B 110 m (360 ft 11 in)[source]
Length
Single source110 meters[source]
Reference specification; submarine in development
Single source130人[source]Reference specification; submarine in development
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Bohai Shipyard , Huludao[source] |
China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation Bohai Shipyard , Huludao[source] |
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy Submarine Force[source] |
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| Preceded by | Type 091[source] | Type 093[source] |
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| Succeeded by | Type 095[source] | — |
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| In commission | 2006–present[source] | — |
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| Building | At least 1[source] |
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| Completed | 9+[source] | — |
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| Active | Total 12 to 14: Type 093: 2 Type 093A: 4 Type 093B: 6-8[source] | — |
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| Type | Nuclear-powered attack submarine[source] | Attack submarine[source] |
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| Propulsion | 2 x 70-75 megawatt pressurized water nuclear reactors 1 x pump-jet (Type 093B)[source] | 1 × single shaft shrouded pump-jet propulsor[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Type 359 radar Hull-mounted sonar Flank array sonar Passive intercept array sonar Towed array sonar (Type 093A)[source] | — |
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| 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] | Torpedoes, cruise missiles, anti-ship missiles, anti-submarine missiles, mines[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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| Endurance | — | Only limited by food and maintenance requirements[source] |
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