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Type 093 submarinelarger figure on 2 of 2
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Type 093/A
Single sourceType 093B
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Type 093 submarine | Upholder/Victoria-class submarine |
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| Power | — | Diesel-electric – 1 shaft 2 × Paxman Valenta 2,035 hp (1.517 MW) 1600 RPA SZ diesels 1 × GEC electric motor (5 MW)[source] |
| Name | Type 093[source] | Upholder class (UK) Victoria class (Canada)[source] |
| Builders | Bohai Shipyard , Huludao[source] | VSEL, Ltd and Cammell Laird Co.[source] |
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | Royal Navy Royal Canadian Navy[source] |
Upholder/Victoria-class submarinelarger figure on 0 of 2
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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 source70.26 m (230 ft 6 in)[source]
Maximum; Type 093
Single sourceMaximum; Type 093 Type 093A/B
Single sourceType 093 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) Type 093A/B 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)[source]
Maximum; + (submerged)
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Preceded by | Type 091[source] | Oberon class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | Type 095[source] | Type 212CD[source] |
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| In commission | 2006–present[source] | RN: 2 June 1990 – October 1994 CFMC / RCN : December 2000 – present[source] |
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| Building | — |
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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] | Diesel-electric submarine (Hunter Killer SSK )[source] |
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| Propulsion | 2 x 70-75 megawatt pressurized water nuclear reactors 1 x pump-jet (Type 093B)[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] | Lockheed Martin CCS 876 combat system Submarine-Launched Expendable Bathythermograph (SSXBT): Lockheed Martin Mk-8 Bathythermograph Periscope : Thales Group CK-35/CH-85 Sonar : Lockheed Martin AN/BQQ-10(v)7 Sonar System Type 2040 active/passive bow multibeam echo sounder with Lockheed Martin Echo Sounder Interface BQG-501 micropuffs Type 2007 flank Ultra Electronics Submarine Towed Array Sonar System (SubTASS) Type 2019 active intercept Fire Control : Lockheed-Martin Librascope SFCS Mk 1 Mod C Radar : Kelvin Hughes KH-1007[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] | 6 x 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (18x Mark 48 Mod 7 AT torpedoes)[source] |
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| Country of origin | People's Republic of China[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
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| Planned | — | 12[source] |
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| Canceled | — |
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| Endurance | — | 30 days[source] |
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| Test depth | — | Over 656.17 ft (200 m)[source] |
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12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (surface) 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)+ (submerged)[source]