AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph
Credit
ForceTally · AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph · AI-generated · OpenAI output terms · Source ↗ · Modified
FORCETALLY
Loading the evidence…
Preparing your view.
Preparing your view.
At a glance
Type 093 submarinelarger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Type 093/A
Single sourceType 093B
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Type 093 submarine | Walrus-class submarine |
|---|---|---|
| Power | — | 1 shaft (5 blades) 3 x SEMT Pielstick PA4 200 VG diesel engines 6,300 hp (4,700 kW) 1 x HOLEC electric motor 420-cell VARTA batteries[source] |
| Name | Type 093[source] | Walrus class[source] |
| Builders | Bohai Shipyard , Huludao[source] | Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij[source] |
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | Royal Netherlands Navy[source] |
Walrus-class submarinelarger figure on 0 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Type 093/A 108.5 m (356 ft 0 in) Type 093B 110 m (360 ft 11 in)[source]
Length
Single source67.725 m (222 ft 2.3 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] | Dolfijn class Zwaardvis class[source] |
|---|
| Succeeded by | Type 095[source] | Orka class[source] |
|---|
| In commission | 2006–present[source] | 1990–present[source] |
|---|
| Building | — |
|---|
| Completed | 9+[source] |
|---|
| Active | Total 12 to 14: Type 093: 2 Type 093A: 4 Type 093B: 6-8[source] |
|---|
| Type | Nuclear-powered attack submarine[source] | Diesel-electric attack submarine[source] |
|---|
| Propulsion | 2 x 70-75 megawatt pressurized water nuclear reactors 1 x pump-jet (Type 093B)[source] | — |
|---|
| Sensors & processing systems | Type 359 radar Hull-mounted sonar Flank array sonar Passive intercept array sonar Towed array sonar (Type 093A)[source] | Radars : Signaal / Decca 1229 Signaal ZW-07 Argo Phoenix I Sonar Systems : Thomson Sintra TSM 2272 Eledone Octopus GEC Avionics Type 2026 towed array Thomson Sintra DUUX 5 passive ranging and intercept Fire-control system : HSA GIPSY (SEWACO VIII)[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] | 4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes 20 × Honeywell Mk 48 torpedoes or Honeywell NT 37 C/D/E torpedoes UGM-84 Harpoon SSM 40 mines[source] |
|---|
| Country of origin | People's Republic of China[source] | — |
|---|
| Cost | — | ƒ 500 million per unit (1992)[source] |
|---|
| Built | — | 1979–1992[source] |
|---|
| Planned | — |
|---|
| Canceled | — |
|---|
| Retired | — |
|---|
| Test depth | — | >300 m (980 ft)[source] |
|---|
13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) surfaced, 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) submerged[source]