China’s Submarine Fleet, Evolution & news

[LKJ86]

 

[bahadur999]

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what submarine is that? 93G?

 

[lcloo]

what submarine is that? 93G?

Type 039G conventional powered submarine, NATO code name Song Class SSK.

Edit: Oops! Only the first and last photo is Type 039G. 2nd , 3rd and 4th are Kilo class.

 

[bahadur999]

Type 039G conventional powered submarine, NATO code name Song Class SSK.

Edit: Oops! Only the first and last photo is Type 039G. 2nd , 3rd and 4th are Kilo class.

What is the difference between Song Class and Kilo Class? Are both called 93G?

 

[lcloo]

What is the difference between Song Class and Kilo Class? Are both called 93G?

Song class is a NATO name for China's Type 039G diesel-electric submarine. KILO class is Russian made submarines imported by China, it is also a diesel-electric submarine.

Type 093 is a nuclear powered attack submarine produced by China.

All domestic Chinese diesel-electric submarines are classified as type 03X, example, type 032, type 033, type 035 and type 039. Since KILO is an imported submarine, it is not classified as a type 03X.

The nuclear powered submarines are classified as type 09X, eg. type 091, type 092, type 093 and type 094. They are actually built under project 09, and the correct classification is Type 09I, Type 09II, Type 09III and type 09IV.

 

[bahadur999]

Thank you lcloo!

And i assume all of the submarines are built by BHISC and developed by 719th Institute, right?

 

[ZeEa5KPul]

Song class is a NATO name for China's Type 039G diesel-electric submarine. KILO class is Russian made submarines imported by China, it is also a diesel-electric submarine.

Type 093 is a nuclear powered attack submarine produced by China.

All domestic Chinese diesel-electric submarines are classified as type 03X, example, type 032, type 033, type 035 and type 039. Since KILO is an imported submarine, it is not classified as a type 03X.

The nuclear powered submarines are classified as type 09X, eg. type 091, type 092, type 093 and type 094. They are actually built under project 09, and the correct classification is Type 09I, Type 09II, Type 09III and type 09IV.

To elaborate further, the nuclear attack submarines are labelled with odd numerals: 09-I, 09-III, 09-V, while the nuclear ballistic missile submarines are labelled with even numerals: 09-II, 09-IV, 09-VI.

 

[lcloo]

Thank you lcloo!

And i assume all of the submarines are built by BHISC and developed by 719th Institute, right?

To be frank, I never paid attention to that, so I don't really know.

 

[LKJ86]

 

[Daniel808]

Thank you lcloo!

And i assume all of the submarines are built by BHISC and developed by 719th Institute, right?

For China's Nuclear Submarines, Yes !
All built by BHISC, The Largest Submarine Facility Production in the World at this moment.

For China's Diesel-Electric Subs, there are JCNX (in Shanghai), Wuchang Shipyard (in Wuhan), and others.

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I still wonder, what is the purpose of that little hump behind the conning tower. Anyway it get more streamlined in latest variant (Type 093B)

 

[ZeEa5KPul]

I still wonder, what is the purpose of that little hump behind the conning tower. Anyway it get more streamlined in latest variant (Type 093B)

The best argument I've seen is that it's to house a towed sonar array:
http://www.admiraltytrilogy.com/pdf/Type_093B.pdf

 

[cirr]

Making SSNs and SSBNs like sausages:

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/G4i6dyd73dS2xH5U993kPA?

 

[wulff]

For China's Nuclear Submarines, Yes !
All built by BHISC, The Largest Submarine Facility Production in the World at this moment.

For China's Diesel-Electric Subs, there are JCNX (in Shanghai), Wuchang Shipyard (in Wuhan), and others.




I still wonder, what is the purpose of that little hump behind the conning tower. Anyway it get more streamlined in latest variant (Type 093B)

If we go by above pic, it says VLS in the 3rd sub, the one with the big bulge (at least that is what i got from the translator)

 

[bahadur999]

For China's Nuclear Submarines, Yes !
All built by BHISC, The Largest Submarine Facility Production in the World at this moment.

For China's Diesel-Electric Subs, there are JCNX (in Shanghai), Wuchang Shipyard (in Wuhan), and others.

Interesting as all subs are developed by CSIC but built by both CSIC and CSSC shipyards

 

[LKJ86]