Jupiter-class submarine
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 GCNS Mars passing by Daisek Mountain in 1993
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| Class overview | |
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| Name: | Jupiter-class attack submarine |
| Builders: | Yanmei Shipyard Co. |
| Operators: | |
| Preceded by: | Yuanshi class |
| Succeeded by: | Máni class |
| Cost: | ¥21.18 billion Huliean yuan (FY1973) |
| Built: | 1969–1979 |
| In commission: | 1972–2006 |
| Planned: | 12 |
| Completed: | 6 |
| Cancelled: | 6 |
| Retired: | 6 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Nuclear attack submarine |
| Displacement: |
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| Length: | 82.9 m (272 ft) |
| Beam: | 9.8 m (32 ft) |
| Draft: | 8.5 m (28 ft) |
| Installed power: | 1 x Fushan Atomics SS4 nuclear reactor producing 15,000 shp (11 MW) |
| Propulsion: | 1 x shaft, pump-jet propulsor |
| Speed: | Over 30 knots (56 km/h) submerged |
| Range: | Unlimited |
| Complement: | 13 officers, 116 enlisted |
| Crew: | 129 |
| Armament: | 6 × 21 inch (533 mm torpedo tubes for: |
History
Boats
| Name | Hull No. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCNS Jupiter | SSN-07 | Yanmei Shipyard Co., Yanmei | 19 June 1969 | 16 January 1971 | 15 April 1972 | Decommissioned 13 January 1995 |
| GCNS Neptune | SSN-08 | 22 May 1970 | 10 June 1972 | 26 January 1974 | Decommissioned 5 October 1995 | |
| GCNS Mars | SSN-09 | 8 January 1972 | 6 April 1974 | 13 November 1976 | Decommissioned 19 August 2001 | |
| GCNS Apollo | SSN-10 | 6 April 1974 | 19 February 1977 | 11 March 1978 | Decommissioned 29 July 1996 | |
| GCNS Vulcan | SSN-11 | 8 May 1976 | 22 July 1978 | 28 March 1981 | Decommissioned 1 October 2002 | |
| GCNS Mercury | SSN-12 | 30 July 1977 | 8 December 1979 | 19 December 1981 | Decommissioned 27 May 2006 |