Yuanshi-class submarine
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 Yuanshi (SSN-04) at sea in 1970
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| Class overview | |
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| Name: | Yuanshi-class attack submarine |
| Builders: | Yanmei Shipyard Co. |
| Operators: | |
| Preceded by: | Jörmungandr class |
| Succeeded by: | Jupiter class |
| Cost: | ¥XX.XX billion Huliean yuan (FY1971) |
| Built: | 1967–1970 |
| In commission: | 1970–19XX |
| Planned: | 3 |
| Completed: | 3 |
| Retired: | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Nuclear attack submarine |
| Displacement: | 4,900 tonnes (standard) |
| Length: | 86.9 m (285 ft) |
| Beam: | 10.1 m (33 ft) |
| Draft: | 8.2 m (27 ft) |
| Installed power: | 1 x Fushan Atomics SS3 nuclear reactor producing XX,000 shp (XX MW) |
| Propulsion: | 1 x shaft, pump-jet propulsor |
| Speed: | 28 knots (56 km/h) submerged |
| Range: | Unlimited |
| Crew: | 103 |
| Armament: | 6 × 21 inch (533 mm torpedo tubes for: |
Development
Design
General characteristics
Power & propulsion
Armament
Sensors & countermeasures
Service history
Boats
| Name | Hull No. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuanshi | SSN-04 | Yanmei Shipyard Co., Yanmei | 30 June 1967 | 17 May 1969 | 1 April 1970 | Decommissioned 13 January 1995 |
| Lingbao | SSN-05 | 28 October 1967 | 27 September 1969 | 1 August 1970 | Decommissioned 5 October 1995 | |
| Daode | SSN-06 | 13 March 1968 | 10 January 1970 | 1 January 1971 | Decommissioned 19 August 2001 |