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 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 28 knots (52 km/h) submerged |
| Range: | Unlimited |
| Complement: | 13 officers, 116 enlisted |
| Crew: | 129 |
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Development
Design
General characteristics
Power & propulsion
Armament
The Jupiter class' primary armament were five 533 mm (21 inch) torpedo tubes situated at the bow of the submarine. Compared to the preceding Yuanshi class, the Jupiter class' armament was reduced by 1 torpedo tube and 7 torpedo tube-launched weapons. However, this reduction was balanced by a significant increase in reload speed, with only 15 seconds being required between firings per tube.
Jupiter-class submarines could carry up to 25 torpedo tube launched weapons; with a typical loadout of 20 Type 56 heavyweight torpedoes, later replaced in service with Hammerhead torpedoes, and 5 Trident anti-ship missiles. Alternatively, the Jupiter class could also be equipped for mine laying and be armed with a maximum of 50 naval mines, including Stonefish influence mines, Stingray mobile mines and Coneshell homing mines.
Sensors & countermeasures
Service history
Boats
| Name | Hull No. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Status |
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| Jupiter | SSN-07 | Yanmei Shipyard Co., Yanmei | 19 June 1969 | 16 January 1971 | 15 April 1972 | Decommissioned 13 January 1995, disposed of by submarine recycling |
| Neptune | SSN-08 | 22 May 1970 | 10 June 1972 | 26 January 1974 | Decommissioned 5 October 1995, disposed of by submarine recycling | |
| Mars | SSN-09 | 8 January 1972 | 6 April 1974 | 13 November 1976 | Decommissioned 19 August 2001, to be disposed of by submarine recycling | |
| Apollo | SSN-10 | 6 April 1974 | 19 February 1977 | 11 March 1978 | Decommissioned 29 July 1996, disposed of by submarine recycling | |
| Vulcan | SSN-11 | 8 May 1976 | 22 July 1978 | 28 March 1981 | Decommissioned 1 October 2002, to be disposed of by submarine recycling | |
| Mercury | SSN-12 | 30 July 1977 | 8 December 1979 | 19 December 1981 | Decommissioned 27 May 2006, to be disposed of by submarine recycling |