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Latest revision as of 11:00, 2 April 2019

Yuanshi-class submarine
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Yuanshi (SSN-04) at sea in 1970
Class overview
Name: Yuanshi-class attack submarine
Builders: Yanmei Shipyard Co.
Operators:
Preceded by: Jörmungandr class
Succeeded by: Jupiter class
Cost: ¥22.60 billion Huliean yuan (FY1971)
Built: 1967–1970
In commission: 1970–1992
Planned: 3
Completed: 3
Retired: 3
General characteristics
Type: Nuclear attack submarine
Displacement: 4,900 tonnes (submerged)
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 20,000 shp (15 MW)
Propulsion:
  • 1 x shaft driving:
    • 1 x seven-bladed, skewback propeller
Speed: 28 knots (56 km/h) submerged
Range: Unlimited
Crew: 103
Armament:
  • 6 × 533 mm (21 inch) torpedo tubes with stowage for up to 32 weapons, including:
  • or

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 16 October 1991, disposed of by submarine recycling
Lingbao SSN-05 28 October 1967 27 September 1969 1 August 1970 Decommissioned 14 April 1992, disposed of by submarine recycling
Daode SSN-06 13 March 1968 10 January 1970 1 January 1971 Decommissioned 29 May 1992, disposed of by submarine recycling

See also