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Type 039A (Yuan-class) and Vanguard-class

Name:	Type 039A (Yuan-class)	Vanguard-class
Type:	Diesel-electric submarine	Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine
Origin:	China	United Kingdom
Produced:	2006	1993
Unit cost:	-	2.2 billion $

Full description:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Displacement:	3,600 t	15,900 t
Range:	-	unlimited
Speed surfaced:	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)	-
Speed submerged:	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Depth:	400 m (1,300 ft)	-

Crew:	65	135

Displacement

Speed surfaced

Speed submerged

Depth

Crew

Dimensions

Length:	77.6 m	149.9 m
Beam:	8.4 m	12.8 m
Draft:	6.7 m	12 m

Images

Type 039A (Yuan-class)

Author: "Chinese Type 093 submarine" by Darkranch23 at English Wikipedia - Self-photographed (original comment: Self-made in 2007). Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chinese_Type_093_submarine.jpg#/media/File:Chinese_Type_093_submarine.jpg License

Vanguard-class

Author: "Vanguard at Faslane 02" by CPOA(Phot) Tam McDonald - Defence Imagery. Licensed under OGL via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vanguard_at_Faslane_02.jpg#/media/File:Vanguard_at_Faslane_02.jpg License