Han-class SSN profile
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A Type 091 submarine in 1993
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Class overview | |
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Name | Han class |
Builders | Bohai Shipyard, Huludao |
Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy |
Succeeded by | Type 093 |
In commission | 1974–present |
Completed | 5 |
Active | 3 |
Retired | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Nuclear submarine |
Displacement | |
Length | |
Beam | 10.6 m (34 ft 9 in)[1] |
Propulsion | |
Speed | |
Range | Unlimited |
Sensors and processing systems | Sonar[1] |
Armament | Torpedo tubes |
The Type 091 (NATO reporting name: Han class) is a first-generation nuclear-powered attack submarine produced by China. It was the People Liberation Army Navy's (PLAN) first nuclear submarine,[2] and the first indigenously produced nuclear attack submarine in Asia.[3]