Type 091 submarine

Han-class SSN profile
A Type 091 submarine in 1993
Class overview
NameHan class
BuildersBohai Shipyard, Huludao
Operators People's Liberation Army Navy
Succeeded byType 093
In commission1974–present
Completed5
Active3
Retired2
General characteristics
TypeNuclear submarine
Displacement
Hulls 401, 402
5,100 tons (submerged)[1]
Hulls 403, 404, 405
5,600 tons (submerged)[1]
Length
Hulls 401, 402
98 m (321 ft 6 in)[1]
Hulls 403, 404, 405
106 m (347 ft 9 in)[1]
Beam10.6 m (34 ft 9 in)[1]
Propulsion
Hulls 401, 402
1 x 48 megawatt nuclear reactor[1]
Hulls 403, 404, 405
1 x 58 megawatt nuclear reactor[1]
Speed
Hulls 401, 402
24 knots (44 km/h)[1]
Hulls 403, 404, 405
25 knots (46 km/h)[1]
RangeUnlimited
Sensors and
processing systems
Sonar[1]
ArmamentTorpedo 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]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Carlson & Wang 2023, p. 4.
  2. ^ Carlson & Wang 2023, p. 3.
  3. ^ "China's Very First Nuclear Attack Submarines Had Some Major Fatal Flaws". 15 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-10-27. Retrieved 2018-10-27.