Chinese sailless submarine is a submarine built in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).[1][2][3]
| History | |
|---|---|
 PRC | |
| Launched | 2018 |
| In service | 2019 |
| General characteristics | |
| Length | 150 ft |
| Beam | 15 ft |
First launched in 2018 at Jiangnan Shipyard, this submarine is rather unique in that it lacks the conning tower commonly found on submarines, but instead, has a tiny bump where the conning tower is supposed to located,[1] and hence called “Chinese sailless submarine” by western analysts and observers. It's speculated that this Chinese sailless submarine is powered by lithium batteries,[3] and used as a test bed for Chinese submarine technologies.[1]
- Length (ft): 150
- Beam (ft): 15
| Type | NATO designation | Pennant No. | Name (English) |
Name (Han 汉) |
Commissioned | Displacement | Fleet | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Not yet assigned | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2019 | ? t | All fleet | Active |
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Sailless Chinese submarine". Forbes. October 9, 2019.
- ^ a b "Chinese sailless submarine". October 14, 2019.
- ^ a b "Chinese sailless sub" (in Simplified Chinese). July 7, 2019.