Chinese sailless submarine

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
Launched2018
In service2019
General characteristics
Length150 ft
Beam15 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]

Specifications:[1][2]

  • 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

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  1. ^ a b c d "Sailless Chinese submarine". Forbes. October 9, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Chinese sailless submarine". October 14, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Chinese sailless sub" (in Simplified Chinese). July 7, 2019.