Type 039 (Song Class) Specifications

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Type 039 (Song Class) Diesel-Electric Submarine

CONTRACTORS
Designer	Wuhan Ship Development and Design Institute (701 Institute)
Builder	Wuhan Shipbuilding Industry Company, Wuhan Jiangnan Shipyard Group Corporation, Shanghai
KEY DATA
Crew	50~60 (10 officers)
DIMENSIONS
Length	74.9m
Beam	8.4m
Draft	5.3m
Displacement (Surfaced)	1,992 tonnes
Displacement (Dived)	2,250 tonnes
PERFORMANCE
Speed (Dived)	22 knots
Speed (Surfaced)	15 knots
Diving depth	300m
Endurance	N/A
WEAPON SYSTEMS
Ship-to-Ship Missiles	YJ-82; inertial cruise + active radar homing to 40km at Mach 0.9 warhead 165kg, sea-skimming
Torpedoes	6 X 533mm bow tubes, 24 weapons; Yu-4, passive acoustic homing to 6km at 30kt
Mines	24~36 in lieu of torpedoes
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENTS
Radar	Surface search, I-band
Electronic Countermeasures	Type 921A radar warning
Sonar	Hull-mounted, active/passive search and attack, medium frequency H/SQG-04 low-frequency passive ranging and interception
PROPULSION
Arrangement	Diesel-electric
Primary	3 x MTU 16V396SE84

Last updated: 14 January 2009

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