Type 095 submarine
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Type 095 |
| Builders | China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation Bohai Shipyard, Huludao |
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy Submarine Force |
| Preceded by | Type 093 |
| Building | At least 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Attack submarine |
| Displacement | ~10,000 tons submerged |
| Length | 110 meters |
| Beam | 12 to 13 meters |
| Installed power | Nuclear reactor |
| Range | Unlimited |
| Armament | Torpedoes, cruise missiles, anti-ship missiles, anti-submarine missiles, mines |
The Type 095 (Chinese designation: 09-V) is a class of third-generation nuclear-powered attack submarines under construction for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China. It is anticipated that the Type 095 submarine will have a substantially reduced acoustic signature, within an improved hull design.[1][2][3]
Compared to the Type 093, the Type 095 will have a more advanced nuclear reactor, VLS cells and greater number of advanced sensors such as new active/passive flank array sonar and low- and high-frequency towed sonar array. Additionally, it is also speculated that Type 095 submarines may act as a potential underwater escort for any future Chinese aircraft carrier task forces.[1]
It is reported that Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industrial Corporation will be building the submarines in a new plant in the Huludao, Liaoning province.[4] In February 2026 satellite images and synthetic-aperture radar suggested that an under construction Type 095 had been launched at Bohai Shipyard.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b Chen, Ta-chen (6 December 2006). "Chinese fast developing advanced submarines". Taipei Times: 8. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ^ Warship 2007, p.167
- ^ "China's Quest for a Superpower Military". Backgrounder #2036. The Heritage Foundation. May 17, 2007. Archived from the original on October 12, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ^ Mizokami, Kyle (24 April 2017). "China Is Building the World's Largest Submarine Factory". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ Luck, Alax. "First Chinese Type 09V Nuclear Powered Attack Submarine Appears At Bohai". Naval News. Naval News. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
Further reading
- Erickson, Andrew Erickson; Goldstein, Lyle (Winter 2007). "China's Future Nuclear Submarine Force: Insights from Chinese Writings" (PDF). Naval War College Review. 60 (1): 54–79. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- Jordan, John; Preston, Antony; Jordan, John; Dent, Stephen (2007). Warship 2007. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-84486-041-8.
- "People's Liberation Army Navy: A Modern Navy with Chinese Characteristics" (PDF). ONI. U.S. Navy. August 2009. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
- O'Rourke, Ronald (October 1, 2010). "China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress" (PDF). RL33153. Congressional Research Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
External links
- "China's Quest for a Superpower Military"[unfit], by John J. Tkacik, Jr., The Heritage Foundation, May 17, 2007
- Chinese Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities - Background and Issues for Congress by Ronald O'Rourke - February 4, 2008 (CRS Report RL33153)
- "The Implications of China’s Naval Modernization for the United States" - Testimony before the U.S. – China Economic and Security Review Commission by Richard Fisher, Jr. - June 11, 2009
- China’s Noisy Nuclear Submarines Archived 2013-01-30 at the Wayback Machine by Hans M. Kristensen - FAS Strategy Security Blog