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CNS Type 091 (Han)


Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine [ 1974 ]



The Han became the first nuclear-powered submarine for the PLAN - better known as the Chinese Navy.



Authored By: Jerry Potts, 173rd Airborne (RET) | Last Edited: 12/31/2018 | Content ©www.MilitaryFactory.com | The following text is exclusive to this site.

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The Han was the first nuclear-powered submarine designed and built by the People's Liberation Army - Navy (PLAN) of China. The Han was an original design by the Chinese Navy that used the "Albacore" hull SSN outline with the diving planes being mounted high and forward on the sail. The Albacore shape is shorter and fatter than earlier boats using conventional model patterns that were longer and thinner but still continued to be deployed at the time. The Han used a single shaft propeller, a major stealth upgrade for the PLAN who, until that time, purchased and used ex-Soviet diesel-electric submarines utilizing twin shaft propellers.

The specifications displayed below are for the first two boats placed in service - #401 in 1974, and #402 in 1980. The remaining three boats #403 in 1984, #404 in 1988 and #405 entered service in 1991 and all served in the North Sea until at least 2002. The last three launched had upgrades that included more advanced modernized equipment and weapons and was increased in length by 26' 3".

In October 1994 the USS Kitty Hawk was on station in the Yellow Sea with her battle group. One of her S-3 Viking patrol aircraft detected a Han-class boat shadowing the carrier from 450 nm away at periscope depth in international waters. The submarine closed to within 20 nm before she turned away. It was obvious the PLAN wanted the sub to be seen by CV-63 Kitty Hawk as a notice to the world's most powerful navy that a new player had entered the Asia-Pacific theater.

The Chinese Navy has been growing in force and capability ever since - driving a new Asian arms race in the region and drawing the attention of Washington.©MilitaryFactory.com
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Specifications



Service Year
1974

Origin
China national flag graphic
China

Status
COMMISSIONED
In Active Service.
Complement
75
PERSONNEL


Class
Han-class
Number-in-Class
5
VESSELS
Ships-in-Class


ChangZheng 1 (#401); ChangZheng 2 (#402); ChangZheng 3 (#403); ChangZheng 4 (#404); ChangZheng 5 (#405)


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(OPERATORS list includes past, present, and future operators when applicable)
Submerged Attack
Traveling under the surface to search, track, and / or engage or reconnoiter areas.
Maritime Patrol
Active patroling of vital waterways and maritime areas; can also serve as local deterrence against airborne and seaborne threats.
Fleet Support
Serving in support (either firepower or material) of the main surface fleet in Blue Water environments.


Length
295.4 ft
90.04 m
Beam
29.6 ft
9.02 m
Draught
24.4 ft
7.44 m
Displacement
4,500
tons


Installed Power: 1 x Pressured Water Nuclear Reactor; 2 x Steam Turbines developing 12,000 horsepower to 1 x Shaft.
Surface Speed
25.0 kts
(28.8 mph)
Submerged Speed
30.0 kts
(34.5 mph)
Range
Essentially Unlimited


kts = knots | mph = miles-per-hour | nm = nautical miles | mi = miles | km = kilometers

1 kts = 1.15 mph | 1 nm = 1.15 mi | 1 nm = 1.85 km
6 x 21" (533mm) Bow Tube Launchers (some with 4 bow and 2 stern tubes)
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36 x mines in place of torpedoes


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