Engineering:Qing-class submarine
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators: |
 People's Liberation Army Navy |
| Preceded by: | Type 031 submarine |
| History | |
 China
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| Name: | 201 |
| Builder: | Wuhan Shipyard |
| Laid down: | 2008[1] |
| Launched: | 9 September 2010[1] |
| Commissioned: | 16 October 2012[1] |
| Status: | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Type 032 |
| Type: | Auxiliary submarine |
| Displacement: | 3,797 tons (surfaced)[1] |
| Length: | 92.6 metres (304 ft)[1] |
| Beam: | 10.6 metres (35 ft)[1] |
| Draught: | 7.0 metres (23.0 ft)[1] |
| Installed power: | Diesel-electric[1] |
| Armament: | Ballistic missile launch tube |
The Chinese submarine with the hull number 201 is a Chinese diesel–electric auxiliary submarine. It is used to test systems and technologies, including test launching ballistic missiles (SLBM).[2] 201 is the sole member of its class, designated Type 032 (NATO reporting name: Qing).[1]
History
201 commissioned into the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) in 2012; the previous SLBM testbed, a Golf-class submarine (Type 031), subsequently decommissioned in 2013.[1] It participated in testing the JL-2 SLBM.[2] 201 made the first three JL-3 test launches[3] starting in 2018.[4]
Description
201 resembles an enlarged Type 039A submarine, with bow-mounted retractable diving planes, instead of sail-mounted. [5] The sail is disproportionately long, and extends below the keel like the Golf-class; at least one ballistic missile launch tube is fitted at the rear of the sail.[1] In 2017, the height of the rear sail was increased, likely to support the larger JL-3.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Saunders 2015, p. 134.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Dempsey, Joseph; Boyd, Henry (7 August 2017). "Beyond JL-2: China's development of a successor SLBM continues". https://www.iiss.org/online-analysis//military-balance/2017/08/china-successor-slbm.
- ↑ Chan, Minnie (January 4, 2020). "China nuclear missile development steps up a gear with test of weapon capable of hitting US mainland". South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3044674/china-nuclear-missile-development-steps-gear-test-weapon.
- ↑ Shaikh, Shaan (21 December 2018). "China Flight Tests New JL-3 SLBM". Center for Strategic and International Studies. https://missilethreat.csis.org/china-flight-tests-new-jl-3-slbm/.
- ↑ Wertheim 2013, p. 114.
Sources
- Saunders, Stephan, ed (2015). Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710631435.
- Wertheim, Eric (2013). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (16 ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1591149545.
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