Qing-class submarine
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators |  People's Liberation Army Navy |
| Preceded by | Type 031 submarine |
| History | |
 China | |
| 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 number201is a Chinesediesel–electricauxiliary submarine. It is used to test systems and technologies, including test launchingballistic missiles(SLBM).[2]201is the sole member of its class, designatedType 032(NATO reporting name:Qing).[1]
History
[edit]201commissioned into thePeople's Liberation Army Navy(PLAN) in 2012; the previous SLBM testbed, aGolf-class submarine(Type 031), subsequently decommissioned in 2013.[1]It participated in testing theJL-2SLBM.[2]201made the first threeJL-3test launches[3]starting in 2018.[4]
Description
[edit]201resembles an enlargedType 039A submarine,with bow-mounted retractablediving planes,instead ofsail-mounted.[5]The sail is disproportionately long, and extends below thekeellike 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
[edit]- ^abcdefghijkSaunders 2015,p. 134.
- ^abcDempsey, Joseph; Boyd, Henry (7 August 2017)."Beyond JL-2: China's development of a successor SLBM continues".International Institute for Strategic Studies.Retrieved7 May2023.
- ^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.Archived fromthe originalon January 9, 2020.
- ^Shaikh, Shaan (21 December 2018)."China Flight Tests New JL-3 SLBM".Missile Threat.Center for Strategic and International Studies.Retrieved29 December2018.
- ^Wertheim 2013,p. 114.
Sources
[edit]- Saunders, Stephan, ed. (2015).Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016.Jane's Information Group.ISBN978-0710631435.
- 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.ISBN978-1591149545.
