{
  "id": "type-093",
  "name": "Type 093 (Shang)",
  "aliases": [
    "Shang class",
    "Type 09-III"
  ],
  "domain": "naval",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Nuclear-powered attack submarine",
  "status": "in-service",
  "fielded": 2006,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The Type 093 (or Type 09-III, NATO codename: Shang class) is China’s 2nd-generation nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) introduced in the early 2000s. It represents a significant improvement over the 1st-generation submarines in performance and capability.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Units built",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "6 Type 093 Class Attack Submarines Built.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-093"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 100,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 107,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "beam_m",
      "v": 11,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Draft",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "7.5 m",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "displacement_t",
      "v": 7000,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Displacement (submerged)"
    },
    {
      "k": "propulsion",
      "v": "INA (Nuclear with turbo-electric arrangement)",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kt",
      "v": 30,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-093"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Computerized FCS",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Yes, Multi-purpose combat data and command system for submarine control and weapon firing.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-093"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Surface Search Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Yes, (Name: INA)",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-093"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Bow-Mounted Sonar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "H/SQ2-262 bow-mounted, medium-frequency sonar for active/passive search and attack",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-093"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Flank-Mounted Sonar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "H/SQG-207 flank-mounted sonar (3 sonar arrays on each side)",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-093"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Additional Sonar Systems",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Low frequency sonar, passive ranging and intercept and a Towed array sonar for active search and attack",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-093"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Auxiliary Armament: torpedo tube",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "6x 533mm torpedo tubes",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-093"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Torpedos",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "The Shang class nuclear-powered attack submarine is armed with six 533 mm torpedo tubes. These can be used to launch a range of indigenous and Russian anti-submarine and anti-ship torpedoes with wire-, acoustic- and wave-homing.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-093"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Torpedos: basic load",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "20 Torpedos",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-093"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Mines",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "The Type 093 can carry either 20 Torpedoes or 36 Mines",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-093"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Type 093 Shang-I class",
      "text": "Construction of the Type 093 reportedly began in the late 1990s at the Huludao-based CSIC Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. The first-of-class Boat 407 was launched sometime in 2001 to 2002.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-093"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Type 093A Shang-II class",
      "text": "This is an improved variant with a redesigned sail with a tapered front (similar to that of the Seawolf class and Virginia class) and all windows removed.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-093"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Type 093B Shang-III class",
      "text": "The improved Type 093B nuclear-power guided missile submarine (SSGN) was launched n 2012 and commissioned in 2015. This variant features some redesign to the sail, with the tapered front retained but all windows removed.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-093"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "submarine",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-05",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/type-093.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-type-093": {
      "title": "Type 093 Class (Shang Class) Chinese Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Type_093_Class_Shang_Class_Chinese_Nuclear-Powered_Attack_Submarine",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}