The Type 093 is estimated to be roughly 7,000
t displacement when submerged, 110 metres (360 ft) long with a beam of 11 m. Commercial imagery suggests the Type 093G is longer.
[5] The sonar suite includes H/SQC-207 flank-mounted sonar.
[1] The boat may also use a seven-blade
asymmetric propeller.
[1][11]
The powerplant is speculated to be two
pressurized water reactors.
[1] In 2002, Chinese sources claimed the Type 093 was powered by a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor, but the immaturity of the technology makes this unlikely.
[12]
The Type 093 is armed with six torpedo tubes; reports conflict on whether these are 553 mm
[1] or - as claimed by Chinese sources in 2002 – 650 mm tubes.
[13] The Type 093 has been claimed to be armed with the
YJ-12[13] or
YJ-82 anti-ship missiles.
[1] Anti-ship cruise missiles may also be future options.
[14]
Chinese sources claim the Type 093G includes a
vertical launching system for
YJ-18 anti-ship missiles, and a longer teardrop hull with a "wing-shaped cross-section" for improved speed and stealth.
[3]
In 2004, Chinese sources claimed the Type 093 was on par with Project 971 (NATO reporting nameAkula), at 110 decibels.[11] In 2009, USN ONI listed the Type 093 as being noisier than Project 671RTM (NATO reporting name Victor III) which entered service in 1979.[15]
