{
  "id": "type-039a",
  "name": "Type 039A Class (Yuan Class)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "naval",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Diesel-electric submarine",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2006,
  "operators": [
    "CHN",
    "PAK"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 2,
  "summary": "The Type 039A submarine (NATO reporting name: Yuan class) is a class of diesel-electric submarine in China's People's Liberation Army Navy. It is China's first AIP-powered submarine and is presumed to be one of the quietest diesel-electric submarine classes in service.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 52,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-039a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 72,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-039a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "beam_m",
      "v": 8.4,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-039a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Displacement (surface)",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "2,350 tons surface",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-039a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "displacement_t",
      "v": 3126,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-039a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Displacement (submerged)"
    },
    {
      "k": "propulsion",
      "v": "4 x Shaanxi diesels",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-039a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Engine power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "6,092 total bhp; 1 shaft",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-039a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kt",
      "v": 12,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-039a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Countermeasures",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-039a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Water Washdown System",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-039a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "EW",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "1 X Radar Warning",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-039a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Torpedoes: torpedo tubes",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "6 x 533-mm bow-mounted",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-039a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Torpedoes: torpedos",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Yu-3 anti-ship torpedoes; Yu-4 anti-sub torpedoes; or 53-65KE wake-homing torpedoes.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-039a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Torpedoes: basic load",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "18 ea",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-039a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "YJ-8(C-801) (NATO: CSS-N-4 Sardine)",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-039a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "YJ-8(C-801) (NATO: CSS-N-4 Sardine)",
      "role": "Anti-Ship Cruise Missile",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-039a"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Anti-Ship Cruise Missile",
        "Guidance": "Inertial navigation/active radar homing terminal guidance",
        "Warhead": "165 kg",
        "Speed": "Mach 0.9",
        "Length": "5.81 m"
      },
      "range_km": 42,
      "qty": "8 ea"
    }
  ],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "submarine",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/type-039a.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-type-039a": {
      "title": "Type 039A Class (Yuan Class) Chinese Diesel-Electric Submarine",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Type_039A_Class_Yuan_Class_Chinese_Diesel-Electric_Submarine",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}