Military


Romeo-class submarine

Specifications
Builder
  • Guangzhou SY
  • Bohai [Huladao] SY
  • Jiangnan SY
  • Wuchang SY
  • Propulsion diesel electric
    Length 251 feet / 76.6 meters
    Beam 22 feet / 6.7 meters
    Draft 16.2 feet / 5 meters
    Displacement 1,710 tons
    Endurance
    Speed 13 knots
    Crew 51
    Armament
  • 8 21 inch torpedo tubes
  • 14 torpedos
      Yu-1, to 9.2 km at 39 kt or 3.7 km at 51 kt, warhead 400 kg
      Yu-4, passive homing to 15 km at 40 kt; warhead 400 kg
  • Alternative Capability/ 28 mines in torpedo tubes
  • Construction At least 84 were built between 1960 and 1984, with some three dozen remaining extant by the late 1990s. Additionally, perhaps two dozen hulls remain extant in the reserve fleet.