The Type 041[a] (NATO reporting name: Zhou class) is a class of attack submarines under development by China for the People's Liberation Army Navy Submarine Force (PLANSF).

The Type 039A submarine[a] (NATO reporting name: Yuan class) is a class of diesel-electric submarine in China's People's Liberation Army Navy. [8] . It is China's first AIP powered submarine. [9] . The Yuan class is the successor of the Song class submarine. [10] .

2025年1月22日 · On September 27, 2024, news broke that a previously unreported new type of Chinese nuclear-powered submarine, dubbed the “Type 041,” had suffered a major mishap at its fitting out pier at the Wuchang shipyard in Wuhan, according to unnamed Pentagon sources.

2024年5月9日 · Type 041, with a displacement close to 4000 tons, is indeed classified as a mini nuclear submarine compared to nuclear-powered attack submarines, which easily reach seven to eight thousand tons or even tens of thousands of tons.

2025年1月22日 · On September 27, 2024, news broke that a previously unreported new type of Chinese nuclear-powered submarine, dubbed the “Type 041,” had suffered a major mishap at its fitting out pier at the Wuchang shipyard in Wuhan, according to unnamed Pentagon sources.

The Yuan Type 039A [by 2007 some sources designated this class as the Type 041] is a non-nuclear powered attack submarine.

2024年5月13日 · Sources suggest that China may be developing the "Type 041," a mini nuclear submarine that is essentially a nuclear-powered version of the existing Type 039 submarine. These submarines are expected to be between 2,000 to 4,000 tons, much smaller than traditional nuclear submarines.

2021年7月26日 · According to the US-based nonprofit Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), as of July 2016, the Type 041 Yuan-class is the PLA Navy's first class of diesel-electric submarines to be equipped with an...

OVERVIEW: The Type 041 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. This class was first launched at Wuhan Shipyard and …

The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Type 041, also known as Type 039A and NATO codename Yuan, is a new diesel-electric submarine leveraging influence from both Type 039G and Russian-made Kilo submarines. The new submarine features a new rubber anti-sonar coating which could provide outstanding reduction of acoustic signature.