Chinese sailless submarine

A sailless submarine was launched in 2018 at Jiangnan Shipyard, for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).^[1][2][3]

History
PRC
Launched	2018
In service	2019
General characteristics
Length	150 ft
Beam	15 ft

First launched in 2018 at Jiangnan Shipyard, this submarine is rather unique in that it lacks the conning tower commonly found on submarines, but instead, has a tiny bump where the conning tower is supposed to located,^[1] and hence called "Chinese sailless submarine" by western analysts and observers. It's speculated that this Chinese sailless submarine is powered by lithium batteries,^[3] and used as a test bed for Chinese submarine technologies.^[1]

Specifications:^[1][2]

• Length (ft): 150
• Beam (ft): 15

Type	NATO designation	Pennant No.	Name (English)	Name (Han 汉)	Commissioned	Displacement	Fleet	Status
Unknown	Not yet assigned	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	2019	? t	All fleet	Active