Type 035 submarine

	Type 035 submarine
Class overview
Name	Ming class
Builders	Wuchang Shipyard; Jiangnan Shipyard;
Operators	People's Liberation Army Navy; Bangladesh Navy;
Preceded by	Type 033 (Romeo class)
Succeeded by	Type 039 (Song class)
In commission	Type 035 1974–1990s; Type 035A 1982–present; Type 035G 1990–present; Type 035B 2000–present;
Completed	2 Type 035; 4 Type 035A; 12 Type 035G; 5 Type 035B;
Active	2 Type 035G (Bangladesh Navy) ; 5 Type 035B;
Lost	1 Type 035G
Retired	2 Type 035 ; 4 Type 035A; 9 Type 035G;
Preserved	2 Type 035G
General characteristics
Type	Attack submarine
Displacement	2,110 tonnes (submerged)
Length	76 m (249 ft 4 in)
Beam	7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)
Draft	5.1 m (16 ft 9 in)
Depth	7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)
Propulsion	Type E390ZC-1 diesel engine, 5,200 hp (3,900 kW)
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) (submerged)
Test depth	300 m (980 ft)
Complement	57
Armament	8 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (6 in the bow and 2 in the stern):; 14 anti-ship or anti-submarine torpedoes; Up to 28/32 naval mines in the lieu of torpedo tubes; Cruise missiles in the lieu of torpedo tubes (Type 035B variant only);

The Type 035 submarine (NATO reporting name: Ming class) is a class of diesel-electric submarines of the People's Liberation Army Navy. The Type 035 is a heavily improved redesign of the older Type 033 submarines (Romeo class), which were built in China from 1962 to 1984.