Song class (Type 039/039G) (SSG) (China), SUBMARINES - PATROL SUBMARINES

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Publication Title Jane's Fighting Ships
Publication date Jul 30, 2008
Section SUBMARINES - PATROL SUBMARINES
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  • Administration
  • Affaires Maritimes
  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Amphibious Forces
  • Analysis
  • Army
  • Army (Royal Logistic Corps)
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  • Auxiliaries
  • Battle Cruisers
  • Battleships
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  • Border Guard (Morska Okhorona)
  • Border Security Force Maritime Command (Gong Bian)
  • Civilian Survey And Research Ships
  • Coast And Seaward Defence Command
  • Coast Guard
  • Coast Guard (Antilles And Aruba)
  • Coast Guard (Bian Jian)
  • Coast Guard (Kustbevakning)
  • Coast Guard (Kustenwache)
  • Coast Guard (Kustenwache) - Border Guard (Bundespolizei)
  • Coast Guard (Kustenwache) - Customs (Zoll)
  • Coast Guard (Kustenwache) - Fishery Protection Ships (Fischereischutz)
  • Coast Guard (Kustenwache) - Maritime Police (Wasserschutzpolizei)
  • Coast Guard (Kustenwache) - Water And Navigation Board (Schiffahrtspolizei)
  • Coast Guard (Kustwacht)
  • Coast Guard (Kystvakt)
  • Coast Guard (Limenikon Soma)
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  • Coast Guard (Maritime Enforcement Agency) - Training Ships
  • Coast Guard (Roja Bregdetare)
  • Coast Guard (Sahil Guvenlik)
  • Coast Guard (Sahil Guvenlik) - Land-Based Maritime Aircraft
  • Coast Guard - Administration
  • Coast Guard - Aids To Navigation Service
  • Coast Guard - Auxiliaries
  • Coast Guard - Buoy Tenders (Inland-Wli)
  • Coast Guard - Buoy Tenders (River) (Wlr)
  • Coast Guard - Coastal Tenders
  • Coast Guard - Construction Tenders (Inland) (Wlic)
  • Coast Guard - Fishery Research Ships
  • Coast Guard - Harbour Tugs
  • Coast Guard - Heavy Gulf Icebreakers
  • Coast Guard - Heavy Icebreaker/Supply Tug
  • Coast Guard - High Endurance Cutters
  • Coast Guard - Hovercraft
  • Coast Guard - Icebreakers
  • Coast Guard - Intermediate Multitask Patrol Cutters
  • Coast Guard - Land-Based Maritime Aircraft
  • Coast Guard - Major Navaids Tenders/Light
  • Coast Guard - Major Navaids Tenders/Light Icebreakers
  • Coast Guard - Medium Endurance Cutters
  • Coast Guard - Medium Gulf/River Icebreakers
  • Coast Guard - Medium Navaids Tenders/Ice Strengthened
  • Coast Guard - Medium Navaids Tenders/Light Icebreakers
  • Coast Guard - Multitask Lifeboats
  • Coast Guard - Offshore Multitask Patrol Cutters
  • Coast Guard - Patrol Forces
  • Coast Guard - Rescue And Utility Craft
  • Coast Guard - Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  • Coast Guard - Seagoing Tenders
  • Coast Guard - Shipborne Aircraft
  • Coast Guard - Small Multitask Cutters
  • Coast Guard - Small Navaids Tenders
  • Coast Guard - Small Navaids Tenders/Ice Strengthened
  • Coast Guard - Small Sar Cutters/Ice Strengthened
  • Coast Guard - Small Sar Utility Craft
  • Coast Guard - Special River Navaids Tenders
  • Coast Guard - Survey And Research Ships
  • Coast Guard - Training Cutters
  • Coast Guard Kaijyou Hoanchou
  • Coast Guard Kaijyou Hoanchou - Aids To Navigation Service
  • Coast Guard Kaijyou Hoanchou - Coastal Patrol Craft
  • Coast Guard Kaijyou Hoanchou - Environment Monitoring Craft
  • Coast Guard Kaijyou Hoanchou - Firefighting Vessels And Craft
  • Coast Guard Kaijyou Hoanchou - Land-Based Maritime Aircraft (Front Line)
  • Coast Guard Kaijyou Hoanchou - Large Patrol Vessels
  • Coast Guard Kaijyou Hoanchou - Medium Patrol Vessels
  • Coast Guard Kaijyou Hoanchou - Shipborne Aircraft
  • Coast Guard Kaijyou Hoanchou - Small Patrol Vessels
  • Coast Guard Kaijyou Hoanchou - Survey Ships
  • Command Ships
  • Corvettes
  • Cruiser (Croiseur)
  • Cruisers
  • Customs
  • Customs (Hai Guan)
  • Customs/Coast Guard/Police
  • Deep Submergence Vehicles
  • Destroyers
  • Ensigns And Flags Of The World's Navies
  • Fleet Replenishment Ships
  • Floating Dry Docks
  • Frigates
  • Frontier Guard
  • Glossary
  • Government Maritime Forces
  • Government Maritime Forces - Affaires Maritimes
  • Government Maritime Forces - Auxiliaries
  • Government Maritime Forces - Coast Guard
  • Government Maritime Forces - Customs
  • Government Maritime Forces - Customs (Douanes Francaises)
  • Government Maritime Forces - Fisheries Department
  • Government Maritime Forces - Maritime Rescue, Safety And Logistic Support
  • Government Maritime Forces - Police
  • Government Maritime Forces - Police (Gendarmerie Maritime)
  • Government Maritime Forces - Police (Guardia Civil - Maritime Service)
  • Government Maritime Forces - Police (Guardia Nacional Republicana)
  • Government Maritime Forces - Research Ships
  • Helicopter Carriers (Cvhg)
  • High Speed Vessels
  • Hull Numbers
  • Icebreakers
  • Intelligence Vessels
  • Land-Based Maritime Aircraft
  • Land-Based Maritime Aircraft (Front Line)
  • Maritime&Coastguard Agency
  • Maritime Administration (Eesti Veetede Amet (Eva))
  • Maritime Militia (Mbdf)
  • Maritime Security Agency
  • Military Sealift Command (Msc)
  • Military Sealift Command (Msc) - Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force
  • Military Sealift Command (Msc) - Prepositioning Programme
  • Military Sealift Command (Msc) - Special Mission Ships
  • Military Sealift Command (Msc) - Strategic Sealift Force
  • Mine Warfare Forces
  • Ministry Of Interior
  • Minor Auxiliaries
  • National Guard
  • National Guard (Guardia Nacional)
  • National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration (Noaa)
  • Naval Auxiliary Service
  • Naval Home Guard
  • Non-Naval Patrol Craft
  • Northern Lighthouse Board
  • Patrol Forces
  • Pennant List Of Major Surface Ships
  • Police
  • Police Coast Guard
  • Prefectura Naval Argentina - Coast Guard
  • Prefectura Naval Argentina - Coast Guard - Land-Based Maritime Aircraft
  • Prefectura Naval Argentina - Coast Guard - Patrol Forces (Pc)
  • Prefectura Naval Argentina - Coast Guard - Pilot Vessels
  • Presidential Yacht
  • Ranks And Insignia Of The World's Navies
  • Ready Reserve Force (Rrf)
  • Rescue And Research Vehicles
  • Rescue Vehicles
  • Research Oceanographic Ships
  • Research Ships
  • Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service
  • Royal Maritime Auxiliary And Government Agency Services
  • Royal Yachts
  • Russian Federal Border Guard Service (Ex Maritime Border Guard)
  • Russian Federal Border Guard Service (Ex Maritime Border Guard) - Amphibious Forces
  • Russian Federal Border Guard Service (Ex Maritime Border Guard) - Auxiliaries
  • Russian Federal Border Guard Service (Ex Maritime Border Guard) - Frigates
  • Russian Federal Border Guard Service (Ex Maritime Border Guard) - Patrol Forces
  • Russian Federal Border Guard Service (Ex Maritime Border Guard) - River Patrol Forces
  • Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency
  • Sea Detachment Of The Border Guard (Mosg)
  • Sea Detachment Of The Border Guard (Mosg) - Patrol Forces
  • Shipborne Aircraft
  • Shipborne Aircraft (Front Line)
  • State Border Security Service
  • Strategic Missile Submarines (Ssbn)
  • Submarine Support Vessel
  • Submarines
  • Submarines - Attack Submarines
  • Submarines - Attack Submarines (Ssn)
  • Submarines - Attack Submarines (Ssn/Sna)
  • Submarines - Attack Submarines (Ssn/Ssgn)
  • Submarines - Auxiliary
  • Submarines - Auxiliary - Target
  • Submarines - Auxiliary Submarines (Ssa(N))
  • Submarines - Cruise Missile Submarines (Ssgn)
  • Submarines - Patrol Submarines
  • Submarines - Patrol Submarines (Ssk)
  • Submarines - Strategic Missile Submarines
  • Submarines - Strategic Missile Submarines (Ssbn)
  • Submarines - Strategic Missile Submarines (Ssbn/Snle)
  • Survey And Research Ships
  • Survey Ships
  • Survey Ships (Hydrographic Survey)
  • Torpedoes
  • Training Ships
  • Training/Survey Ships
  • Transports
  • Trinity House
  • Tugs
  • Tugs And Tenders
  • Unclassified Miscellaneous (Ix)
  • Unmanned Air Vehicles

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