Chinese submarine Changcheng 353

Coordinates: 39°09′30″N 117°48′49″E / 39.1581965°N 117.8134799°E / 39.1581965; 117.8134799

History
China
Name	Changcheng 353 (长城353号)
Builder	Wuchang Shipyard, Wuhan
Launched	October 1969
Commissioned	April 1974
Decommissioned	1997
Identification	Pennant number: 353
Status	Museum ship at Tianjin Binhai Theme Park, Tianjin
General characteristics
Class and type	Type 035 submarine
Displacement	2,110 tonnes (submerged)
Length	76 m (249 ft)
Beam	7.6 m (25 ft)
Draft	5.1 m (17 ft)
Depth	7.6 m (25 ft)
Propulsion	Type E390ZC-1 diesel engine, 5,200 hp (3,900 kW)
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h) (submerged)
Test depth	300 m (980 ft)
Complement	57
Armament	8 x 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)

Changcheng 353 is a Type 035 submarine of the People's Liberation Army Navy.

Development and design[]

In 1963, under the 1950 Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance, the Soviet Union passed to China the necessary design details in order to produce Romeo-class submarines.^[1] The Chinese variant became known as the Type 033, of which China built a total of 84 between 1962 and 1984. During the 1970s, China's ambition to create an indigenous submarine industry lead to the commissioning of Wuhan Ship Development and Design Institute (701 Institute) to design and build an improved submarine based on the Type 033 hull, named the Type 035 (Ming class).^[2] Two Type 035 boats were completed by 1974.^[2] Further improvements were deemed necessary and by the early 1980s a new and improved design, named the Type 035A were produced.^[2] The first of these improved "A" models entered service in 1982, with three more under construction.^[2] The latter three boats were completed and commissioned by 1990.^[2]

Construction and career[]

She launched in October 1969 and commissioned in April 1974.^[3][4]

Changzheng 353 was decommissioned in 1997 and serve as a museum ship in the Tianjin Binhai Theme Park, Tianjin.^[5][6]

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