Admiral Mike Mullen Inspects Chinese Yuan Class Submarine

Yuan Class SSKs are the new generation Submarines of the People's Liberation Army Navy.

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen recently inspected a Yuan class diesel submarine during his visit to China.

Yuan Class Submarines has a displacement of around 3,600t when dived and it is speculated that Yuan class SSK use Air-independent propulsion (AIP) system which is based on Stirling engine.

First Chinese Yuan Class Submarine was launched on May 31, 2004 at Wuhan Shipyard in China.