Equally importantly, the ill-fated Type is apparently the first nuclear-powered submarine to be built in Wuhan. All earlier ...

A Chinese shipyard in Wuhan has launched a mysterious submarine that is likely to become one of country's most advanced and sophisticated non-nuclear naval vessels. Naval expert Thom Shugart ...

China’s newest nuclear-powered submarine sank pierside in the spring and the Chinese Navy tried to conceal the loss, according to two US defense officials.

The submarine sub was likely part of China’s new fleet that was outlined in a Pentagon report last year on China’s military might.. The asserted that China is developing new subs, naval ships ...

China’s newest nuclear-powered submarine sank pierside in the spring and the Chinese Navy tried to conceal the loss, according to two US defense officials.

US News: China's efforts to match US maritime power suffered a setback when its newest nuclear submarine sank at the Wuchang shipyard in Wuhan, as revealed by US officials via satellite imagery.

Humiliation for Xi Jinping as China's newest nuclear-powered submarine SINKS at Wuhan port in a blunder covered up by the Communist Party. By MATT STRUDWICK. Published: 17:04 EDT, 26 September ...

The Hangor class is believed to be an export version of China’s 039A submarine, with a crew of 38 plus eight spaces for special forces troops and equipped with torpedoes and anti-ship missiles.

China’s most advanced nuclear submarine sank in port while undergoing final sea tests earlier this year, American officials have claimed, in a blunder Beijing rushed to cover up.

The reported sinking of a Chinese nuclear-powered submarine at a Wuhan shipyard highlights the difficulties Beijing faces in building an advanced oceangoing navy that can challenge U.S. maritime ...

ONE of China’s most sophisticated nuclear-powered submarines has sunk with the Communist Party covering up the major blunder for months. Chinese authorities were reportedly left scrambling to… ...