China did have 303 submarines in its military history. According to domestic media reports, Type 303 submarine is a 6633 torpedo ship designed and built by China, which was built in 1977.
Launched in September, 1983, served in April and retired in September 2009. Submarine 303 is a conventional power submarine, also known as "Expedition 3", exported to Egypt.
The "R" class conventional power submarine is an improved version of the former Soviet Union 6 13. It was transferred to China by the former Soviet Union according to the "Article 24 Agreement" and copied by China. It is the largest submarine produced in China.
As a conventional power submarine, the 303 submarine has 7 compartments, with a length of 74m and a width of 5.7m, a displacement of1315t and a crew of 70 people. Equipped with weapons and equipment: 8 torpedo tubes, 2 radars and 4 sonar.
He served for 25 years and sailed safely at 24,000 nautical miles. Main operational tasks: destroy enemy transport ships and large and medium-sized ships, destroy onshore bases and important targets, and undertake anti-submarine and mine-laying transportation tasks.
In September 2009, the Navy Type 303 conventional power submarine was retired and has been docked at Wuhan Port.
This submarine will be moored by the Hankou River, become a teaching boat of the Naval University of Engineering and a new place for national defense education of primary and middle school students in Wuhan, and will be opened to the public on New Year's Day 20 10.