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The Gungan "bongo" submarine is a transport in The Phantom Menace. Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor), Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson), and Jar Jar Binks use a bongo to travel from the underwater city of Otah Gunga to the Naboo capital of Theed. Industrial Light & Magic's Doug Chiang devised the submarine's squid-like propeller design. [41]
In December 2011, DSME won a contract to build three 1,400-ton Chang Bogo-class submarines for Indonesia at a cost of $1.07 billion. [8] Construction of the submarines started in January 2012 for delivery by 2015 and 2016, and for commissioning in the first half of 2018.
Outfitting the submarines with Sub-Harpoon launching capability was a part of the upgrade, [8] and this seems to have been properly carried out by 2002 on at least one submarine. By 2007, Na Daeyong and Lee Eokgi were demonstrated to have the capability. [1] [12] In the 2008 RIMPAC the submarine Lee Sunshin also demonstrated its sub-harpoon ...
The Type 039 submarine (NATO reporting name: Song-class) is a class of diesel-electric submarines of the People's Liberation Army Navy.The class is the first diesel-electric submarine to be made in China and also the first Chinese made diesel-electric submarine to use the teardrop hull shape.
The Type 039A submarine [a] (NATO reporting name: Yuan class) is a class of diesel-electric submarine in China's People's Liberation Army Navy. [8] It is China's first AIP powered submarine. [ 9 ] The Yuan class is the successor of the Song class submarine . [ 10 ]
The Type 096 (NATO reporting name: Tang class) [1] is a projected class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) for China's People's Liberation Army Navy Submarine Force. The submarine is expected to begin construction in the early 2020s and be armed with the JL-3 SLBM. [2] [3]
The total cost of the deal, which had then been estimated at a total US$4–5 billion, interpreted an approximate cost of $500 million per submarine, although other sources have argued that the actual price could be lower, at $250–325 million per submarine.
The Yono-class submarine (occasionally confused with Yugo-class) is a class of North Korean miniature submarines, produced for domestic use as well as for export. Also referred to as the Yeono class , [ 3 ] these submarines displace 130 tons, significantly less than North Korea's larger 1,800-ton Romeo-class submarines. [ 4 ]