Type 092 submarine
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| Operators: |  People's Liberation Army Navy |
| Following class: | Type 094 submarine |
| In service: | 1981 |
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| Ships in class: | 1 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Class type: | SSBN |
| Displacement: | 6,500 tons, 7,000 tons submerged. |
| Length: | 393ft 8in (120m) |
| Beam: | 32ft 9in (10m) |
| Draught: | 26ft 2in (8m) |
| Propulsion and power: | 1 × pressurized-water nuclear reactor, 58MW; 2 × steam turbines; 1 shaft. |
| Speed: | |
| Complement: | 100 |
| Armament: | 6 × 21 inch (533mm) torpedo tubes (bow); missiles - 12 × JL-1 SLBMs. |
The 6,500-ton Type 092 (US Dep't of Defense designation Xia-class) submarine was the first ballistic missile-carrying, nuclear-powered submarine class (SSBN) deployed by the People's Liberation Army Navy. The first Changzheng 6 (# 406) of its class was launched in 1981. As of 2004, only one of the class has been commissioned with 12 JL-1 SLBMs (a 2,100-km range JL-1 was successfully launched in 1988; since 2001, it reportedly has been replaced by the 3,000 to 4,000-km range JL-1A). The boat also has six 533-mm bow torpedo tubes and carries 12 torpedoes.
The 092 has undergone numerous refits, currently featuring a new black paint, possible quieting technologies, French designed sonar, and the improved longer ranged JL-1A SLBM. It is reported that the Xia has not sailed beyond Chinese regional waters. One of the two Xia's built was reported lost during an accident.
The 092 class are homeported near Qingdao.[1]
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