CNS Type 096 / Tang (class)

Nuclear-Powered Ballistic Missile Submarine [ 2025 ]

The Type 096 is an under-development nuclear-powered submarine for the Chinese Navy with an emphasis placed on delivering ballistic missiles over range.

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The Type 096 ballistic missile submarine is being planned for the People's Liberation Army Navy Submarine Force of China. The boat is intended as a delivery vehicle for a mass collection of ballistic missiles over range. It is known to be nuclear-powered, giving it essentially unlimited range, and feature the latest in acoustic dampening techniques to make her silent as well as carry the latest in advanced sensors and processing systems. In addition to its ballistic missile array (numbering some 24 missiles), there should feature standard bow-mounted torpedo tubes to handle homing torpedoes as well as cruise missiles.

Current models indicate a submarine form of conventional design and arrangement. The hull is rounded and smooth with a forward-set sail containing the usual masts and comm equipment. Just aft of the tower is the ballistic missile bay which protrudes from the dorsal spine of the boat from the sail to the just aft of midships. The stern will sport a typical cruciform plane arrangement and feature a single shafted propeller unit.

The Type 096 follows the in-service Type 094 boats of the modern Chinese Navy. The class is also known as the Tang-class by NATO and carries the Chinese designation of 09-VI in some sources.

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Specifications

Service Year

2025

Origin

China

Status

UNDER DESIGN
Preliminary work started.

Complement

150
PERSONNEL

Class

Type 096 (Tang-class)

Number-in-Class

4
VESSELS

Ships-in-Class

Not Available.

China (planned)

(OPERATORS list includes past, present, and future operators when applicable)

✓ Submerged Attack
Traveling under the surface to search, track, and / or engage or reconnoiter areas.

✓ Maritime Patrol
Active patroling of vital waterways and maritime areas; can also serve as local deterrence against airborne and seaborne threats.

✓ Fleet Support
Serving in support (either firepower or material) of the main surface fleet in Blue Water environments.

Length

450.0 ft
137.16 m

Beam

45.0 ft
13.72 m

Draught

35.0 ft
10.67 m

Displacement

12,000
tons

Disp.Submerged

10,000
tons

Installed Power: 1 x Nuclear reactor feeding 2 x Steam turbines and driving 1 x Shaft astern.

Surface Speed

20.0 kts
(23.0 mph)

Submerged Speed

25.0 kts
(28.8 mph)

Range

Essentially Unlimited

6 x 533mm torpedo tubes in bow for homing torpedoes and cruise missiles.

24 x Surface-Launched Ballistic Missiles (JL-13 missiles).

Supported Types

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Graphical image of an air launched cruise missile weapon

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None.

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Naval Warfare

CNS Type 096 / Tang (class)

Nuclear-Powered Ballistic Missile Submarine [ 2025 ]

The Type 096 is an under-development nuclear-powered submarine for the Chinese Navy with an emphasis placed on delivering ballistic missiles over range.

Specifications