PEOPLE`S LIBERATION ARMY NAVY (PEOPLE`S REPUBLIC OF CHINA)
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 长征24号 [Changzheng 24] | Bohai, Huludao | 2014 | 2019 | building (2019) |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement normal, t |
17000 / 19000 |
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Length, m |
150.0 |
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Breadth, m |
20.0 |
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Draught, m |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
2 sets geared steam turbines, 2 nuclear reactors |
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Power, h. p. |
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Max speed, kts |
20 / 32 |
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Fuel, t |
nuclear |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
practically unlimited |
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Armament |
16 - 24 Ji Lang-2 SLBM (16 -24 JL-2), 6 - 533 TT (bow, 12) |
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Electronic equipment |
type 359 radar, H/SQG-4 sonar suite (TSM2233 Eledone, TSM-2255, SQB-2 sonars), H/SQC-207 sonar, Type 921-A (SRW209) ECM suite, CCS |
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Complement |
140 |
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Diving depth operational, m |
600 |
Project history: Third generation of Chinese SSBNs, more quieter than predecessors, with 16 or 24 JL-2 or JL-3 SLBMs.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2019