Chinese submarine Changzheng 6
Profile of the Type 092 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Type 092 |
| Builders | Bohai Shipyard, Huludao |
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy |
| Preceded by | Type 031 |
| Succeeded by | Type 094 |
| Built | 1981 |
| In commission | 1983 |
| Completed | 1 |
| Active | 1 |
| History | |
| China | |
| Name | Changzheng 6 |
| Namesake | Long March |
| Builder | Bohai Shipyard, Huludao |
| Laid down | 1978 |
| Launched | 30 April 1981 |
| Commissioned | August 1983 |
| Home port | Jianggezhuang Naval Base |
| Identification | Pennant number: 406 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine |
| Length | 120 m (393 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 8 m (26 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion | 1 × pressurized-water nuclear reactor, 58MW; 2 × steam turbines; 1 shaft. |
| Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
| Range | Unlimited |
| Test depth | 300 m (984 ft 3 in) |
| Complement | 100 |
| Armament | |
The Type 092 (Chinese designation: 09-II; NATO reporting name: Xia class) submarine is the first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) deployed by the People's Liberation Army Navy Submarine Force. Changzheng 6 is the only boat of its class.