Official announcement: The Type 094 strategic nuclear submarine has a surface displacement of 8,000 tons and an underwater displacement of 11,000 tons. Its maximum speed is 30 knots, and its diving depth is 400 meters.
The Type 094 nuclear submarine is the smallest strategic nuclear submarine in the world by displacement. Its underwater displacement is only half that of Russia's Borei A-class submarine.
In comparison, France's Triomphant-class strategic nuclear submarine has an underwater displacement of 14,300 tons, which is 3,300 tons more than China's Type 094 nuclear submarine.
Russia's Delta IV-class strategic nuclear submarine has an underwater displacement of 18,200 tons. The Borei A-class strategic nuclear submarine has an underwater displacement of 24,000 tons and carries 16 Bulava intercontinental ballistic missiles, with each missile having an average displacement of 1,500 tons.
The UK's Dreadnought, equipped with 12 Trident D5 missiles, has a displacement of 17,200 tons, with each missile having an average displacement of 1,075 tons.
The Type 094 is also the most compact strategic nuclear submarine in the world, with very little average displacement per missile. Despite its relatively small displacement of 11,000 tons, the Type 094 nuclear submarine can still carry 12 JL-2/3 submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missiles, with each missile having an average displacement of only 916 tons.
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