{
  "id": "type-094",
  "name": "Type 094 (Jin)",
  "aliases": [
    "Jin class",
    "Type 09-IV"
  ],
  "domain": "naval",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine",
  "status": "in-service",
  "fielded": 2010,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The Type 094 Class (Jin Class) Chinese Nuclear-Powered Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN) is a class of ballistic missile submarine developed by China for the People's Liberation Army Navy Submarine Force. Type 094 succeeds the Type 092 submarine.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 140,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-094"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 125,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-094"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "beam_m",
      "v": 12.5,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-094"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "displacement_t",
      "v": 8500,
      "src": [
        "weg-type-094"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Displacement (submerged)"
    },
    {
      "k": "propulsion",
      "v": "1 x 90-MW pressurized-water nuclear reactor",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-094"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Sensors note",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "There is no unclassified information on the types of Sonar onboard the Type 094 class submarines.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-094"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Torpedo System: torpedo tubes",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "6 x 533mm Bow Tubes",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-094"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "JL-2 (CSS-N-14); Yu-3 Torpedo",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-094"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "JL-2 (CSS-N-14)",
      "role": "Intercontinental-Range Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM)",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-094"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Intercontinental-Range Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM)",
        "Guidance": "Astro-inertial with Beidou",
        "Warhead": "1 nuclear warhead",
        "Length": "13 m"
      },
      "range_km": 7200,
      "qty": "12"
    },
    {
      "name": "Yu-3 Torpedo",
      "role": "Acoustic homing torpedo",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-094"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Acoustic homing torpedo",
        "Guidance": "active/passive acoustic homing",
        "Warhead": "205 kg",
        "Speed": "35 kt",
        "Length": "7.8 meter"
      },
      "range_km": 13,
      "qty": "12 ea"
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Type 094A",
      "text": "The Type 094A is a variant with a modified and improved sail. The sail appears to incorporate features from one installed on a modified Type 093.",
      "src": [
        "weg-type-094"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "submarine",
  "image": {
    "file": "type-094.jpg",
    "thumb": "type-094-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "CSR Report RL33153 China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress",
    "license": "Public domain",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jin_(Type_094)_Class_Ballistic_Missile_Submarine.JPG",
    "title": "File:Jin (Type 094) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine.JPG"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-05",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-06",
      "change": "Added photo (Public domain)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/type-094.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-type-094": {
      "title": "Type 094 Class (Jin Class) Chinese Nuclear-Powered Ballistic Missile Submarine",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Type_094_Class_Jin_Class_Chinese_Nuclear-Powered_Ballistic_Missile_Submarine",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}