*Class Name
  Xia
*Length (Ft.(M.))
  393.7 (120)
*Beam (Ft.(M.))
  32.8 (10)
*Draft (Ft.(M.))
  23 (7)
*Top Speed (Knots)
  20
*Complement (Crew)
  100 (Total)
*Surface Displacement (Tons)
  7,900 (Approximate)
*Structural/Powerplant
  Basically a lengthened Han/Long March-class SSN, the Xia is of conventional 
  steel hulled construction with a single 90 MW pressurized water reactor. This
  provides power a turboelectric drive which drives a single screw with 15,000 
  SHP.
*Weapons
  Six - 21"/533 mm torpedo tubes (firing torpedoes only) and 12 launch tubes for 
  CSS-N-3/Ju Lang-1 nuclear missiles.
*Countermeasures
  Radio/radar intercept relievers. May include French Thomson-CSF DR-2000U 
  intercept reliever.
*Sensors
  Thomson-Sintra DUUX-5 sonar, surface search radar and two periscopes.
*Comments
  Essentially a lengthened Han/Long March SSN, Xia appears to be a 
  one-of-a-kind trials boat. Construction of four production versions under the 
  name of "Project 93" appear to be proceeding towards a late 1990's start. The
  CSS-N-3/Ju Lang-1 missiles appear to be roughly similar to the 1960's-vintage
  Polaris A-3. Current reports give it a range of roughly 1,500 nm./2,500 km 
  carrying a single thermonuclear warhead. Like the Han/Long March SSNs, it is 
  unlikely that they have much in the way of quieting, making it an easy target
  to hunt. 
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