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Configuration
| Specification | Shallow Water Combat Submersible | Type 096 submarine |
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| Builders | Teledyne Brown Engineering[source] | — |
| Operators | United States Navy Royal Navy (planned)[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | SEAL Delivery Vehicle[source] | Type 094 submarine[source] |
| Cost | $383 million (program cost)[source] | — |
| On order | 7 USN, 3 RN |
Beam
Single source1.5 meters (4.9 ft)[source]
2 crew, 4 passengers
Single source6 (2 crew, 4 passengers)[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source6 kn (11 km/h)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Type | Submersible , diver propulsion vehicle[source] | SSBN[source] |
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| Propulsion | Lithium-ion batteries powering electric motors[source] | Nuclear reactor[source] |
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| Test depth | >190 feet (58 m)[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Inertial navigation system , high-frequency sonar for obstacle/mine avoidance and navigation, GPS[source] | — |
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| Armament | SEAL team personal weapons, limpet mines[source] | JL-3 SLBMs (?)[source] |
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| Country of origin | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 5, cell 2; revision 1373375989; retrieved 2026-09-30 | — |
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| Name | — | Type 096[source] |
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