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Victor Class / Project 671 |
Victor Class Submarine |
Victor I | Victor II | Victor III |
Russian Designation: |
Project 671 PLA | ||
Manufacturer: |
Admiralty Shipyard, Leningrad | ||
Role: |
Nuclear Attack Submarine |
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Year Adopted: |
1967 | 1974 | 1976 |
Number in Class: | 16 Ships | 7 Ships | 21 Ships |
Displacement Surfaced: Submerged: |
4,300 Tons 5,000 Tons |
4,700 Tons 5,700 Tons |
5,000 Tons 6,300 Tons |
Operational Status: |
Russia - In limited service, being slowly
retired. | ||
Armament: |
6 x 533mm (21 inch) torpedo tubes, two of which have liners so that they can fire 406mm (16 inch) torpedoes as well. All tubes are in ship's bow. |
6 x 533mm (21 inch) torpedo tubes, as the Victor
I
2x 650mm (25.6 inch) torpedo tubes in bow |
Identical to Victor II |
Sensor Suite: |
1x 'Snoop Tray' surface search radar |
Identical to Victor I with additional:
1x Towed VLF communication bouy 1x floating ELF communications antennae |
Identical to Victor II with additional:
1x LF retractable towed sonar array 1x 'Pert Spring' SATNAV system that was also retrofitted to Victor I's and Victor II's. |
Engine: |
One pressurized water reactor that powers two steam turbines. These drive one five blade propeller and two two bladed propellers. |
Identical to Victor I |
Identical to Victor I, but driving either two tandem four bladed propellers or one seven bladed propeller and two two bladed propellers. |
Crew: |
100 Officers and Sailors | 100 Officers and Sailors | 115 Officers and Sailors |
Length: |
308 feet, 1 inch |
328 feet, 10 in. (100 meters) |
341 feet, 2 in. (104 meters) |
Draught: |
23 feet, 11 in. |
23 feet, 11 in. (7.3 meters) |
23 feet, 11 in. (7.3 meters) |
Beam: |
32 feet, 10 in. |
32 feet, 10 in. (10.0 meters) |
32 feet, 10 in. (10.0 meters) |
Maximum Speed |
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20 knots 31 knots |
20 knots 30 knots |
Operating Depth |
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