Victor-class submarine
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A Victor I-class submarine underway
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Class overview | |
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Name | Victor class |
Builders | Sudomekh Shipyard |
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Preceded by | November class |
Succeeded by | Alfa class, Akula class |
In commission | 1967–present |
Completed | 48[1] |
Active | 2 |
Retired | 46 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Nuclear attack submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 93–102 m (305 ft 1 in – 334 ft 8 in) |
Beam | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
Draft | 7 m (23 ft 0 in) |
Propulsion | One VM-4P pressurized-water twin nuclear reactor (2x75 MW), 2 sets OK-300 steam turbines; 1 7-bladed or 2 4-bladed props; 31,000 shp (23,000 kW) at 290 shaft rpm – 2 low-speed electric cruise motors; 2 small props on stern planes; 1,020 shp (760 kW) at 500 rpm
Electric: 4,460 kw tot. (2 × 2,000-kw, 380-V, 50-Hz a.c. OK-2 turbogenerators, 1 × 460-kw diesel emergency set)[verification needed] |
Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
Endurance | 80 days |
Complement | About 100 (27 officers, 34 warrant officers, 35 enlisted) |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Armament |
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The Victor class, Soviet designations Project 671 Yorsh, Project 671RT Syomga and Project 671RTM/RTMK Shchuka, (NATO reporting names Victor I, Victor II and Victor III, respectively), are series of nuclear-powered attack submarines built in the Soviet Union and operated by the Soviet Navy. Since the 1960s, 48 units were built in total, of which the last remaining are currently in service with the Russian Navy. The Victor-class submarines featured a teardrop shape, allowing them to travel at high speed. These vessels were primarily designed to protect Soviet surface fleets and to attack American ballistic missile submarines. Project 671 began in 1959 with the design task assigned to SKB-143 (one of the predecessors of the Malakhit Marine Engineering Bureau).
Versions
Project 671 Yorsh (Victor I)
Soviet designation Project 671 Yorsh (
Project 671RT Syomga (Victor II)
Soviet designation Project 671RT Syomga (atlantic salmon)—entered service in 1972; seven were produced in the 1970s.[2] These were originally designated Uniform class by NATO. They had similar armament to the Victor I class and were the first Soviet submarines to introduce raft mounting for acoustic quieting.[4] Production was truncated due to a decision to develop the improved Victor III class.[4] They were 101.8 m (334 ft) long. All disposed.[5]
Project 671RTM/RTMK Shchuka (Victor III)
Soviet designation Project 671RTM/RTMK Shchuka (
Units
# | Name | Project | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Fleet | Status | Notes |
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B-138 | Obninsk | 671RTMK | 7 December 1988 | 5 August 1989 | 30 December 1990 | Northern Fleet | Refit? | Overhauls completed in 2014, 2016[9] |
B-448 | Tambov | 671RTMK | 31 January 1991 | 17 October 1991 | 24 September 1992 | Northern Fleet | Active?[10] | Reported as "received" in early 2023[11][12] |
Incidents
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- In 1981 Clinton Administrationin February 1993.
- On 21 March 1984, K-314 collided with the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk in the Sea of Japan. Neither ship was significantly damaged. [14]
- The Gibraltar Strait in Alboran Sea, on 18 (as per ship's time) or 19 (as per submarine time) September 1984.[citation needed]
- On 6 September 2006, the Victor III-class Daniil Moskovskiy suffered an electronics fire while in the Barents Sea, killing two crew members. The boat was 16 years old and was overdue for overhaul. It was towed back to Vidyayevo.[15][16] She continued to serve into the latter 2010s and was reportedly formally decommissioned on 28 October 2022.[17]
In media
- A depiction of a Victor III-class submarine (James Bond film The World Is Not Enough as a key element in the film's antagonists (Elektra King and Viktor "Renard" Zokas) plan.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ Includes all three Victor classes.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-87021-570-4.
- ^ "Проект 671 "Ёрш" (NATO – "Victor I")" [Project 671 "Ërsh"]. Deepstorm.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-57488-594-1.
- ^ "Проект 671РТ "Сёмга" (NATO – "Victor II")" [Project 671RT "Somga"]. Deepstorm.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ Genys, Andrius. "Victor III class". Military-today.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Run Silent, Run Deep". FAS.org. Archived from the original on 5 February 2006. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ "Проект 671РТМ и 671РТМК "Щука" (NATO – "Victor-III")" [Project 671RTM and 671RTMK "Shchuka"]. Deepstorm.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "К-138, Б-138, "Обнинск" проект 671РТМК" [K-138, B-138, "Obninsk" project 671RTMK]. Deepstorm.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ "К-448, Б-448, "Тамбов" проект 671РТМК" [K-448, B-448, "Tambov" project 671RTMK]. Deepstorm.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ Nilsen, Thomas (5 October 2020). "Old nuclear sub gets new life at Nerpa shipyard". Barents Observer.
- ^ "ЦАМТО / / Российские подводники получат в 2023 году три атомные подводные лодки и две ДЭПЛ".
- ISBN 978-0-06180-676-6.
- ^ "SOVIET SUB AND U.S. SHIP COLLIDE". The New York Times. 22 March 1984. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Fire aboard Russian nuclear submarine kills 2 crew members". The China Post. 7 September 2006. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ^ "Northern Fleet accidents and incidents". Bellona Foundation. Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 23 August 2006.
- ^ Deep Storm
External links
- Victor-class at National Geographic
- NATO Code Names for Submarines and Ships at Aerospace Page of Andreas Gehrs-Pahl
- Victor I Archived 6 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine at Encyclopedia of Ships (in Russian)
- Victor II Archived 6 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine at Encyclopedia of Ships (in Russian)
- Victor III Archived 6 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine at Encyclopedia of Ships (in Russian)
- Victor III-class submarines - Complete Ship List at Russian-Ships.info
- Fire breaks out aboard Northern Fleet nuclear sub, killing 2 at Bellona.org