Victor Class Submarine

Victor I

Project 671 PLA

Manufacturer:

Admiralty Shipyard, Leningrad

Role:

Nuclear Attack Submarine

Year Adopted:

1967

Operational Status:

Russia - In limited service, being slowly retired.
Produced from 1967 to 1985

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.

2x 650mm (25.6 inch) torpedo tubes in bow

Sensor Suite:

1x 'Snoop Tray' surface search radar
1x Low freq. bow radar
1x Medium frequency fire control sonar
1x 'Brick Spit' passive intercept ESM system
1x 'Brick Pulp' passive intercept ESM system
1x VHF/UHF communication system (radio)
1x 'Park Lamp' direction finding antenna
1x Underwater telephone

1x Towed VLF communication bouy

1x floating ELF communications antennae 

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

Length:

308 feet, 1 inch
(93.9 meters)

Draught:

23 feet, 11 in.
(7.3 meters)

Beam:

32 feet, 10 in.
(10.0 meters)

Maximum Speed
     Surfaced:
     Submerged:

  
20 knots
32 knots

Operating Depth
     Operational:
     Maximum:

 
400 meters (1315 feet)
600 meters (1970 feet)