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Kashalot-class submarine

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Class overview
NameKashalot
BuildersSoviet Union
Operators
Built1977-1991
In service1986-
Planned3
Completed2
Cancelled1
Active1
Laid up1
General characteristics
Displacement1,390 tons normal surfaced/1,580 tons submerged
Length69 m (226 ft)
Beam7 m (23 ft)
Draft5.2 m (17 ft)
PropulsionOne pressurized-water nuclear reactor 1.5 MW (2,000 hp), 1 sets steam turbines; 10,000 shp (7,500 kW)
Speed
  • 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
  • 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) submerged
ComplementAbout 36
Sensors and
processing systems

The Project 1910 Kashalot class submarine (NATO reporting name: Uniform) is a class of research and special operations submarine constructed by the Soviet Union during the late 1970s and early 1980s.[1]

Two boats of the class were constructed, AS-13 and AS-15, with the first boat of the class being laid down in 1977 and commissioned in 1986, the second being laid down in 1983 but not commissioned until 1991.[1] A third class boat, AS-12, reached the fitting-out stage before being cancelled in 1998.[1]

Displacing 1,580 tons submerged, the Kashalot class was constructed using a single titanium hull design, and is powered by a nuclear reactor; they were the first Soviet nuclear-powered submarines to have a single hull.[1] The boats each have a crew of 36 officers and men.[1]

References

Citations
  1. ^ a b c d e Wertheim 2007, p.610.
Bibliography
  • Wertheim, Eric (2007). Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft and Systems (15th ed.). Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-955-2. Retrieved 2013-07-31.