Russian submarine K-173

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Russian submarine K-173
Career Russian Naval Ensign
Class: Oscar II
Ordered:
Builder Sevmashpredpriatie, Severodvinsk, Russia
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General characteristics
Displacement: 13400 tons surfaced / 18000 tons dived
Dimensions 505 ft 2 in x 59 ft 7 in x 29 ft 5 in / 154.00 m x 18.20 m x 9.00 m
Propulsion: Two OK-650B pressurized water reactors totaling 340MW are carried, along with two OK-9 steam turbines producing a total of 98,000 shp (73100 kW) and driving two shafts.
Diving depth: Maximum diving depth is believed to be 1600'.
Speed: Maximum speed is 20 knots (37 km/h) surfaced and 28 knots (52 km/h) submerged.
Range:
Complement: 130
Armament: 4 x 21" bow torpedo tubes

4 x 25.6" bow tubes

A maximum of 28 torpedoes can be carried, usually Type 65 weapons, and SS-N-16 Stallion antisubmarine missiles can be carried , one per torpedo space. In addition, 24 SS-N-19 Shipwreck / Granit SLCM are carried in separate launch tubes.

The K-173 is a Russian Oscar class submarine submarine (NATO reporting name). Its real name is Chelyabinsk. The submarine is nuclear powered and belongs to the Russian Pacific Fleet.

[edit] Outfitting

  • Electronics Fit:
    • Radar: Tobol surface search
    • Sonar: MGK-540, Skat 3
    • Other: Medveditsa 949M navigation, Tsunami space communications