Golf Class Submarine

Golf I

Manufacturer:

Komsomolsk and Severodvinsk shipyards

Role:

Conventional Ballistic Missile Submarine

Year Adopted:

1958

2350 Tons Surfaced
2850 Tons Submerged

2300 Tons Surfaced
2800 Tons Submerged

Operational Status:

Russia - Obsolete, no longer in service
Produced from 1958 to 1962

People's Republic of China - 1 in active service

Armament:

6 x 533mm (21 inch) torpedo tubes in bow
4 x 533mm (21 inch) torpedo tubes in stern
3 x SS-N-4 'Sark' ballistic missiles in sail*

*These are SS-N-5 'Serb' ballistic missiles on Golf II
16 anti-submarine/anti-ship torpedoes are carried.

Sensor Suite:

1x Hercules sonar
1x Feniks sonar
1x Snoop Tray or Snoop Plate radar

Engine:

Three 2000 bhp diesel engines and three 5200 shp electric motors powering three shafts.

Crew:

87 (12 Officers and 75 Sailors)
(59 Officers and sailors in Golf I)

Length:

321 feet, 5 inches
(98.0 meters)

Draught:

27 feet, 11 inches
(8.5 meters)

Beam:

21 feet
(6.4 meters)

Maximum Speed:

17 knots surfaced
14 knots submerged

9,500 Nautical miles at 5 knots

Operating Depth:

656 Feet (200 meters)