Quebec Class / Project 615
Attack Submarine

Quebec Class Submarine

Russian Designation:  Project 615

Manufacturer:

Uncertain at present

Role:

Short Range Attack Submarine

Year Adopted:

1955

Number in Class: 30 Ships
Displacement:

460 Tons Surfaced
540 Tons Submerged

Operational Status:

Russia - Obsolete, no longer in service
Produced from 1955 to 1958

Armament:

4 x 533mm (21 inch) torpedo tubes in bow

8 anti-submarine/anti-ship torpedoes are carried.

Sensor Suite:

Uncertain at present

Engine:

Kreislauf system involving 3 diesel engines (one 900 hp, and two 700 hp engines) and one electric powered creep motor.
The boat has three propeller shafts.

Crew:

30 Officers and Sailors

Length:

183 feet, 9 inches
(56.0 meters)

Draught:

12 feet, 6 inches
(3.8 meters)

Beam:

16 feet, 5 inches
(5.1 meters)

Maximum Speed:

18 knots surfaced
16 knots submerged

Range: 2,750 Nautical miles at cruising speed on surface
Fuel Oil Carried: 50 tons

Operating Depth:

Uncertain at Present

    

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