Whiskey Class / Project 613
Attack Submarine


Whiskey 'Long Bin' guided missile conversion on patrol.

Whiskey Class Submarine

Russian Designation:  Project 615 Project 6__ Project 665
Variant/Conversion: Whiskey I-V Whiskey 'Twin Cylinder' Whiskey 'Long Bin'

Manufacturer:

Baltic, Gork'iy, Komsomolsk, and Nikolayev Shipyards

Role:

Long Range Attack Submarine

Guided Missile Submarine Guided Missile Submarine

Year Adopted:

1951

1958 1960
Number in Class/Converted: 236 Ships 6 Ships 6 Ships
Displacement: 1,080 Tons Surfaced
1,350 Tons Submerged 		1,070 Tons Surfaced
1,360 Tons Submerged 		1,200 Tons Surfaced
1,500 Tons Submerged

Operational Status:

Russia - Obsolete, no longer in service
Produced from 1951 to 1963, all phased out by 1993

Other Nations: Albania, Bulgaria, China, Cuba*, Egypt, Indonesia, North Korea, Poland, Syria*

*as battery charging hulks only

Armament:

4 x 533mm (21 inch) torpedo tubes in bow
2 x 533mm (21 inch) torpedo tubes in stern
1 x Twin mount 25mm anti-aircraft gun*

2 x SS-N-3 'Shaddock' missiles**

4 x SS-N-3 'Shaddock' missiles***

*For Whiskey I only, see text for more about Whiskey II, III, IV, and V
** For Whiskey 'Twin Cylinder' only
*** For Whiskey 'Long Bin' only

Basic Weapons Load: 12 x  533mm anti-submarine/anti-ship torpedoes
22 x mines could also be carried depending on mission

Sensor Suite:

Uncertain at present

Engine:

2 x Type 37D diesel engines rated at 2000 hp each.
2 x electric motors producing 1350 hp each.
2 x creep motors producing 50 hp each.

The boat has two propeller shafts.

Crew:

54 Officers and Sailors

56 Officers and Sailors 60 Officers and Sailors

Length:

249 feet, 3 inches
(76.0 meters)

249 feet, 3 inches
(76.0 meters) 		274 feet, 11 inches
(83.8 meters)

Draught:

16 feet, 1 inch
(4.9 meters)

16 feet, 5 inches
(5.0 meters) 		16 feet, 5 inches
(5.0 meters)

Beam:

21 feet, 3 inches
(6.5 meters)

20 feet, 8 inches
(6.3 meters) 		20 feet, 8 inches
(6.3 meters)

Maximum Speed:

18.5 knots surfaced
7 knots snorkel
13 knots submerged

18.5 knots surfaced
13 knots submerged 		13.5 knots surfaced
8 knots submerged
Range:
     Surface:
     Submerged: 		  
8,580 miles at 10 knots
335 miles at 2 knots
8,580 miles at 10 knots
335 miles at 2 knots

Uncertain at Present

Maximum Operating Depth:

656 feet (200 meters)

    

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