Charlie Class Submarine

Charlie I

PLARK

Manufacturer:

Gorki Shipyard

Role:

Nuclear Guided Missile  Submarine

Year Adopted:

1967

10 Boats

4,000 Tons Surfaced
5,000 Tons Submerged

Operational Status:

Russia - No longer in service
Produced from 1967 to 1980

Armament:

6x 533mm (21 inch) torpedo tubes, two of which have liners so that they can fire 406mm (16 inch) torpedoes as well.  All tubes are in ship's bow.

8x SS-N-7 missiles (four with 500 kg high explosive warheads and four with 200 kiloton nuclear warheads)

2x 650mm (25.6 inch) torpedo tubes for SS-N-16 'Siren' missiles.

8x SS-N-9 'Siren' missiles in place of the SS-N-7 missiles (four with 500 kg high explosive warheads and four with 200 kiloton nuclear warheads)

Sensor Suite:

1x 'Snoop Tray' surface search radar
1x Low frequency bow radar
1x Medium freq. fire control sonar
1x 'Brick Spit' ESM system
1x 'Brick Pulp'  ESM system
1x VHF/UHF comm system (radio)
1x 'Park Lamp' directional antenna
1x Underwater telephone

1x Towed VLF communication bouy

1x floating ELF comm antennae 

Engine:

One pressurized water reactor that powers two steam turbines.  These drive one five blade propeller and two two bladed propellers.

Identical to Charlie I

Crew:

100 Officers and Sailors

Length:

308 feet, 1 inch
(93.9 meters)

Draught:

25 feet, 7 inches
(7.8 meters)

Beam:

32 feet, 10 inches
(10.0 meters)

Maximum Speed:

20 knots surfaced
27 knots submerged

Operating Depth:

Operational: 400 meters (1315 feet)
Maximum: 600 meters (1970 feet)