Hotel Class Submarine

Project 658

Manufacturer:

Role:

Ballistic Missile Submarine

Year Adopted:

1958

8 built (1958 - 1962)

4,700 Tons Surfaced
5,600 Tons Submerged

Operational Status:

Russia - No longer in active service.
(All phased out of service in by SALT agreement by 1990's)

Armament:

3x SS-N-4 'Sark' missiles* 
6x 533mm (21 inch) torpedo tubes, in ship's bow
2x 406mm (16 inch) torpedo tubes in stern

*Later replaced with SS-N-5 'Serb' missiles on the Hotel II.  During its use as a testbed the single Hotel III used SS-N-8 'Sawfly' missiles.

16 x 533mm torpedoes with high explosive warheads.
4 x 533mm torpedoes armed with 15 kiloton warheads.
2 x 406mm torpedoes with high explosive warheads.
3 x SS-N-4 'Sark', SS-N-5 'Serb', or SS-N-6 'Sawfly' ballistic missiles.

Sensor Suite:

1x 'Snoop Tray' surface search radar
1x High frequency 'Hercules' bow sonar
1x Medium frequency 'Fenik' sonar
1x underwater telephone

Engine:

One HEN pressurized-water nuclear reactor, powering two electric motors delivering a total of 30,000 shp to two shafts.

Crew:

80 Officers and Sailors

Length:

377 feet, 4 inches
(115.0 meters)

Draught:

23 feet
(7.5 meters)

Beam:

29 feet, 6 inches
(9.0 meters)

Maximum Speed:

20 knots surfaced
26 knots submerged

Operating Depth:

Uncertain at present