Juliett Class Submarine

Project 651

Manufacturer:

Gorki Shipyard

Role:

Conventionally Powered Guided Missile Submarine

Year Adopted:

1960

16 built (1960 - 1968)

3,000 Tons Surfaced
3,700 Tons Submerged

Operational Status:

Russia - No longer in active service.
(All phased out of service between 1989-1994)

Armament:

6x 533mm (21 inch) torpedo tubes, in ship's bow
4x 406mm (16 inch) torpedo tubes in stern
4x SS-N-3B cruise missile launchers 

16 x 533mm torpedoes
12 x 406mm torpedoes
4 x SS-N-3B cruise missiles

Sensor Suite:

1x 'Snoop Slab' surface search radar
1x 'Front Piece' SS-N-3 fire control radar
1x 'Front Door' SS-N-3 fire control radar
1x High frequency 'Hercules' bow sonar
1x Medium frequency torpedo fire control sonar
1x 'Stop Light' ESM system
1x underwater telephone

Engine:

Three diesel engines delivering a 6000 hp total to two electric motors driving two shafts.

Crew:

78 Officers and Sailors

Length:

295 feet, 3 inches
(90.0 meters)

Draught:

23 feet, 0 inches
(7.0 meters)

Beam:

32 feet,10 inches
(10.0 meters)

Maximum Speed:

16 knots surfaced
17 knots submerged

9,000 nautical miles surfaced at 7 knots
300 nautical miles submerged at 3 knots

Operating Depth:

Operational: 300 meters (984 feet)
Maximum: 500 meters (1,640 feet)