November Class Submarine

Manufacturer:

Severodvinsk Shipyard

Role:

Nuclear Powered Attack Submarine

Year Adopted:

1959

Operational Status:

Russia - Obsolete
Phased out of service between 1989 and 1991

Armament:

8 x 533mm (21 inch) torpedo tubes in bow
2x 406mm (16 inch) torpedo tubes in stern

Up to 24 533mm torpedoes carried (18 high explosive and 6 armed with a 15 kiloton nuclear warhead).  Two 16 inch conventional torpedoes are also carried. 

Sensor Suite:

1x 'Snoop Tray' surface search radar
1x Medium frequency 'Feniks' bow sonar
1x Medium frequency 'Hercules' bow sonar
1x 'Stop Light' ESM system
1x UHF/VHF communications system
1x Underwater telephone

Engine:

2x VI-A 70mW pressurized-water nuclear reactors, each powering a 17,500 shp turbine driving a four bladed propeller shaft.
2x 450 shp electric power creep motors

Crew:

80 Officers and Sailors

Length:

363 feet, 11 inches
(110.0 meters)

Draught:

25 feet, 3 inches
(7.7 meters)

Beam:

29 feet, 6 inches
(9.0 meters)

Maximum Speed:

15 knots surfaced
30 knots submerged

Depth
      Operational:
      Maximum:

 
300 meters (984 feet)
500 meters (1640 feet)