Project 651

NATO: Juliett

Project 651K

Type SSG
Soviet designation PLRK
NATO reporting name Juliett (mod)
Country USSR
Displacement (t) 4,240
Length (m) 85.9
Beam (m) 9.7
Draft (m) 6.9
Height (m) 15.0
Max speed submerged (kn) 14.5
Max speed surfaced (kn) 16.0
Max safe depth (m) 236
Endurance (days) 90
Propeller 2 x 6 bladed propellers
Diesel-electric Yes
Titanium hull No
Navigation system Sila-N-651 (Automatic Dead Reckoning)
Class year 1970

Sensors

Sonar (7)

Name Type Platform Passive range (km) Active range (km)
MG-10M Kola Hull sub 0.9 —
MG-13 Svet Active Intercept — —
MG-15 com sub — —
MG-200 Arktika Hull sub — 1.3
MG-23 Beresta-M ssp — —
NEL-5 Echo sounder sub — —
Plutoniy Hull sub — 0.9

Radar (4)

Name NATO name Air search Surface search Fire control
Argument Front Door — — Yes
ARP-53 — — —
MRP-10 Nakat — — —
RLK-101 Albatros Snoop Tray 1 — Yes —

Launchers (4)

Name Tubes Fire control Max launch depth (m)
400mm Torpedo Tube (aft) 4 Leningrad-651 250
533mm Torpedo Tube (forward) 6 Leningrad-651 100
Missile Launcher 4 P-5D FCS 0
Signal Ejector 2 — 200

Extendable devices (9)

Name NATO name Capabilities Max depth (m) Max speed (kn)
Argument FC Radar — Radio (VHF), Fire control — 7.5
ARP-53 RDF — Direction finder — 7.5
Iskra-1 Radio antenna — Radio (LF, MF, HF), Radio navigation — 7.5
Kasatka-B satcom/targeting — Radio (UHF), Satcom, Satcom target — 7.5
MRP-10 Nakat ESM — ESM — 7.5
PSNG-8M Attack periscope — Periscope (attack) — 7.5
PZNA-10 Search periscope — Periscope (observation) — 7.5
RDP — Snorkel — 7.5
RLK-101 Albatross Radar — Radar — 7.5

Individual hulls (1)

Name Short name Country Start date End date Remark
K-81 K-81 USSR 1970-12-21 (Modernization from "Project 651") 1990-04-19 (Decommissioned)
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1970-12-21 – 1981-02-24
  • Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet: 1981-02-24 – 1990-04-19