Project 651

NATO: Juliett

Project 651T

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 1967

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
MRP-10 Nakat ESM — ESM — 7.5
PR-14 Astrocorrector — Periscope (astro) — 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

Notes

"Project 651T" is an unofficial name. This variant carries 4 additional 533mm reserve torpedoes in the second ompartment.

Individual hulls (6)

Name Short name Country Start date End date Remark
K-120 K-120 USSR 1968-12-26 (Commissioned) 1990-04-19 (Decommissioned)
K-203 K-203 USSR 1967-12-02 (Commissioned) 1993-06-30 (Decommissioned)
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1967-12-02 – 1990-01-31 (Decommissioned)
  • Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet: 1990-01-31 – 1993-06-30 (Decommissioned)
K-304 K-304 USSR 1968-08-21 (Commissioned) 1992-07-03 (Decommissioned)
K-318 K-318 USSR 1968-09-29 (Commissioned) 1990-04-19 (Decommissioned)
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1968-09-29 – 1982-12-03
  • Black Sea Fleet: 1982-12-03 – 1990-04-19
K-67 K-67 USSR 1967-09-30 (Commissioned) 1994-07-05 (Decommissioned)
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1967-09-30 – 1981-09-25
  • Black Sea Fleet: 1981-09-25 – 1994-07-05
K-78 K-78 USSR 1967-11-01 (Commissioned) 1991-06-24 (Decommissioned)
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1967-11-01 – 1989-12-08
  • Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet: 1989-12-08 – 1991-06-24