Project 629

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Project 629

Project 629
Type SSB
Soviet designation PLRB
NATO reporting name Golf I
Country USSR
Displacement (t) 3,550
Length (m) 98.9
Beam (m) 8.2
Draft (m) 8.1
Height (m) 8.2
Max speed submerged (kn) 12.5
Max speed surfaced (kn) 14.5
Max safe depth (m) 200
Endurance (days) 70
Propeller 3 x 6 bladed propellers
Diesel-electric Yes
Titanium hull No
Navigation system Pluton-629 (Automatic Dead Reckoning)
Class year 1958

Sensors

Sonar (6)

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

Radar (3)

Name NATO name Air search Surface search Fire control
Flag Snoop Plate — Yes —
MRP-10 Nakat — — —
PR-1 — — —

Launchers (4)

Name Tubes Fire control Max launch depth (m)
533mm Torpedo Tube (forward) 4 Leningrad-629 100
533mm Torpedo Tube (aft) 2 Leningrad-629 100
Missile Launcher 3 Dolomit + Mars-629 0
VIPS 1 — 100

Extendable devices (8)

Name NATO name Capabilities Max depth (m) Max speed (kn)
Flag Radar — Radar — 7.5
Lira-1 Search periscope — Periscope (observation) — 7.5
MRP-10 Nakat ESM — ESM — 7.5
PR-1 RDF — Direction finder — 7.5
PR-14 Astrocorrector periscope — Periscope (astro) — 7.5
PZN-9 Attack periscope — Periscope (attack) — 7.5
RDP — Snorkel — 7.5
VAN Radio antenna — Radio (LF, MF, HF), Radio navigation — 7.5

Notes

Not clear which passive sonar Project 629 is using, maybe Feniks or Tuloma? (Project 629A and 692B use MG-10)

Individual hulls (22)

Name Short name Country Start date End date Remark
K-102 K-102 USSR 1959-12-25 (Commissioned) 1974-11-05 (Modernization to "Project 605") B-121, from 16.06.1960 - K-102
K-107 K-107 USSR 1960-08-17 (Commissioned) 1975-01-01 (Decommissioned) B-125, from 16.06.1960 - K-107, from 28.12.1974 - B-107, from 3.08.1977 - BS-107
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1960-08-17 – 1973-10-26
  • Red Banner Pacific Fleet: 1973-10-26 – 1975-01-01 (Decommissioned)
K-110 K-110 USSR 1961-12-15 (Commissioned) 1979-02-09 (Decommissioned) from 25.07.1977 - B-110, then - BS-110
K-113 K-113 USSR 1960-11-30 (Commissioned) 1978-04-19 (Converted into floating battery recharging station) B-146, from 16.06.1960 - K-113, from 25.07.1977 - B-113, from 3.08.1977 - BS-113, from 30.05.1978 - RZS-91, from 28.04.1992 - PZS-65
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1960-11-30 – 1974-08-01
  • Red Banner Pacific Fleet: 1974-08-01 – 1978-04-19 (Converted into floating battery recharging station)
K-118 K-118 USSR 1960-12-10 (Commissioned) 1968-10-30 (Decommissioned) B-149, from 16.06.1960 - K-118, from 25.07.1977 - B-118, from 21.06.1986 - RZS-439
K-126 K-126 USSR 1959-12-31 (Commissioned) 1967-07-17 (Decommissioned) B-93, from 16.06.1960 - K-126, from 25.07.1977 - B-126
K-129 K-129 USSR 1959-12-31 (Commissioned) 1968-03-08 (Sank near Hawaii) B-103, from 16.06.1960 - K-129
K-136 K-136 USSR 1960-10-12 (Commissioned) 1968-01-13 (Converted into the spy submarine (todo: what does that mean?)) B-109, from 16.06.1960 - K-136, from 3.08.1977 - BS-136
K-139 K-139 USSR 1960-12-12 (Commissioned) 1968-11-14 (Decommissioned) B-113, from 16.06.1960 - K-139, from 25.07.1977 - B-139
K-153 K-153 USSR 1961-12-15 (Commissioned) 1975-01-01 (Modernization to "Project 619") from 25.07.1977 - BS-153
K-163 K-163 USSR 1962-12-19 (Commissioned) 1971-01-26 (Decommissioned) from 25.07.1977 - B-163
K-36 K-36 USSR 1961-08-31 (Commissioned) 1965-10-09 (Upgrade to Project 629A) B-26 / B-95, from 16.06.1960 - K-36, from 25.07.1977 - B-106
K-61 K-61 USSR 1960-11-26 (Commissioned) 1974-01-23 (Decommissioned) B-29, from 16.06.1960 - K-61, from 25.07.1977 - B-167, from 3.08.1977 - BS-167
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1960-11-26 – 1971-10-27
  • Red Banner Pacific Fleet: 1971-10-27 – 1974-01-23 (Decommissioned)
K-72 K-72 USSR 1959-11-30 (Commissioned) 1969-12-26 (Modernization to "Project 629A") B-40, from 16.06.1960 - K-72, from 25.07.1977 - B-372
K-75 K-75 USSR 1961-12-16 (Commissioned) 1970-01-03 (Decommissioned) B-46, from 16.06.1960 - K-75, from 25.07.1977 - B-575
K-79 K-79 USSR 1959-11-25 (Commissioned) 1967-08-08 (Modernization to "Project 629A") B-41, from 16.06.1960 - K-79, from 25.07.1977 - B-79
K-83 K-83 USSR 1959-11-29 (Commissioned) 1977-01-01 (Decommissioned) B-42, from 16.06.1960 - K-83, from 25.07.1977 - B-83, from 3.08.1979 - BS-83
  • Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1959-11-29 – 1964-07-10
  • Red Banner Pacific Fleet: 1964-07-10 – 1977-01-01 (Decommissioned)
K-88 K-88 USSR 1960-09-15 (Commissioned) 1964-08-30 (Modernization to "Project 629A") B-45, from 16.06.1960 - K-88, from 25.07.1977 - B-183
K-91 K-91 USSR 1961-09-23 (Commissioned) 1965-09-15 (Modernization to "Project 629A") B-48, from 16.06.1960 - K-91, from 25.07.1977 - B-91
K-93 K-93 USSR 1961-11-16 (Commissioned) 1969-12-16 (Modernization to "Project 629A") from 25.07.1977 - B-93
K-96 K-96 USSR 1959-12-29 (Commissioned) 1967-11-29 (Modernization to "Project 629A") B-92, from 16.06.1960 - K-96, from 25.07.1977 - B-96
K-99 K-99 USSR 1962-01-27 (Commissioned) 1965-03-20 (Decommissioned) B-51, from 16.06.1960 - K-99, from 25.07.1977 - B-99