Project 627A Kit

Project 627A

NATO: November

Project 627A (SOKS)

Type	SSN
Soviet designation	PLA
NATO reporting name	November (mod)
Country	USSR
Displacement (t)	4,096
Length (m)	107.3
Beam (m)	7.9
Draft (m)	5.7
Height (m)	7.9
Max speed submerged (kn)	30.0
Max speed surfaced (kn)	15.2
Max safe depth (m)	241
Endurance (days)	60
Propeller	2 x 6 bladed propellers
Nuclear reactors	2
Titanium hull	No
Class year	1970

Sensors

Sonar (8)

Name	Type	Platform	Passive range (km)	Active range (km)
MG-10 Kola	Cylindrical	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-6	Echo sounder	sub	—	—
Plutoniy	Hull	sub	—	0.9
SOKS-2	Non-acoustic		—	—

Radar (3)

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

Launchers (2)

Name	Tubes	Fire control	Max launch depth (m)
533mm Torpedo Tube (forward) 8 Leningrad-627 100 1958 - 1960: 8 x 53-56 , 4 x 53-57 , 4 x SAET-50M , 4 x SET-53 1961 - 1963: 4 x 53-56 , 4 x 53-57 , 4 x 53-61 , 4 x SAET-60 , 4 x SET-53 1964 - 1964: 4 x 53-56 , 4 x 53-57 , 4 x 53-61 , 4 x SAET-60 , 4 x SET-53M 1965 - present: 4 x 53-56 , 4 x 53-57 , 4 x 53-61 , 4 x SAET-60 , 4 x SET-65
Signal Ejector	2	—	100

Extendable devices (7)

Name	NATO name	Capabilities	Max depth (m)	Max speed (kn)
ARP-53 RDF	—	Direction finder	—	7.5
MRP-10 Nakat ESM	—	ESM	—	7.5
PR-12 attack periscope	—	Periscope (attack)	—	7.5
PZN-9 search periscope	—	Periscope (observation)	—	7.5
RDP	—	Snorkel	—	7.5
RLK-101 Albatross Radar	—	Radar	—	7.5
VAN Radio antenna	—	Radio (LF, MF, HF), Radio navigation	—	7.5