Project 670M-1

NATO: Charlie II

Project 670M-1

Type SSGN
Soviet designation PLARK
NATO reporting name Charlie II
Country USSR
Displacement (t) 5,570
Length (m) 104.9
Beam (m) 9.6
Draft (m) 7.8
Height (m) 9.6
Max speed submerged (kn) 24.0
Max speed surfaced (kn) 12.0
Max safe depth (m) 250
Endurance (days) 50
Propeller 1 x 8 bladed propeller
Nuclear reactors 1
Titanium hull No
Navigation system Sigma-670 (Automatic Dead Reckoning)
Class year 1973

Sensors

Sonar (8)

Name Type Platform Passive range (km) Active range (km)
MG-25 com sub — —
MG-43 Gorizont ssp — —
MGK-100 Kerch Active Hull sub — 3.4
MGK-100 Kerch Cylindrical Cylindrical sub 1.7 —
MGK-100 Kerch flank array Flank sub 2.1 —
MGK-100 Kerch Mine Detection Mine detection sub — 1.3
MGK-100 Kerch OGS Active Intercept — —
NEL-6 Echo sounder sub — —

Radar (3)

Name NATO name Air search Surface search Fire control
MRP-21 Zaliv-P — — —
RLK-101 Albatros Snoop Tray 1 — Yes —
Veslo-P — — —

Launchers (4)

Name Tubes Fire control Max launch depth (m)
400mm Torpedo Tube (forward) 2 Ladoga-P-670M 250
533mm Torpedo Tube (forward) 4 Ladoga-P-670M 250
Missile Launcher 8 Dunay-670M 60
VIPS 2 — 100

Extendable devices (7)

Name NATO name Capabilities Max depth (m) Max speed (kn)
Anis Radio Antenna — Radio (VLF), Radio navigation — 7.5
Iskra-1 Radio antenna — Radio (LF, MF, HF), Radio navigation — 7.5
MRP-21 Zaliv-P ESM — ESM — 7.5
PZNS-10 Search periscope — Periscope (observation) — 7.5
RKP + UHF Satcom — Radio (UHF), Navsat, Satcom, Snorkel — 7.5
RLK-101 Albatross Radar — Radar — 7.5
Veslo-P RDF — Direction finder — 7.5

Towed devices (1)

Name Type NATO name Towed decoy Capabilities Cable (m) Depth (m) Speed (kn)
VVABT Paravan Trailing buoy — — Receive, Radio (VLF) 300 150 – 50 3.0 – 12.0

Individual hulls (4)

Name Short name Country Start date End date Remark
K-452 K-452 USSR 1973-12-30 (Commissioned) 1998-05-30 (Decommissioned)
K-458 K-458 USSR 1975-12-29 (Commissioned) 1991-06-24 (Decommissioned)
K-479 K-479 USSR 1977-09-30 (Commissioned) 1992-07-05 (Decommissioned)
K-503 K-503 USSR 1978-12-31 (Commissioned) 1993-06-30 (Decommissioned)