Project 949 Granit

Project 949

NATO: Oscar I

Type	SSGN
Soviet designation	PLARK
NATO reporting name	Oscar I
Country	USSR
Displacement (t)	16,500
Length (m)	143.0
Beam (m)	18.0
Draft (m)	9.0
Height (m)	18.0
Max speed submerged (kn)	32.0
Max speed surfaced (kn)	16.0
Max safe depth (m)	274
Endurance (days)	120
Propeller	2 x 8 bladed propellers
Nuclear reactors	2
Titanium hull	No
Navigation system	Medveditsa-949M (Inertial Navigation System)
Class year	1980

Sensors

Sonar (10)

Name	Type	Platform	Passive range (km)	Active range (km)
MG-35 Shtil	com		—	—
MG-512 Vint-M	cav	sub	—	—
MG-518 Sever	Echo sounder	sub	—	—
MG-519	Mine detection	sub	—	1.5
MG-553 Zhgut-M	ssp		—	—
MGK-500 Skat-KS Active	Hull	sub	—	5.1
MGK-500 Skat-KS Cylindrical	Cylindrical	sub	2.6	—
MGK-500 Skat-KS Flank	Flank	sub	3.0	—
MGK-500 Skat-KS OGS	Active Intercept		—	—
MGK-500 Skat-KS Towed	Towed	sub	3.4	—

Radar (3)

Name	NATO name	Air search	Surface search	Fire control
MRK-55 Chibis		—	Yes	—
MRK-55 Chibis ESM		—	—	—
Zone		—	—	—

Launchers (4)

Name	Tubes	Fire control	Max launch depth (m)
533mm Torpedo Tube (forward) 4 — 1,000 1980 - 1980: 14 x USET-80 , 2 x VA-111 Shkval 1981 - present: 2 x URPK-6 Vodopad-PL (83R) , 2 x URPK-6 Vodopad-PL (84R) , 10 x USET-80 , 2 x VA-111 Shkval
650mm Torpedo Tube (forward) 2 — 1,000 1980 - 1983: 10 x 65-76 1984 - present: 8 x 65-76 , 2 x URPK-7 Veter (86R)
Missile Launcher 24 — 0 1980 - present: 18 x P-700 , 6 x P-700 (N)
VIPS	2	—	1,000

Extendable devices (9)

Name	NATO name	Capabilities	Max depth (m)	Max speed (kn)
Anis Radio Antenna	—	Radio (LF, MF, HF), Radio navigation	—	7.5
Kora Radio Antenna	—	Radio (VLF, LF), Radio navigation	—	7.5
MRK-55 Chibis radar	—	Radar, ESM	—	7.5
PZNS-10S attack periscope	—	Periscope (attack)	—	7.5
RCP	—	Snorkel	—	7.5
Selena satcom/targeting	—	Satcom, Satcom target	—	7.5
Signal-3 search periscope	—	Periscope (observation)	—	7.5
Sintez satcom/nav	—	Radio (UHF), Navsat, Satcom	—	7.5
Zone RDF	—	Direction finder	—	7.5