Project 658

NATO: Hotel

Project 658

Type	SSBN
Soviet designation	PLARB
NATO reporting name	Hotel I
Country	USSR
Displacement (t)	5,240
Length (m)	114.1
Beam (m)	9.2
Draft (m)	7.7
Height (m)	9.2
Max speed submerged (kn)	26.0
Max speed surfaced (kn)	18.0
Max safe depth (m)	219
Endurance (days)	50
Propeller	2 x 6 bladed propellers
Nuclear reactors	2
Titanium hull	No
Navigation system	Pluton-658 (Automatic Dead Reckoning)
Class year	1960

Sensors

Sonar (7)

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

Radar (3)

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

Launchers (5)

Name

Tubes

Fire control

Max launch depth (m)

400mm Torpedo Tube (forward)

Leningrad-658

250

1962 - 1967: 4 x SET-40
1968 - present: 4 x SET-40U

400mm Torpedo Tube (aft)

Leningrad-658

250

1962 - 1967: 4 x SET-40
1968 - present: 4 x SET-40U

533mm Torpedo Tube (forward)

Leningrad-658

100

1961 - 1963: 0 x 53-56 , 0 x 53-57 , 2 x 53-61 , 2 x SET-53
1964 - 1964: 0 x 53-56 , 0 x 53-57 , 2 x 53-61 , 2 x SET-53M
1965 - 1968: 0 x 53-56 , 0 x 53-57 , 2 x 53-61 , 2 x SET-65
1969 - present: 2 x 53-65K , 2 x SET-65M

Missile Launcher

Dolomit + Mars-658

1962 - present: 3 x R-13

VIPS

—

200

Extendable devices (9)

Name	NATO name	Capabilities	Max depth (m)	Max speed (kn)
ARP-53 RDF	—	Direction finder	—	7.5
Attack periscope	—	Periscope (attack)	—	7.5
Bow hydroplanes	—	Bow hydroplanes	—	7.5
MRP-10 Nakat ESM	—	ESM	—	7.5
PR-14 Astrocorrector periscope	—	Periscope (astro)	—	7.5
PZNG-10 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

Individual hulls (8)

Name

Short name

Country

Start date

End date

Remark

K-145

USSR

1962-10-31 (Commissioned)

1973-01-04 (Northern fleet, check port)

K-149

USSR

1962-10-27 (Commissioned)

1965-04-03 (Northern fleet, check port)

K-16

USSR

1961-12-28 (Commissioned)

1969-01-30 (Convert to Hotel II, northern fleet, check port)

K-178

USSR

1962-12-08 (Commissioned)

1965-06-08 (Convert to Project 658M)

Red Banner Northern Fleet: 1962-12-08 – 1963-10-24 (Northern fleet, check port)
Red Banner Pacific Fleet: 1963-10-24 – 1965-06-08 (Convert to Project 658M)

K-19

USSR

1960-11-12 (Commissioned)

1961-12-14 (Convert to Hotel II, northern fleet, check port)

K-33

USSR

1960-12-24 (Commissioned)

1962-10-25 (Convert to Hotel II, northern fleet, check port)

K-40

USSR

1961-12-27 (Commissioned)

1966-07-01 (Convert to Hotel II, northern fleet, check port)

K-55

USSR

1960-12-27 (Commissioned)

1965-04-03 (Convert to Hotel II)