Project 629

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Project 629
A 929A project (Golf II class) boat
A 929A project (Golf II class) boat
Ship data
country Soviet UnionSoviet Union (naval war flag) Soviet Union
Shipyard Shipyard 402 , Severodvinsk

Shipyard 199, Komsomolsk

Construction period 1957 to 1962
Decommissioning 1980s
Units built 22nd
Ship dimensions and crew
length
98.9 m ( Lüa )
width 8.2 m
Draft Max. 8.05 m
displacement surfaced: 2,458 t
submerged: 3,090 t
 
crew 80 men
Machine system
machine 3 × diesel engines
Type 37D with 2,000 HP each 

2 × electric motors
PG-101 with 1,350 HP each
1 × electric motor
PG-102 with 2,700 HP

propeller 3
Mission data submarine
Diving depth, normal 260 m
Immersion depth, max. 300 m
Top
speed
submerged 		12.5 kn (23 km / h)
Top
speed
surfaced 		15 kn (28 km / h)
Armament

Ammunition:

  • 3 × R-13 ballistic missiles

The submarines of Project 629 ( NATO code name Golf-Klasse ) were conventionally operated submarines armed with ballistic missiles of the Soviet Navy . They represent the only class of SSBs ever built in series and were in service from 1959 to 1990. The Navy of the People's Republic of China maintains a unit as a test platform. The North Korean Navy developed the Sinpo class from the Golf class .

history

In January 1954, the Soviet military command placed the order for the development of a diesel-electric powered submarine armed with ballistic missiles . The OKB-16 was commissioned with the development of this submarine at the beginning of 1956 , the planning of which was completed in March of the same year and largely took over the technology of Project 641 ( Foxtrot class ).

The construction of the boats began in 1957 in the Sevmasch shipyard in Severodvinsk and in Komsomolsk on the Amur . From 1960 to 1962 a total of 23 boats of this type were put into service. A total of 16 units were built in Severodvinsk and seven in Komsomolsk. All seven boats built in Komsomolsk were incorporated into the Pacific Fleet and stationed in Petropavlovsk . The boats produced in Severodvinsk were assigned to the Northern Fleet and the Baltic Fleet . From 1959, the plans for the 629 project were sold to the People's Republic of China . However, based on these plans, only a single submarine was built there, presumably using components supplied from the Soviet Union.

The K-129 caused a public sensation, sank in 1968 in the Pacific with 96 crew members and was partially lifted by the CIA (see Azorian project ).

Most submarines of the class remained in service until 1990 and were then sold to North Korea for scrapping . Up until 2003 there were rumors that North Korea had not scrapped the submarines straight away, but had hung up and examined them for years. These rumors were confirmed in 2014 when North Korea first launched the Pukguksong-1 missile from a submarine.

Only one Chinese Golf class boat is currently in service. From 1974 this was converted into a test platform for the Chinese rocket JL-1 (CSS-N-3), which was then being developed. After this conversion, the boat could only carry one or two missiles. On October 12, 1982 the JL-1 took off for the first time from this boat. From 1995 the boat was rebuilt and since 2003 it has served as a test platform for the JL-2 (CSS-NX-4) rocket .

design

The 629 project is essentially based on the 641 project ( Foxtrot class ). The fuselage was divided into eight lockable compartments. The armament of ballistic missiles of the type R-11FM (range: 250 km) was accommodated in an extended tower structure , similar to the project 658 ( hotel class ) . Unlike later submarines, the boats of this project had to show up to fire the missiles.

Conversions

Over time, most of the boats have been modified. 14 boats of this class were converted as part of the 629B (Golf II) project , which were given a larger hull to accommodate new SS-N-5 Serb missiles . In addition, the Golf II class also had a new engine system, which increased the speed by 2 knots. Further modifications usually only included individual boats:

  • Project 601 ( Golf III ): An even further lengthened tower provided space for six instead of three SS-N-8 missiles , which increased the displacement to 4,000 GRT . The K-118 was rebuilt in the manner described from 1969.
  • Project 605 ( Golf IV ): The K-102 was extended by 18 m to accommodate four tubes for missiles of the type SS-NX-13 . This conversion also took place in 1969.
  • Project 619 ( Golf V ): The K-153 was rebuilt for another test of new missiles. The SS-NX-28 was used for this . The renovation took place in 1976.
  • Project 629R ( Golf SSQ ): At the end of the 1970s, three boats were converted into floating communication centers, for which all armament was removed. The K-61 , K-107 and Б-42 were converted .
  • Project 629E : The Б-15 was in a U-1977 minelayer converted.

literature

  • А. Б. Широкорад: Советские подводные лодки послевоенной постройки ( AB Shirokorad : Soviet post-war submarine structures. ). Moscow 1997, ISBN 5-85139-019-0 .

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