Victor class

Under the term Victor class , NATO combines several classes of Soviet and Russian nuclear submarines within the framework of its code name system . In Russian usage, these classes are grouped under the heading Project 671 . The code name is taken from the letter V from the ICAO alphabet .

Initially, the units of Project 671 “Jorsch” ( Ёрш ) , which came into service in 1967, were designated as the Victor class. With the appearance of the improved draft project 671RT "Sjomga" ( Сёмга ) from 1972, this was referred to as Victor II and the previous one as Victor I. In the meantime, all units of the Victor I and Victor II classes as well as most of the Victor III class have been decommissioned and replaced by the Akula class (Project 971 "Shchuka-B").

With regard to their military use, all Victor-class submarines are designated by the US Navy's ship identification system as Ship Submersible Nuclear (SSN for short), which implies a conception as a nuclear-powered fighter submarine.

Tabular overview

class	Victor I	Victor II	Victor III
sketch
Project	671 "Jorsch"	671RT "Sjomga"	671RTM "Shchuka"
Commissioning (first unit)	1967	1972	1977
Decommissioning (last unit)	1996	1997	-
Number of units	15th	7th	26 (including 5 in service)
Length (m)	92.50	101.80	106.10
Width (m)	10.60	10.80	10.80
Draft (m)	7.10	7.30	7.80
Displacement (emerged, in t)	4250	4673	6990
Displacement (immersed, in t)	6085	7190	7250
Speed (over water, in kn )	11.5	11.7	11.5
Speed (under water, in kn)	33.5	31.7	31
Max. Depth (m)	350-400	320-400	400-600
Reactors	2 × OK-300	2 × OK-300	2 × OK-300
Reactor power ( thermal , in MW )	2 × 72	2 × 72	2 × 72
Turbine power ( MW )	30th	30th	30th
Torpedo tubes (number × caliber in mm)	6 × 533	4 × 533 2 × 650	4 × 533 2 × 650
Torpedoes	18th	24	24
crew	76	88	96-102

Web links

Commons : Victor class  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Overview of the sub-classes of Project 671 on fas.org (English)