Kashalot-class submarine

The Kashalot-class submarine (NATO reporting name: Uniform), Soviet designation Project 1910, is a class of research and special operations submarine constructed by the Soviet Union during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Class overview
Name	Kashalot
Builders	Soviet Union
Operators	Soviet Navy Russian Navy
Built	1977–1991
In service	1986–present
Planned	3
Completed	2
Cancelled	1
Active	2
General characteristics
Displacement	1,390 tons normal surfaced/1,580 tons submerged
Length	69 m (226 ft 5 in)
Beam	7 m (23 ft 0 in)
Draft	5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	One pressurized-water nuclear reactor 1.5 MW (2,000 hp), 1 sets steam turbines; 10,000 shp (7,500 kW)
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) submerged
Complement	About 36
Sensors and processing systems	Radar: 1 Snoop Slab search Sonar: HF active

Two boats of the class were constructed, AS-13 and AS-15, with the first boat of the class being laid down in 1977 and commissioned in 1986, the second being laid down in 1983 but not commissioned until 1991. A third class boat, AS-12, reached the fitting-out stage before being cancelled in 1998.

Displacing 1,580 tons submerged, the Kashalot class was constructed using a single titanium hull design, and is powered by a nuclear reactor; they were the first Soviet nuclear-powered submarines to have a single hull. The boats each have a crew of 36 officers and men. AS-13 and AS-15 were reported active as of 2016.

See also

• List of submarine classes in service

References

Bibliography

• Wertheim, Eric (2007). Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft and Systems (15th ed.). Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-955-2. Retrieved 2013-07-31.

External links

• Toppan, Andrew (25 March 2002). "Russian Submarines". World Navies Today.