Delta III-class submarine

A Delta III-class submarine
Class overview
NameDelta III class
BuildersSevernoye Mashinostroitelnoye Predpriyatie Severodvinsk
Operators Soviet Navy,  Russian Navy
Preceded byDelta II class
Succeeded byDelta IV class & Typhoon class
SubclassesProject 09786 Special Purpose Submarine
Built1974–1982
In service1976–present
Completed14
Active1[1]
Retired13[1]
General characteristics [2][3]
TypeSubmarine
Displacement
  • Surfaced: 13,500 tons
  • Submerged: 18,200 tons
Length166 m (545 ft)
Beam12.3 m (40 ft)
Draught8.7 m (29 ft)
Depth
  • Operational: 320 m (1,050 ft)
  • Maximum: 400 m (1,300 ft)
PropulsionReactor system OK-700A (two VM-4S (2*90 MW) PWR) powering 2 steam turbines delivering 44,700 kW (59,900 shp) to 2 five-bladed fixed pitched shrouded propellers
Speed
  • Surfaced: 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
  • Submerged: 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
RangeUnlimited, except by food supplies
Complement40 officers, 90 enlisted
Armament
  • 16 × RSM-50 R-29R "Vysota" missiles
  • 4 × bow 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
  • 16 torpedoes (SET-65, SAET-60M, 53-65K, 53-65M)

The Delta III-class submarine, Soviet designation Project 667BDR Kaľmar (Squid), is a large ballistic missile submarine operated by the Russian Navy. Like other previous Delta-class submarines, the Delta III class is a double hulled design, with a thin low magnetic steel outer hull wrapped around a thicker inner pressure hull.

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  2. ^ "Океанский щит России: Часть 2" [Ocean Shield of Russia: Part 2]. flot.com (in Russian). Archived from the original on 11 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Проект 667БДР «Кальмар» (NATO – "Delta III")" [Project 667BDR "Kalmar"]. DeepStorm (in Russian). Archived from the original on 29 September 2011.