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Bellona Report nr. 2:96. Written by: Thomas Nilsen, Igor Kudrik and Alexandr Nikitin.

Project 670 M (Skat M) - Charlie-II Class

Northern Fleet Pacific Fleet Total
In service 3 0 3
Inactive 3 0 3
Dismantled 0 0 0
Number 6

Technical Data

Length: 104.9 m Displacement: 4 372/5 500 tons
Beam: 9.9 m Maximum Depth: 300 m
Draught: 7.8 m Hull: Low magnetic steel
Speed: 24 knots Crew: 98

Reactor

One pressurised water reactor, model OK-350, with a VM-4 type reactor core generating a power capacity of 2 75 MWt.

Nuclear Weapons

Naval Architects, Principal builder:

Construction Company-112, Lazurit, V.P. Vorobyev.

Construction Yard

The submarines were built from 1973 to 1980 at Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard.

Base

The Charlie-II submarines are based at Vidyayevo Naval Base in Ara Bay. A submarine has also been laid up at Ura Bay.[222]

Individual Submarines

K-452,
factory no. 901. Berkut.. Submarine still remains in operation.[223]
K-458,
factory no. 902.
K-479,
factory no. 903. Now at Nerpa Naval Yard where it will be dismantled.[224] The submarine's fuel was removed in the spring of 1995.[225]
K-503,
factory no. 904.
K-508,
factory no. 905. Submarine remains in service.[226]
K-209,
factory no. 911. Submarine remains in service.[227]

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Endnotes

[222] Kværner Moss Technology a.s., Disposal of Russian Nuclear Submarines, January 19, 1996. Return
[223] Mormul, N., Note, 1995. Return
[224] Decree no. 514 of the Russian Government signed by J. Gaiydar, July 21, 1992. Return
[225] The removal of fuel can be seen in the pictures taken by Rubny Murman. Return
[226] Mormul, N., Note, 1995. Return
[227] Ibid. Return


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