ASubmarines
Archer-class submarine
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ASubmarines
At a glance
Archer-class submarinelarger figure on 0 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source60.5 m (198 ft 6 in)[source]
for Victor I
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Archer-class submarine | Victor-class submarine |
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| Power | — | One VM-4P pressurized-water twin nuclear reactor (2x75 MW), 2 sets OK-300 steam turbines; 1 7-bladed or 2 4-bladed props; 31,000 shp (23,000 kW) at 290 shaft rpm – 2 low-speed electric cruise motors; 2 small props on stern planes; 1,020 shp (760 kW) at 500 rpm Electric: 4,460 kw tot. (2 × 2,000-kw, 380-V, 50-Hz a.c. OK-2 turbogenerators, 1 × 460-kw diesel emergency set)[source] |
| Builders | Kockums[source] | Sudomekh Shipyard[source] |
| Operators | Republic of Singapore Navy[source] | Soviet Navy Russian Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Challenger class[source] |
Victor-class submarinelarger figure on 2 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
for Victor II
Single sourcefor Victor III
Single source92.5 m (303 ft) for Victor I 101.8 m (334 ft) for Victor II 107.1 m (351 ft) for Victor III[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
November class[source] |
| Succeeded by | Invincible class[source] | Alfa class , Akula class[source] |
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| Completed | 48[source] |
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| Active |
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| Propulsion | 2 × Hedemora diesel-electric engines 2 × Kockums v4-275R Sterling AIP units[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | FAS[source] | Radar: 1 MRK-50 Albatros-series (Snoop Tray-2) navigation/search Sonar: MGK-503 Skat-KS (Shark Gill) suite: LF active/passive; passive flank array; Barrakuda towed passive linear array (Victor III only); MT-70 active ice avoidance EW: MRP-10 Zaliv-P/Buleva (Brick Pulp) intercept; Park Lamp direction-finder[source] |
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| Armament | 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes for TP-617 heavy-weight torpedoes and Blackshark torpedoes 3 × 400 mm (16 in) torpedo tubes[source] | Active vessels have 2 bow torpedo tubes, 650 mm (26 in) (6 weapons – Type 88R / SS-N-16 Stallion ASW missiles, Type 65-76 torpedoes) 4 bow torpedo tubes, 533 mm (21 in) (18 weapons – Type 83RN / Type 53-65K / USET-80 torpedoes, Type 84RN / SS-N-15 Starfish ASW missiles, VA-111 Shkval rocket torpedoes, MG-74 Korund and Siren decoys, or up to 36 naval mines )[source] |
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| Country of origin | Sweden[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
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| Name | — | Victor class[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1967–present[source] |
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| Retired | — | 46[source] |
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| Type | — | Nuclear attack submarine[source] |
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| Endurance | — | 80 days[source] |
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