Oscar-class submarine vs Victor-class submarine

ASubmarines

Oscar-class submarine

Nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine

Credit

Sergey Konovalov · CC BY 4.0 · Resized · CC BY 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BSubmarines

Victor-class submarine

Nuclear attack submarine

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Oscar-class submarinemaximum

155 m

Length source ↗

Victor-class submarinefor Victor III

107.1 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Oscar-class submarinelarger figure on 1 of 1

Beam+82%

Victor-class submarinelarger figure on 0 of 1

None

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

20 of 28 rows sourced on both sides

155mmaximum

107mfor Victor III

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

155 m

maximum

Single source

155 m (508 ft 6 in) maximum^[source]

92.5 m

for Victor I

Single source

101.8 m

for Victor II

Single source

107.1 m

for Victor III

Single source

92.5 m (303 ft) for Victor I 101.8 m (334 ft) for Victor II 107.1 m (351 ft) for Victor III^[source]

18.2m

10m

Beam+82%

All recorded figures & sources

18.2 m

Beam

Single source

18.2 m (59 ft 9 in)^[source]

10 m

Beam

Single source

10 m (32 ft 10 in)^[source]

7mDraft

Draught

All recorded figures & sources

9 m

Draught

Single source

9 m (29 ft 6 in)^[source]

7 m

Draft

Single source

7 m (23 ft 0 in)^[source]

19,400tSubmerged · source measurement 4

4,950 tons light surfaced 6,990 tons normal surfaced 7,250 tons submerged for Victor III

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

16,500 tonnes

Submerged · source measurement 3

Single source

19,400 tonnes

Submerged · source measurement 4

Single source

12,500 tonnes

Surfaced · source measurement 1

Single source

14,700 tonnes

Surfaced · source measurement 2

Single source

12,500/14,700 tonnes surfaced 16,500/19,400 tonnes submerged^[source]

4,950 tons light surfaced 6,990 tons normal surfaced 7,250 tons submerged for Victor III^[source]

59km/hMaximum; Submerged

59km/hMaximum; Speed

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

59 km/h

Maximum; Submerged

Single source

28 km/h

Maximum; Surfaced

Single source

15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) surfaced 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) submerged^[source]

59 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Oscar-class submarine and Victor-class submarine configuration
Specification	Oscar-class submarine	Victor-class submarine
Complement	94/107^[source]	About 100 (27 officers, 34 warrant officers, 35 enlisted)^[source]
Power	2 × pressurized water cooled reactors, HEU ≤ 45%^[source] 2 × steam turbines delivering 73,070 kW (97,990 shp) to two shafts^[source]	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]
Name	Oscar II class^[source]	Victor class^[source]
Builders	Sevmash^[source]	Sudomekh Shipyard^[source]
Operators	Soviet Navy Russian Navy^[source]	Soviet Navy Russian Navy^[source]
Preceded by	Papa class Charlie class^[source]	November class^[source]
Succeeded by	Yasen class^[source]	Alfa class , Akula class^[source]
Built	1975–2022, may be restarted^[source]	—
In commission	1980–present^[source]	1967–present^[source]
Planned	20 (2 949, 18 949A)^[source]	—
Completed	14 (2 949, 11 949A, 1 09852)^[source]	48^[source]
Canceled	6 (2 incomplete, 4 never laid down)^[source]	—
Active	6 (modernization of some boats to 949AM)^[source]	2^[source]
Laid up	2^[source]	—
Lost	1^[source]	—
Retired	5?^[source]	46^[source]
Type	Nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine^[source]	Nuclear attack submarine^[source]
Endurance	120 days^[source]	80 days^[source]
Test depth	600 m^[source]	—
Armament	4 × 533 mm (21.0 in) and 2 × 650 mm (26 in) torpedo tubes in bow 28 × 533 mm and 650 mm weapons, including RPK-2 Vyuga (SS-N-15 Starfish) anti-submarine missiles with 15 kt nuclear warheads and RPK-6 Vodopad/RPK-7 Veter (SS-N-16) anti-submarine missiles with 200 kt nuclear warhead or Type 40 anti-submarine torpedo or 32 ground mines 24 × P-700 Granit (SS-N-19 Shipwreck) cruise missiles with 750 kilograms (1,650 lb) HE or 6 × 100 Mt Poseidon nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed drones^[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]
Alternative designation	Oscar II^[source]	—
Country of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
Sensors & processing systems	—	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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Oscar-class submarine

Victor-class submarine

Complement

94/107^[source]

About 100 (27 officers, 34 warrant officers, 35 enlisted)^[source]

Power

2 × pressurized water cooled reactors, HEU ≤ 45%^[source]

2 × steam turbines delivering 73,070 kW (97,990 shp) to two shafts^[source]

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]

Name

Oscar II class^[source]

Victor class^[source]

Builders

Sevmash^[source]

Sudomekh Shipyard^[source]

Operators

Soviet Navy Russian Navy^[source]

Preceded by

Papa class Charlie class^[source]

November class^[source]

Succeeded by

Yasen class^[source]

Alfa class , Akula class^[source]

Built

1975–2022, may be restarted^[source]

—

In commission

1980–present^[source]

1967–present^[source]

Planned

20 (2 949, 18 949A)^[source]

—

Completed

14 (2 949, 11 949A, 1 09852)^[source]

48^[source]

Canceled

6 (2 incomplete, 4 never laid down)^[source]

—

Active

6 (modernization of some boats to 949AM)^[source]

2^[source]

Laid up

2^[source]

—

Lost

1^[source]

—

Retired

5?^[source]

46^[source]

Type

Nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine^[source]

Nuclear attack submarine^[source]

Endurance

120 days^[source]

80 days^[source]

Test depth

600 m^[source]

—

Armament

4 × 533 mm (21.0 in) and 2 × 650 mm (26 in) torpedo tubes in bow 28 × 533 mm and 650 mm weapons, including RPK-2 Vyuga (SS-N-15 Starfish) anti-submarine missiles with 15 kt nuclear warheads and RPK-6 Vodopad/RPK-7 Veter (SS-N-16) anti-submarine missiles with 200 kt nuclear warhead or Type 40 anti-submarine torpedo or 32 ground mines 24 × P-700 Granit (SS-N-19 Shipwreck) cruise missiles with 750 kilograms (1,650 lb) HE or 6 × 100 Mt Poseidon nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed drones^[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]

Alternative designation

Oscar II^[source]

—

Country of origin

Soviet Union^[source]

Sensors & processing systems

—

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]