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Kashalot-class submarine

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Class overview
NameKashalot
BuildersSoviet Union
Operators
Built1977–1991
In service1986–present
Planned3
Completed2
Cancelled1
Active2
General characteristics
Displacement1,390 tons normal surfaced/1,580 tons submerged
Length69 m (226 ft 5 in)
Beam7 m (23 ft 0 in)
Draft5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
PropulsionOne 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
ComplementAbout 36
Sensors and
processing systems

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.[1]

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.[1]

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.[1] AS-13 and AS-15 were reported active as of 2016.[2]


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  1. ^ a b c Wertheim 2007, p.610.
  2. ^ Sutton, H.I. (14 July 2016). "Project 1910 Uniform class". Covert Shores.

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