Summary
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]
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Kashalot |
| Builders | Soviet Union |
| Operators | |
| Built | 1977–1991 |
| In service | 1986–present |
| Planned | 3 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Cancelled | 1 |
| Active | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,390 tons normal surfaced/1,580 tons submerged |
| Length | 69 m (226 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 7 m (23 ft 0 in) |
| Draft | 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion | One pressurized-water nuclear reactor 1.5 MW (2,000 hp), 1 sets steam turbines; 10,000 shp (7,500 kW) |
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| Complement | About 36 |
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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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- Wertheim, Eric (2007). Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft and Systems (15th ed.). Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-955-2. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
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- Toppan, Andrew (25 March 2002). "Russian Submarines". World Navies Today.