Romeo Class (Project 633/Type 033)
Owned By
| Operator: | Egypt | North Korea |
| Status: | In Service | In Service |
| Number: | 4 (Originally 6) | 22 |
| Names: | 849 (1983) | Unknown |
| 852 (1983) | ||
| 855 (1984) | ||
| 858 (1984) | ||
| Cost: | $10 million | |
| Acquired: | 1983-1985 | 1973-1995 |
| General Specs | ||
| Country of origin: | Soviet Union | |
| Class: | Attack submarine | |
| Manufacturer: | Soviet Union, licensed copies produced in China and North Korea | |
| Introduced: | 1957 | |
| Displacement: | Surfaced: 1,330 tons | |
| Submerged: 1,712 tons | ||
| Propulsion: | 2 x 37D diesel engine | |
| 2 x PG-101 electric motor | ||
| 2 x PG-103 electric motor | ||
| Power: | 2,700 SHP | |
| Underwater Speed: | 17.5 mph (15.2 knots) | |
| Length: | 254.5 ft (77.6 m) | |
| Beam: | 22 ft (6.7 m) | |
| Draft: | 16 ft (4.9 m) | |
| Dive Depth | 885.8 ft (270 m) | |
| Hull Material: | Double hull | |
| Fuel Capacity: | ||
| Range: | 8,515.8 miles (7,400 nm) @ 9.2 knots surfaced | |
| Crew: | 52 | |
| Armament: | 8 x 533mm torpedo tubes (6 x bow; 2 x stern) | |
| Missiles | UGM-84A Harpoons (just Egypt) | |
| Torpedos | 14 x NT-37F torpedos | |
| Mines | 28 x AMD-1000 mines | |
| Other: | ||
| Sonar/Sensors: | CSU-3-4 Active/Passive Sonar Suite | |
| Librascope Fire Control System | ||
| Countermeasures/Defenses: | Decoy System: Thomson-Sintra DUUX-5 passive ranging hull sonar (low frequnecy); Herkulesor Tamir-5 active/passive sonar (high frequency) | |
| Misc Systems: | Snoop Tray Navigation Radar | |
Sources:
- Andrew Toppan, “Egypt,” World Navies Today, October 21, 2001.
- “Romeo (Type 033),” World Warships. Matterson Marine Pty Ltd, December 8, 2013.
- Marco Galluccio, “Romeo Class,” Military Submarines, January 24 2013.
- Joseph S. Bermudez Jr and Karl Dewey, “North Korea modernises submarine fleet,” IHS Jane’s Intelligence Review, 2016.
