Kilo Class (Type 877EKM)
Owned By
| Operator: | Iran | Algeria |
| Status: | In Service | In Service |
| Number: | 3 | 2 |
| Names: | 901 Tareq (12/25/1991) | 012 Rais Hadj M’Barek |
| 902 Noor (8/7/1993) | 013 El Hadj Slimane | |
| 903 Yunes (6/26/1997) | ||
| Cost: | $1.8 billion | |
| General Specs | ||
| Country of origin: | Soviet Union | |
| Manufacturer: | United Admiralty SY, St. Petersburg, Russia | |
| Introduced: | 1981 | |
| Displacement: | Surface: 2,300 tons | |
| Submerged: 3,950 tons | ||
| Propulsion: | Elektrosila and Kolomensky Zavod Diesel Electric | |
| 2 x 1,000 kW diesel generators | ||
| 190 hp motor for economic running | ||
| 2 x 102 hp standby propulsion systems | ||
| Power: | 5,500 hp | |
| Surface Speed: | 10 knots | |
| Underwater Speed: | 17 knots | |
| Length: | 243.5 ft (74.3 m) | |
| Beam: | 33 ft (10 m) | |
| Height: | N/A | |
| Draft: | 21.5 ft (6.6 m) | |
| Dive Depth | 984.3 ft (300 m) | |
| Hull Material: | Hull covered with rubber anti-sonar protection tiles | |
| Fuel Capacity: | Unknown | |
| Range: | 6,000 miles (9,656.1 km) | |
| Crew: | 52 | |
| Armament: | 6 x 533mm tubes | |
| 8 x anti-air missiles | ||
| Missiles | 8 x SA-N-8 Gremlin (Strela-3) | |
| 8 x SA-N-10 Gimlet (Igla) | ||
| Klub-S 3M-54E1 anti-ship missiles or 3M-14 land-attack cruise missiles (currently only on Indian-operated Kilo submarines) | ||
| Torpedos | 18 x Heavyweight torpedos | |
| TEST-71MKE TV electric homing torpedos | ||
| UGST wake-homing torpedos | ||
| Mines | 24 x mines | |
| Other: | None | |
| Sonar/Sensors: | MGK-400 Rubicon LF Sonar Suite | |
| Mouse Roar HF active | ||
| MVU-110EM Multipurpose Combat Information System (Capable of tracking 5 targets simultaneously) | ||
| Countermeasures/Defenses: | Electronic Support Measures (ESM) | |
| Radar Warning Receiver | ||
| Misc Systems: | Andoga Navigation System | |
Sources:
- “SSK Kilo Class (Type 877EKM), Russia.” Naval Technology. Net Resources International, n.d. Web. 07 Dec. 2013.
- “Kilo (Project 877).” World Warships. Matterson Marine Pty Ltd, n.d. Web. 07 Dec. 2013.
- “Iran Submarine Capabilities.” Nuclear Threat Initiative. N.p., 17 July 2013. Web. 05 Dec. 2013.
- “Iran’s Veleyat Naval War Games & the Ghadir Submarines.” Open Source IMINT. N.p., 16 June 2013. Web. 05 Dec. 2013.
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