{
  "id": "novorossiysk",
  "name": "Novorossiysk Class (Project 636.3 Class)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "naval",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Diesel-electric attack submarine",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2014,
  "operators": [
    "RUS"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The NOVOROSSIYSK-class subs are an improved version of the Project 877 Kilo-class boats. The Project 636.3 configuration modifies the standard Project 636 Improved KILO-class subs, which have been exported.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 52,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 73.8,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "beam_m",
      "v": 9.9,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Draft",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "6.6 m",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Displacement (surface)",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "2,350 tons",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "displacement_t",
      "v": 3950,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Displacement (submerged)"
    },
    {
      "k": "propulsion",
      "v": "2 x Type 4-2AA-42M",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Engine power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "2,012 hp (1,500 kW) each at 700 rpm",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Endurance",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "45 days",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Navigation / Search Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x MRK-50 Albatros (Snoop Tray-2) navigation/search",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Passive Hull Aray Sonar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x MGK-400 Rubikon (Shark Gill) low-frequency active/passive suite w/passive hull array.",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Object Avoidance Sonar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x MG-519 active object avoidance",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Sound-Velocity Measurement Sonar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x MG-553 sound-velocity measurement",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Self-Cavitation Measurement Sonar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x MG-512 self-cavitation measurement",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Water Washdown System",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "EW Intercept",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "1 x MRM-25EM (Squid Head) intercept",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Torpedo System: launcher",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "6 x bow 533mm Bow Torpedo Tubes",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Torpedo System: torpedo type",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "53-65K, 53-56B, 53-56BA, SET-53M, TEST-71M, USET-80, MG-74.",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Torpedo System: basic load",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "18 x Torpedoes",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "8 x SS-N-27 Sizzler Anti-Ship Cruise Missile; Type AM-1 Mine",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "hulls",
      "v": 13,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "Hulls listed in the source card"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "8 x SS-N-27 Sizzler Anti-Ship Cruise Missile",
      "role": "Anti-Ship Cruise Missile",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Anti-Ship Cruise Missile",
        "Warhead": "1X200 kg HE",
        "Length": "8.22 m"
      },
      "range_km": 220,
      "qty": "8 x SS-N-27 Sizzler Anti-Ship Cruise Missile"
    },
    {
      "name": "Type AM-1 Mine",
      "role": "Armament",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {},
      "qty": "24 x Type AM-1 mine can be carried in lieu of some torpedoes. Mines can only be "
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Novorossiysk",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2014 Status: Active Fleet: Black Sea Fleet",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Rostov-on-Don",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2014 Status: Active Fleet: Black Sea Fleet",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Stary Oskol",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2015 Status: Active Fleet: Black Sea Fleet",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Krasnodar",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2015 Status: Active Fleet: Black Sea Fleet",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Velikiy Novgorod",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2016 Status: Active Fleet: Black Sea Fleet",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Kolpino",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2016 Status: Active Fleet: Black Sea Fleet",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsk",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2019 Status: Active Fleet: Pacific Fleet",
      "src": [
        "weg-novorossiysk"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Volkhov",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2020 Status: Active Fleet: Pacific Fleet",
      "src": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "submarine",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/novorossiysk.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-novorossiysk": {
      "title": "Novorossiysk Class (Project 636.3 Class) Russian Diesel-Electric Attack Submarine",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Novorossiysk_Class_Project_636_3_Class_Russian_Diesel-Electric_Attack_Submarine",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}