{
  "id": "victor-iii",
  "name": "Victor III Class (Project 671RTM/RTMK Shchuka Class)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "naval",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Nuclear-powered attack submarine",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1979,
  "operators": [
    "RUS"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "Victor III Class (Project 671RTM/RTMK Shchuka Class) Russian Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine. Soviet designation Project 671RTM/RTMK Shchuka (pike)—entered service in 1979; 25 were produced until 1991.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 96,
      "src": [
        "weg-victor-iii"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 107.2,
      "src": [
        "weg-victor-iii"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "beam_m",
      "v": 10.8,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Draft",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "7.9 m",
      "src": [
        "weg-victor-iii"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Displacement (surface)",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "4,950 tons",
      "src": [
        "weg-victor-iii"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "displacement_t",
      "v": 7250,
      "src": [
        "weg-victor-iii"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Displacement (submerged)"
    },
    {
      "k": "propulsion",
      "v": "2 x Type VM-4P and 2 x sets type OK-300 steam turbines",
      "src": [
        "weg-victor-iii"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Engine power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "31,000 total shp",
      "src": [
        "weg-victor-iii"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Surface Search / Navigation Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x MRK-50 Albatros' series (Snoop Tray-2) surface search/navigation radar.",
      "src": [
        "weg-victor-iii"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Sonar Suite",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x MG-503 Skat-KS (Shark Gill) suite.",
      "src": [
        "weg-victor-iii"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Passive Linear Array",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x Barrakuda towed passive linear array and 1 (Shark Rib) low frequency, passive flak array.",
      "src": [
        "weg-victor-iii"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Ice-Lane Avoidance",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x MT-70 active ice avoidance.",
      "src": [
        "weg-victor-iii"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hull Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Pressure hull fabricated from AK-29 steel.",
      "src": [
        "weg-victor-iii"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Countermeasures",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "1 x MG-74 Korund and Siren decoys",
      "src": [
        "weg-victor-iii"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Water Washdown System",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-victor-iii"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "EW Intercept",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "1 x MRP-10 Zaliv-P/Buleva (Brick Pulp) intercept",
      "src": [
        "weg-victor-iii"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Mine System",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "36 x mines max. in lieu of torpedoes.",
      "src": [
        "weg-victor-iii"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "SS-N-21 Sampson (RK-55) Cruise Missile; Type 65-76 torpedoes; USET-80 torpedoes",
      "src": [
        "weg-victor-iii"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "hulls",
      "v": 5,
      "src": [
        "weg-victor-iii"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "Hulls listed in the source card"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "SS-N-21 Sampson (RK-55) Cruise Missile",
      "role": "Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM)",
      "src": [
        "weg-victor-iii"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM)",
        "Warhead": "Nuclear 200 kT (ground/submarine), HE 410 kg (submarine)",
        "Length": "8.09 m"
      },
      "range_km": 2400
    },
    {
      "name": "Type 65-76 torpedoes",
      "role": "Armament",
      "src": [
        "weg-victor-iii"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Launcher": "2 x 650-mm bow"
      },
      "qty": "8 x Type 65-76 torpedoes"
    },
    {
      "name": "USET-80 torpedoes",
      "role": "Armament",
      "src": [
        "weg-victor-iii"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Launcher": "4 x 533-mm bow"
      },
      "qty": "16 x USET-80 torpedoes"
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "PERM",
      "text": "Commissioned: 1987 Status: Reserve Fleet: Northern Fleet",
      "src": [
        "weg-victor-iii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "POLYARNYE ZORI",
      "text": "Commissioned: 1988 Status: Active Fleet: Northern Fleet",
      "src": [
        "weg-victor-iii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "OBNINSK",
      "text": "Commissioned: 1990 Status: Active Fleet: Northern Fleet",
      "src": [
        "weg-victor-iii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "DANIIL MOSKOVSKIY",
      "text": "Commissioned: 1990 Status: Active Fleet: Northern Fleet",
      "src": [
        "weg-victor-iii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "TAMBOV",
      "text": "Commissioned: 1992 Status: Active Fleet: Northern Fleet",
      "src": [
        "weg-victor-iii"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "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/victor-iii.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-victor-iii": {
      "title": "Victor III Class (Project 671RTM/RTMK Shchuka Class) Russian Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Victor_III_Class_Project_671RTM_RTMK_Shchuka_Class_Russian_Nuclear-Powered_Attack_Submarine",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}