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Naval ForcesRussia

Kilo (Project 877/636)

Diesel-electric attack submarineIn serviceFielded 1980Pending verification

Also known as: Project 877, Project 636 Varshavyanka

Naval ForcesRUS
Kilo (Project 877/636)
Photo: Unknown author · Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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System
TypeDiesel-electric attack submarine
Alternative designationsProject 877, Project 636 Varshavyanka
Date of introduction1980
ProliferationAt least 3 countries
Crew57Med[1]
Hulls delivered18Hulls listed in the source cardLow[1]
Dimensions and weight
Length72.6 m238 ftMed[1]
Beam9.9 m32 ftMed[1]
Draft6.6 mMed[1]
Displacement (submerged)3,076 tMed[1]
Propulsion and performance
Propulsion2 x Type 4-2DL42MMed[1]
Engine power5,900 total shp; 1 6-bladed prop (except ALROSA: one pumpjet).Med[1]
Endurance45 daysMed[1]
Protection
CountermeasuresYesMed[1]
NBC Water Washdown SystemYesMed[1]
EW Intercept1 x MRM-25EM (NATO: Squid Head) intercept.Med[1]
EW Direction Finder1 x 6701E (NATO: Quad Loop) direction-finder.Med[1]
Armament
Torpedo System: torpedo tubes6 x 533-mm bowMed[1]
Torpedo System: torpedoSS-N-15A Starfish TorpedoMed[1]
Torpedo System: basic load18 x SS-N-15A Starfish TorpedoesMed[1]
Mine System: basic load24 x mines carriedMed[1]
ArmamentIgla-M missilesMed[1]
Fire control
Radars and sonars1 x Zarnitsa (Skin Head) or 1 x Type 351 (Pot Head) Radar.Med[1]
Name1 x MGK-400 Rubikon (NATO: Shark Gill).; 1 x MG-519 Arfa (NATO: Mouse Roar).; 1 x MG-555 sonar.; 1 x MG-512 sonar.; 1 x MG-53 sonar.; 1 x MRM-25EM (NATO: Squid Head) sonar.; 1 x 6701E (NATO: Quad Loop) sonar.Med[1]
Variants
ChitaCommissioned: Dec. 31, 1980. Status: Decommissioned in 2013, sank partially on way to scrap in 2019. Fleet: Pacific Fleet.[1]
VyborgCommissioned: Feb. 23, 1983. Status: Decommissioned 2018 (exhibit patriot park Kronstadt). Fleet: Baltic Fleet.[1]
NovosibirskCommissioned: Sept. 30, 1984. Status: Decommissioned 2012. Fleet: Northern Fleet.[1]
VologdaCommissioned: Dec. 30, 1984. Status: Decommissioned 2016. Fleet: Northern Fleet.[1]
DmitrovCommissioned: Sept. 25, 1986. Status: Active. Fleet: Baltic Fleet.[1]
(ex Tyumenskiy Komsomolets)Commissioned: 30 December 1984. Status: Decommissioned 2002. Fleet: INA.[1]
Svyatoi Nikolai ChudotvoretsCommissioned: 30 January 1988. Status: Active. Fleet: Pacific Fleet.[1]
YaroslavlCommissioned: Dec. 30, 1988. Status: Active. Fleet: 27 December 1988.[1]
Weapons and payload options · 1Confidence · Source
Igla-M missiles1 x shoulder-launched SAM system
Med[1]
Range
6 km4 mi · 3 nmi
Type
1 x shoulder-launched SAM system
Guidance
Dual waveband infra-red (S-version
Speed
570 m/s
Summary

The Kilo Class (Project 877 Paltus) Russian Diesel-Electric Attack Submarine is a class of diesel-electric attack submarines designed and built in the Soviet Union for the Soviet Navy.

Draft entry. Values come from the cited public sources and are awaiting editor verification.
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Operators
IndiaMyanmarRussia
Sources
  1. Kilo Class (Project 877 Paltus) Russian Diesel-Electric Attack Submarine, U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)
    Published/updated 2026-03-20 · Tier 1 · checked 2026-10-10
Change log
  • 2026-10-05 Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)
  • 2026-10-06 Added photo (Public domain)