Kilo-class submarine
{{short description|Diesel electric submarine class}}
{{redirect|Kilo Class|the novel by Patrick Robinson|Kilo Class (novel)}}
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| Ship length = {{convert|58.7|–|83.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|9.9|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship draft = {{convert|6.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship depth = | Ship power = Diesel-electric | Ship propulsion = *Diesel-electric propulsion
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6,800|shp|kW|abbr=on}} propulsion motor
| Ship speed = *Surfaced: {{convert|17|kn}}
| Ship range = *With snorkel: {{convert|6000|–|7,500|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|7|kn|abbr=on}}
| Ship endurance = 45 days | Ship test depth = *Operational: {{convert|240|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| Ship complement = 52 | Ship sensors = | Ship EW = | Ship armament = *6 × {{convert|533|mm|in|abbr=on|0}} torpedo tubes
| Ship armour = | Ship armor = | Ship aircraft = | Ship aircraft facilities = | Ship notes = }} |
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The Kilo-class submarines are a group of diesel-electric attack submarines designed by the Rubin Design Bureau{{cite web |url=https://thediplomat.com/2019/10/new-russian-attack-sub-enters-sea-trials/ |title=New Russian Attack Sub Enters Sea Trials |first=Franz-Stefan |last=Gady |date=7 October 2019 |website=The Diplomat}}{{cite web |url= https://pp.userapi.com/c639327/v639327924/38091/NS2cZmDNPqM.jpg |title=АПЛ Проекта 636.3 |trans-title=Project 636.3 Nuclear Submarine |language=ru |website=pp.userapi.com |access-date=30 August 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170830234436/https://pp.userapi.com/c639327/v639327924/38091/NS2cZmDNPqM.jpg |archive-date=30 August 2017 |url-status=live}} in the Soviet Union in the 1970s and built originally for the Soviet Navy.
The first version had the Soviet designation Project 877 Paltus ({{langx|ru|Па́лтус}}, meaning "halibut"), NATO reporting name Kilo.{{cite web |url= https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/10/russia-launches-final-project-636-3-submarine-for-pacific-fleet/ |title= Russia launches Final Project 636.3 Submarine for Pacific Fleet |author= Tomasz Grotnik |date=14 October 2024|website= Naval News}} They entered operational service in 1980 and continued being built until the mid-1990s, when production switched to the more advanced Project 636 Varshavyanka variant, also known in the West as the Improved Kilo class.Gardiner, Chumbley and Budzbon (1995), pp. 408-409.{{cite web |url= https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2023/algeria-navy-may-receive-2-new-russian-improved-kilo-class-submarines |title= Algeria Navy may receive 2 new Russian Improved Kilo-class submarines. |author= |date=8 August 2023|website= Army Recognition}}Darman (2004), p. 46. The design was updated again by the Russian Navy in the mid-2010s, to a variant called Project 636.3, also known as Improved Kilo II.
Role
The Project 877 attack submarines were mainly intended for anti-shipping and anti-submarine operations in relatively shallow waters. Original Project 877 boats are equipped with Rubikon MGK-400 sonar system (with NATO reporting name Shark Gill), which includes a mine detection and avoidance sonar MG-519 Arfa (with NATO reporting name Mouse Roar).
Newer Project 636 boats are equipped with improved MGK-400EM, with MG-519 Arfa also upgraded to MG-519EM. MGK 400E can detect submarines with 0.05 Pa/Hz noisiness in {{cvt|16|km}} and surface vessels with 10 Pa/Hz noisiness in {{cvt|100|km}}.{{cite web |url=http://roe.ru/eng/catalog/naval-systems/shipborne-electronic-systems/mgk-400/ |title=MGK-400EM Sonar |website=Rosoboronexport |access-date=18 July 2020}} The improved sonar systems have reduced the number of operators needed by sharing the same console via automation.
Anechoic tiles are fitted on casings and fins to absorb the sound waves of active sonar, which results in a reduction and distortion of the return signal.Anechoic tiles are fitted on casings and fins to absorb the sonar sound waves of active sonar, which results in a reduction and distortion of the return signal. These tiles also help attenuate sounds that are emitted from the submarine, thus reducing the range at which the submarine may be detected by passive sonar.{{cite web |url=http://www.russiafile.com/kilo.htm |title=Kilo-class Submarines |website=Russiafile.com |access-date=29 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924092844/http://www.russiafile.com/kilo.htm |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead}}
Project 636 and 636.3 submarines can launch Kalibr (and their Club export version) cruise missiles. It was reported in September 2022 that they can carry four Kalibr missiles, and can launch them through two of their six torpedo tubes.
History
A single Project 877 submarine, {{ship|Russian submarine|B-871||2}} Alrosa, is equipped with pump-jet propulsion, instead of a propeller.{{cite web |url=http://www.alrosa.net/eng/ |title=Kilo Class Submarine "Alrosa": Black Sea Fleet, Russian Federation |website=Alrosa.net |access-date=8 March 2014 |url-status=usurped |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080603220020/http://www.alrosa.net/eng/ |archive-date=3 June 2008}} It has been retrofitted for the Kalibr missile.{{cite news |last1=Newdick |first1=Thomas |title=Russia's Only Pump-Jet Kilo Class Submarine Is Back To Attack Ukraine |url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/russias-only-pump-jet-kilo-class-submarine-is-back-to-attack-ukraine |agency=The Drive |publisher=Recurrent Ventures |date=28 June 2022}}
It was planned for Project 636 (Improved Kilo) to be succeeded by the {{sclass2|Lada|submarine|4}} in Russian Navy service. However, by November 2011 it was apparent that the Lada class would be delayed because Sankt Peterburg (B-585), the lead boat of the class, had shown major deficiencies. On 27 July 2012, the Russian Navy commander-in-chief announced that construction of the Lada-class submarines would resume, having undergone design changes.{{cn|date=February 2023}} Series production was reported to be underway in the latter 2010s.{{cite news |url=https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/project-677-lada-class-project-1650-amur-class-submarines/ |title=Project 677 Lada Class / Project 1650 Amur Class Submarines |newspaper=Naval Technology}}{{update after|2014}}
The Russian Navy also moved forward in the late 2010s, with the construction of Project 636.3, also known as Improved Kilo II. The first-in-class was named Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (PPK) and was launched by the head of Admiralty Shipyard Alexander Buzakov on 28 March 2019, or some thirty months after commission. By November 2019, six units had been built for the Black Sea Fleet and further boats were proposed, but not funded, for the Pacific and Baltic Fleets.{{cite web |url=https://thediplomat.com/2019/11/first-project-636-3-kilo-class-attack-sub-to-enter-service-with-russias-pacific-fleet-this-month/ |title=First Project 636.3 Kilo-Class Attack Sub to Enter Service With Russia's Pacific Fleet This Month |date=22 November 2019 |first=Franz-Stefan|last=Gady |website=The Diplomat}}
In June 2022, an unconfirmed report from within Russia's defense industry suggested that a further tranche of six additional Project 636.3 vessels might be ordered to start construction in around 2024.{{cite web | url=https://tass.com/defense/1465805 | title=Shipbuilders to build a series of Project 636.3 submarines for Russia's Northern Fleet }} The PPK class "is slightly longer in length — the sub's submerged displacement is around 4,000 tons — and features improved engines, an improved combat system, as well as new noise reduction technology; it can fire both torpedoes and cruise missiles, launched from one of six 533-millimeter torpedo tubes." The PPK class has a seven-bladed propeller, instead of the six-bladed propeller of the Project 877 class.
Specifications
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There are several variants of the Kilo class. The information below is the smallest and largest number from the available information for all three main variants of the boat.{{cite web |url=https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/row/rus/877.htm |title=Project 877 / 636 Kilo class diesel-electric torpedo submarine |website=FAS.org |access-date=28 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027003329/http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/row/rus/877.htm |archive-date=27 October 2011 |url-status=dead}}
- Displacement:
- 2,300–2,350 tons surfaced
- 3,000–4,000 tons submerged
- Dimensions:
- Length: 70–74 meters
- Beam: 9.9 meters
- Draft: 6.2–6.5 meters
- Maximum speed
- 10–12 knots surfaced (18–22 km/h)
- 17–25 knots submerged (31–46 km/h)
- Propulsion: Diesel-electric {{convert|5900|shp|abbr=on}}
- Maximum depth: 300 meters (240–250 meters operational)
- Endurance
- {{convert|400|nmi|km|-2}} at {{convert|3|kn|km/h|0}} submerged
- {{convert|6000|nmi|km|-3}} at {{convert|7|kn|km/h|0}} snorkeling (7,500 miles for the Improved Kilo class)
- 45 days sea endurance
- Armament
- Air defence: 8 Strela-3 or 8 Igla-1, but after sea trial it{{which|date=June 2022}} was rejected by the navy.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}
- Six 533 mm torpedo tubes with 18 53-65 ASuW or TEST 71/76 ASW torpedoes or VA-111 Shkval supercavitating torpedoes, or 24 DM-1 mines,
- Crew: 52
- Price per unit is US$200–250 million (China paid about US$1.5–2 billion for 8 Project 636 Kilo-class submarines){{when|date=June 2022}}{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}
Operational history
Kilo-class attack submarines originally began entering service with the Soviet Navy from 1980.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}
At the beginning of 2014, the Chinese PLA Navy held an emergency combat readiness test.{{cite web |title = Courage and bloodiness have always been the backbone of soldiers and the edge of victory. |url = http://news.mod.gov.cn/pla/2014-10/22/content_4545847.htm |author=Wang Tao |date=2014-10-22 |website=PRC Ministry of National Defense |access-date=2018-07-13 |archive-date=2018-07-13 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180713143304/http://news.mod.gov.cn/pla/2014-10/22/content_4545847.htm |url-status=live }} The Kilo-class submarine Yuanzheng 72, deployed on a combat readiness voyage encountered a "cliff" caused by a sudden change in seawater density. Because the seawater density suddenly decreased, the submarine lost its buoyancy and rapidly fell to the seabed more than {{convert|3000|m}} deep. The pressure on the submarine increased sharply, and the main engine room pipeline was damaged and water entered. The vessel lost power due to a large amount of water entering the main engine room. The crew reacted quickly, the submarine resurfaced in three minutes, avoiding disaster. The voyage was notable for creating many firsts for PLAN's submarine service.{{cite web |title = South China Sea Fleet submarine suddenly lost buoyancy during a voyage and encountered the most dangerous 3 minutes |url = http://news.ifeng.com/a/20140409/35582388_0.shtml |date=2014-04-09 |website=凤凰网 |access-date=2018-07-13 |archive-date=2018-07-13 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180713143237/http://news.ifeng.com/a/20140409/35582388_0.shtml |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title = Media reveals military awards: Most awards are related to "aircraft carriers" |url = http://sc.people.com.cn/n/2014/0901/c345460-22169825-3.html |date=2014-09-01 |website=人民网 |access-date=2018-07-13 |archive-date=2018-07-13 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180713142540/http://sc.people.com.cn/n/2014/0901/c345460-22169825-3.html |url-status=live }}
In 2015 five Kilo-class submarines were deployed to the Russian naval facility in Tartus, Syria. At least two of the units reportedly attacked land targets inside Syria with 3M54 Kalibr cruise missiles (NATO designation: SS-N-27A "Sizzler"). On 8 December 2015 marked the first time a Kilo-class submarine fired cruise missiles against an enemy. B-237 Rostov-on-Don struck two targets near the ISIS capital of Raqqa by the missile attack.{{cite web |last1=Rogoway |first1=Tyler |title=Russia Launches Cruise Missiles At Syria From Submarine In The Mediterranean |url=https://jalopnik.com/russia-launches-cruise-missiles-at-syria-from-submarine-1746931031 |date=8 December 2015}} The B-237 Rostov-on-Don transited the Dardanelles on its way back to the Black Sea on 12 February 2022.{{cite web |last1=Ozberk |first1=Tayfun |title=Russia's Improved Kilo-Class Submarine Entering Black Sea |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/02/russias-improved-kilo-class-submarine-entering-black-sea/ |work=Naval News |date=12 February 2022}}
B-871 Alrosa, a pump-jet Kilo class, which derives from the Project 877 hull, participated in the Russo-Ukraine War.
After the sinking of the {{ship|Russian cruiser|Moskva}} in April 2022, it was remarked that the Kilo-class subs were the only members of the Black Sea Fleet whose orders did not prohibit venturing into Ukrainian waters near Odesa during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.{{cite news |last1=Axe |first1=David |title=Russian Navy Crews Are Under Orders To Avoid The Ukrainian Coast |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2022/08/18/russian-navy-crews-are-under-orders-to-avoid-the-ukrainian-coast/?sh=2ccaff076946 |work=Forbes |date=28 August 2022}} In September 2022, after the early 2022 Crimea attacks, the UK Ministry of Defence said that the Kilo-class submarines were moved from Sevastopol to the Port of Novorossiysk in Krasnodar Krai.{{cite news |last1=Mongilio |first1=Heather |title=Russian Navy Moving Kilo Attack Boats to Safety from Ukraine Strike Risk, Says U.K. MoD |url=https://news.usni.org/2022/09/20/russian-navy-moving-kilo-attack-boats-to-safety-from-ukraine-strike-risk-says-u-k-mod |work=USNI News |date=20 September 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Sutton |first1=H I |title=Russian Navy Kilo Class Submarines Retreating From Crimea |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/09/russian-navy-kilo-class-submarines-retreating-from-crimea/ |work=Naval News |date=14 September 2022}}
On 13 September 2023, B-237 Rostov-on-Don was severely damaged by a Ukrainian Storm Shadow missile strike while it was drydocked in Sevastopol.{{Cite news |last1=Barnes |first1=Joe |last2=Kilner |first2=James |date=13 September 2023 |title=Russian submarine hit by British Storm Shadow missile strike |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/09/13/ukraine-major-attack-russia-black-sea-fleet-crimea/ |access-date=13 September 2023 |issn=0307-1235}}{{cite web |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/09/ukraines-attack-on-sevastopol-also-targeted-important-ships-crossing-black-sea/ |title=Ukraine's Attack On Sevastopol Also Targeted Important Ships Crossing Black Sea |work=Naval News |date=14 September 2023}}{{Cite web |first1=Yulia |last1=Kesaieva |first2=Andrew |last2=Carey |first3=Mariya |last3=Knight |first4=Jessie |last4=Yeung |date=15 September 2023 |title=Ukraine identifies ships hit in Sevastopol attack, claiming 'irreparable loss' to Russia |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/14/europe/ukraine-sevastopol-attack-russian-ships-identified-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=15 September 2023 |website=CNN}}
According to satellite images taken in June 2024, the submarine was moved to a lesser used dry dock within the port (at coordinates 44.609975029014116, 33.537496816089906). Camouflage nets were, at least initially, thrown up to disguise its presence and to make observation more challenging. According to reports, the submarine is under repair.{{Cite web |last=Sutton |first=H. I. |date=7 June 2024 |title=Russian Submarine Hit By Missiles Now In New Hiding Place In Sevastopol |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/06/russian-submarine-hit-by-missiles-now-in-new-hiding-place-in-sevastopol |access-date=7 June 2024 |website=Naval News}}
On 2 August 2024, Ukrainian Forces launched a strike against a Russian submarine and an S-400 air defense system in Crimea. Ukrainian sources claimed that the submarine B-237 Rostov-on-Don was "sunk on the spot" in the attack.{{cite web |url=https://defence-blog.com/ukrainian-missiles-destroy-russian-submarine-in-sevastopol/ |title=Ukrainian missiles destroy Russian submarine in Sevastopol |website=Defence Blog |last=Malyasov |first=Dylan |date=3 August 2024 |access-date=4 August 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-submarine-sunk-by-ukraine-military-claims/ |title=Ukraine claims sinking of Russia sub in Sevastopol |work=Politico |last=Pollet |first=Mathieu |date=3 August 2024 |access-date=4 August 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4nggvg1yggo |title=Ukraine says it sank Russian submarine in Crimea |work=BBC News |last=Murphy| first=Matt |date=3 August 2024 |access-date=4 August 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-updates-ukraine-says-it-sank-russian-sub-in-crimea/live-69848035 |title=Ukraine updates: Ukraine says it sank Russian sub in Crimea |work=Deutsche Welle |date=3 August 2024 |access-date=4 August 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://static.ukrinform.com/photos/2024_08/thumb_files/630_360_1722693197-643.jpghttps://kyivindependent.com/general-staff-says-russias-black-sea-fleet-submarine-sunk-after-successfully-hit/ |title=Ukraine's military says it sunk Russian Black Sea Fleet submarine, damaged S-400 missile system in 'successful hit' |work=Kyiv Independent |date=3 August 2024 |access-date=4 August 2024}} Other sources claim that the submarine was only hit and not sunk.{{cite web |url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3891715-ukraine-hits-russias-rostovondon-submarine-s400-air-defense-system-in-sevastopol.html |title=Ukraine hits Russia's Rostov-on-Don submarine, S-400 air defense system in Sevastopol |work=Ukrinform.net |date=3 August 2024 |access-date=4 August 2024}} Satellite images showed the that camouflage nets were burned out by the strike.{{cite web |url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3891734-russian-submarine-destruction-satellite-images-show-impact-site-in-crimea.html |title=Russian submarine destruction: satellite images show impact site in Crimea |website=Ukrinform.net |date=3 August 2024 |access-date=4 August 2024}}
Operators
The first submarine entered service in the Soviet Navy in 1980, and the class remains in use with the Russian Navy today; around 11 original Kilo-class vessels believed to still be in active service with the Russian Navy (as of 2023), while new Improved Kilo–class subs are being delivered through the 2020s to replace them. About forty vessels have been exported to several countries:
- {{ALG}}: 2 original Kilo (Project 877), 4 Improved Kilo (Project 636).{{cite web |url=http://www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-479.html |title=Algeria – Navy |date=December 1993 |website=Country-data.com |access-date=28 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318172435/http://www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-479.html |archive-date=18 March 2012 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=627 |title=Algeria looking to procure two additional Improved Kilo Project 636M Diesel Submarines from Russia |website=NavyRecognition.com |date=24 September 2012 |access-date=8 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012024038/http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=627 |archive-date=12 October 2013 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://vpk-news.ru/news/2509/ |script-title=ru:Алжир может закупить российские подводные лодки |trans-title=Algeria may buy Russian submarines |language=ru |website=Vpk-news.ru |access-date=8 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012195125/http://vpk-news.ru/news/2509/ |archive-date=12 October 2013 |url-status=live|title= }}{{cite web |url=http://lenta.ru/news/2012/09/19/subs/ |title=Наука и техника: Алжир докупит у России две "Варшавянки" |trans-title=Science and Technology: Algeria will buy two Varshavyanks from Russia |language=ru |website=Lenta.ru |access-date=8 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012083315/http://lenta.ru/news/2012/09/19/subs/ |archive-date=12 October 2013 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://www.armstrade.org/files/analytics/315.pdf |title=Аналитическая Записка: Статистика Мирового Экспорта Военно-Морской Техники В Ближнесрочной Перспективе |trans-title=Policy Brief: Short Term Global Naval Equipment Export Statistics |language=ru |date=2013 |website=Центр анализа мировой торговли оружием [World Arms Trade Analysis Center] |access-date=8 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014052040/http://www.armstrade.org/files/analytics/315.pdf |archive-date=14 October 2013 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://www.km.ru/economics/2012/09/19/692626-alzhir-zakazal-rosoboroneksportu-dve-podvodnye-lodki |title=Алжир заказал Рособоронэкспорту две подводные лодки |trans-title=Algeria orders two submarines from Rosoboronexport |language=ru |website=KM.ru |date=19 September 2012 |access-date=8 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014143908/http://www.km.ru/economics/2012/09/19/692626-alzhir-zakazal-rosoboroneksportu-dve-podvodnye-lodki |archive-date=14 October 2013 |url-status=live}}
- {{PRC}}: 2 original Kilo (Project 877), 10 Improved Kilo (Project 636).{{cite web |url=http://www.sinodefence.com/navy/sub/kilo.asp |title=Kilo Class (Project 636/877EKM) Diesel-Electric Submarine |website=SinoDefence.com |date=23 February 2009 |access-date=28 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070223074353/http://sinodefence.com/navy/sub/kilo.asp |archive-date=23 February 2007}}{{cite web |url=http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/kilo877/ |title=SSK Kilo Class (Type 877EKM) Attack Submarine |website=Naval Technology |access-date=28 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916235157/http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/kilo877/ |archive-date=16 September 2011 |url-status=live}}
- {{IND}}: 10 original Kilo (Project 877), 1 sustained major casualty{{cite web |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Sindhugosh.html |title=Sindhugosh (Kilo) Class |date=16 January 2008 |website=Bharat Rakshak |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090308035846/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Sindhugosh.html |archive-date=8 March 2009}} – designated as the {{sclass|Sindhughosh|submarine|4}}
- {{MYA}}: one boat transferred from Indian Navy by March 2020.{{cite web |url=https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2019/july/7327-myanmar-to-receive-its-first-kilo-class-submarine-from-india.html |title=Myanmar to receive its first Kilo class submarine from India |date=July 2019 |website=NavyRecognition.com}}{{cite web |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/myanmar-navy-showcases-newly-acquired-submarine-in-fleet-exercise-bandoola |title=Myanmar Navy showcases newly acquired submarine in Fleet Exercise Bandoola |first=Mrityunjoy |last=Mazumdar |date=19 October 2020 |website=Jane's}}
- {{POL}}: 1 original Kilo (Project 877) – {{ORP|Orzeł|1986|6}}.{{cite web | url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/03/polands-only-submarine-returns-to-the-depths/ | title=Poland's Only Submarine Returns To The Depths… |work=Naval News |date=12 March 2024 |access-date=13 March 2024}}{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.mw.mil.pl/index.php?akcja=orzel |title=Okręt Podwodny Typu Kilo (Proj. 877E) |trans-title=Type Kilo Submarine (Project 877E) |language=pl |website=Polish Navy |access-date=28 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120055844/http://www.navy.mw.mil.pl/index.php?akcja=orzel |archive-date=20 January 2018 |url-status=dead}}
- {{IRN}}: 3 original Kilo (Project 877).
- {{ROU}}: 1 original Kilo (Project 877) – {{ship|Romanian submarine|Delfinul}} (not operational).{{citation needed |date=April 2018}}
- {{RUS}}: 10–11 original Kilo (Project 877), 11 Improved Kilo (Project 636.3){{cite news |url=http://navaltoday.com/2016/11/24/russian-navy-commissions-sixth-project-636-3-varshavyanka-class-submarine/ |title=Russian Navy commissions sixth Project 636.3 Varshavyanka-class submarine |work=Navaltoday.com |date=24 November 2016 |access-date=27 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129091828/http://navaltoday.com/2016/11/24/russian-navy-commissions-sixth-project-636-3-varshavyanka-class-submarine/ |archive-date=29 January 2017 |url-status=live}} and 1 additional Improved Kilo on order (636.3) for Pacific Fleet to be delivered in 2024.{{cite web |url=http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2016/january-2016-navy-naval-forces-defense-industry-technology-maritime-security-global-news/3476-russian-navy-orders-6-project-6363-improved-kilo-ssk-to-boost-pacific-fleet-submarine-force.html |title=Russian Navy Orders 6 Project 636.3 Improved Kilo SSK to Boost Pacific Fleet Submarine Force |website=NavyRecognition.com |date=20 January 2016 |access-date=4 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160905150230/http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2016/january-2016-navy-naval-forces-defense-industry-technology-maritime-security-global-news/3476-russian-navy-orders-6-project-6363-improved-kilo-ssk-to-boost-pacific-fleet-submarine-force.html |archive-date=5 September 2016 |url-status=live}} One further Improved Kilo ordered in August 2020, during the International Military-Technical Forum "ARMY-2020";{{cite web |url=https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2020/august/8904-russian-navy-signs-contract-during-army-2020-forum-for-two-more-diesel-submarines.html |title=Russian Navy signs contract during Army 2020 forum for two more diesel submarines |date=August 2020 |website=NavyRecognition.com}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/articles/2020/08/25/837739-minfin-roskosmos |title=Минфин и "Роскосмос" вступили в публичные препирательства о сокращении расходов |trans-title=The Ministry of Finance and "Roscosmos" entered into a public altercation about cutting costs |first=Alexey |last=Nikolsky |date=6 August 2020 |newspaper=Vedomosti |language=ru}} up to six additional boats of the class intended to replace Project 877 units; first three ordered in 2023.{{Cite web |url=https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/2023/07/new-submarine-northern-fleet-will-be-named-mariupol |title=New submarine for Northern Fleet will be named "Mariupol" |first=Atle |last= Staalesen |date=10 July 2023 |website=The Barents Observer}}
- {{VIE}}: 6 Improved Kilo (Project 636){{cite web |url=http://rusnavy.com/news/navy/index.php?ELEMENT_ID=9667 |title=Russia dominates Asian market with 28 diesel subs |website=Rusnavy.com |date=15 December 2009 |access-date=28 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015070353/http://rusnavy.com/news/navy/index.php?ELEMENT_ID=9667 |archive-date=15 October 2011 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-01/02/c_133012376.htm |title=Vietnam receives first Russian-made submarine |website=Xinhua News Agency |date=2 January 2014 |access-date=4 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109051833/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-01/02/c_133012376.htm |archive-date=9 January 2014 |url-status=dead}}{{cite news |url=http://vovworld.vn/en-US/News/Last-Kilo-submarine-arrives-at-Cam-Ranh-Port/506623.vov |title=Last Kilo submarine arrives at Cam Ranh Port |work=Voice of Vietnam |date=21 January 2017 |access-date=27 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202123531/http://vovworld.vn/en-US/News/Last-Kilo-submarine-arrives-at-Cam-Ranh-Port/506623.vov |archive-date=2 February 2017 |url-status=live}} – {{ship|Vietnamese submarine|Hồ Chí Minh City||2}}, {{ship|Vietnamese submarine|Hà Nội||2}}, {{ship|Vietnamese submarine|Hải Phòng||2}}, {{ship|Vietnamese submarine|Đà Nẵng||2}}, {{ship|Vietnamese submarine|Khánh Hoà||2}}, {{ship|Vietnamese submarine|Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu||2}}.
= Possible purchasers =
The government of Venezuela expressed interest since 2005 in acquiring nine AIP-powered conventional submarines, either the German U214 or later the Amur 1650. There was a Russian counteroffer due to technical issues at the shipyards back then, for five Project 636 Kilo-class and four Amur 1650, but it hasn't gone through yet.{{Cite web |last=InfoDefensa |first=Revista Defensa |title=Venezuela y la renovación de su fuerza submarina. Una asignatura pendiente |url=https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/3118699/venezuela-renovacion-fuerza-submarina-asignatura-pendiente |access-date=27 December 2023 |website=Infodefensa - Noticias de defensa, industria, seguridad, armamento, ejércitos y tecnología de la defensa |language=es}}
In 2017, the Philippine Navy showed interest in the Kilo-class submarine as part of its modernization program. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the country was evaluating a Russian offer.{{cite web |url=http://www.janes.com/article/67273/philippines-evaluates-russian-kilo-class-submarines |title=Philippines evaluates Russian Kilo-class submarines |first=Jon |last=Grevatt |date=27 January 2017 |website=IHS Jane's Defence Industry |access-date=30 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129212842/http://www.janes.com/article/67273/philippines-evaluates-russian-kilo-class-submarines |archive-date=29 January 2017 |url-status=dead}}
=Failed bids=
The Indonesian Navy was interested in purchasing two used Kilo-class submarines, but the Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy Laksamana Marsetio cancelled the plans in 2014 after inspecting the two submarines in Russia with an Indonesian Navy team. He said, "The submarines look good on the outside, but the inside is filled with broken equipment, and the two submarines have been in storage for two years." Indonesia instead bought six Improved Jang Bogo-class submarines, later known as {{sclass|Nagapasa|submarine|2}}, including a transfer of technology, where Indonesia will eventually build four of six of the submarines with South Korea.{{cite web |url=https://www.liputan6.com/news/read/2021855/tni-al-batal-beli-kapal-selam-rusia |title=TNI AL Batal Beli Kapal Selam Rusia |trans-title=Indonesian Navy cancels buying Russian submarines |first=Dian |last=Kurniawan |date=12 March 2014 |website=Liputan 6 |language=id |access-date=25 March 2020}}
Actually, the bid for Kilo Russian submarines fell apart due to the lapse of the financing term of the Russian Federation.
Gallery
File:ORP Orzeł Gdynia.JPG|The Polish Kilo-class submarine {{ORP|Orzeł|1986|6}}, 26 June 2011
File:«Калуга», «Липецк» и «Ярославль» в Полярном..jpg|Russian Kilo-class submarines in Polyarny, Murmansk Oblast
File:Submarine-Kilo-Algeria.JPG|An Algerian Kilo-class submarine
File:Heavy-lift ship Sea Teal carrying Chinese Kilo submarine.jpg|A Chinese Kilo-class submarine being delivered from Russia as deck cargo in 1995.
File:ORP Orzel 1986 (7).JPG|ORP Orzeł, the control room of an 877E-class submarine
File:Iranian Kilo-class diesel submarine.jpg|The Iranian Kilo-class submarine Yunes, during delivery in 1995.
File:INS Sindhughosh (S55).JPEG|Indian Kilo-class submarine, INS Sindhughosh
File:ДЭПЛ Калуга возвращается из дальнего похода.png|Diesel submarine Kilo-class Kaluga returns from a long voyage
File:Russian Navy Submarine Ufa.jpg|Russian Improved Kilo-class submarine Ufa during the Russian Navy Day parade in 2023.
List of submarines
=Project 877=
class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Operator !# !Name !Shipyard !Project !data-sort-type="date"|Laid down !data-sort-type="date"|Launched !data-sort-type="date"|Commissioned !Fleet !class="unsortable"|Status | |
{{RUS}}
|B-248 |x |877 |{{dts|16 March 1980}} |{{dts|12 September 1980}} |{{dts|31 December 1980}} | |Decommissioned 2001 | |
{{RUS}}
|B-260 |877 |{{dts|22 February 1981}} |{{dts|23 August 1981}} |{{dts|30 December 1981}} |PF |Decommissioned 2013, sank partially on way to scrap in 2019 | |
{{RUS}}
|B-227 |Vyborg |Komsomolsk-on-Amur |877 |{{dts|23 February 1982}} |{{dts|16 September 1982}} |{{dts|23 February 1983}} |BF |Decommissioned 2018 (exhibit patriot park Kronstadt) | |
{{RUS}}
|B-229 |x |Komsomolsk-on-Amur |877 |{{dts|23 February 1983}} |{{dts|15 July 1983}} |{{dts|30 October 1983}} | |Decommissioned 2002 | |
{{RUS}}
|B-404 |x |Komsomolsk-on-Amur |877 |{{dts|7 May 1983}} |{{dts|24 September 1983}} |{{dts|30 December 1983}} | |Decommissioned 2002 | |
{{RUS}}
|B-401 |Novosibirsk |877 |{{dts|6 October 1982}} |{{dts|15 March 1984}} |{{dts|30 September 1984}} |NF |Decommissioned 2012 | |
{{RUS}}
|B-402 |Vologda |Nizhniy Novgorod |877 |{{dts|24 August 1983}} |{{dts|29 September 1984}} |{{dts|30 December 1984}} |NF |Decommissioned 2016 | |
{{RUS}}
|B-405 |(ex Tyumenskiy Komsomolets) |Komsomolsk-on-Amur |877 |{{dts|20 April 1984}} |{{dts|21 September 1984}} |{{dts|30 December 1984}} | |Decommissioned 2002 | |
{{POL}}
|291 (ex-B-351) |{{ORP|Orzeł|1986|2}} |Nizhniy Novgorod |877E |{{dts|29 September 1984}} |{{dts|7 June 1985}} |{{dts|29 April 1986}} | |Active {{as of|2010|lc=y}} | |
{{ROU}}
|581 (ex-B-801) |Nizhniy Novgorod |877E |{{dts|1984}} |{{dts|1985}} |{{dts|August 1985}} | |Unknown (in reserve since 1995) | |
{{IND}}
|S55 |{{INS|Sindhughosh|S55|2}} |877EKM |{{dts|29 May 1983}} |{{dts|29 July 1985}} |{{dts|25 November 1985}} | |Active {{as of|2010|lc=y}}, modernized to project 08773 in 2002–2005 | |
{{RUS}}
|B-470 |x |Komsomolsk-on-Amur |877 |{{dts|6 May 1985}} |{{dts|27 August 1985}} |{{dts|30 December 1985}} | |Decommissioned 2005 | |
{{RUS}}
|B-806 |Dmitrov |Nizhniy Novgorod |877EKM |{{dts|15 October 1984}} |{{dts|30 April 1986}} |{{dts|25 September 1986}} |BF | |
{{IND}}
|S56 |{{INS|Sindhudhvaj|S56|2}} |Saint Petersburg |877EKM |{{dts|1 April 1986}} |{{dts|27 July 1986}} |{{dts|25 November 1986}} | |Decommissioned on 16 July 2022.{{cite web|title=INS Sindhudhvaj Decommissioned After 35 Years of Glorious Service to the Nation|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1842174|website=Press Information Bureau of India|date=17 July 2022|access-date=17 July 2022}} | |
{{ALG}}
|012 |{{ship|Algerian submarine|Rais Hadj Mubarek | 2}}
|Nizhniy Novgorod |877EKM |{{dts|1985}} |{{dts|1986}} |{{dts|29 November 1986}} | |Upgraded in 2010, able to launch Kalibr/Club missiles |
{{RUS}}
|B-439 |x |Komsomolsk-on-Amur |877 |{{dts|4 April 1986}} |{{dts|31 July 1986}} |{{dts|30 December 1986}} | |Decommissioned 2005 | |
{{IND}}
|S57 |{{INS|Sindhuraj|S57|2}} |Nizhniy Novgorod |877EKM |{{dts|1986}} |{{dts|1987}} |{{dts|2 September 1987}} | |Active {{as of|2010|lc=y}}, modernized to project 08773 in 1999–2001 | |
{{ALG}}
|013 |{{ship|Algerian submarine|El Hadj Slimane | 2}}
|Nizhniy Novgorod |877EKM |{{dts|1986}} |{{dts|1987}} |{{dts|25 November 1987}} | |Upgraded in 2011, able to launch Kalibr/Club missiles |
{{MYA}}
|71 |UMS Minye Theinkhathu (ex-Sindhuvir) |Saint Petersburg |877EKM |{{dts|15 May 1987}} |{{dts|13 September 1987}} |{{dts|25 December 1987}} | |Modernized to project 08773 in 1997–1999, transferred to Myanmar Navy in 2020 | |
{{RUS}}
|B-445 |Svyatoi Nikolai Chudotvorets |Komsomolsk-on-Amur |877 |{{dts|21 March 1987}} |{{dts|26 September 1987}} |{{dts|30 January 1988}} |PF |May have decommissioned 2020;{{cite web|url=http://russianships.info/eng/submarines/project_877.htm|title = Large submarines - Project 877, 636}} listed as still in service by one source{{cite web |url=http://russianships.info/eng/today/ |title=Russian Navy 2021: List of Active Russian Navy Ships and Submarines |website=Russianships.info |date=24 May 2021}} | |
{{IND}}
|S59 |{{INS|Sindhuratna|S59|2}} |Nizhniy Novgorod |877EKM |{{dts|1987}} |{{dts|1988}} |{{dts|14 August 1988}} | |Active {{as of|2010|lc=y}}, modernized to project 08773 in 2001–2003 | |
{{IND}}
|S60 |{{INS|Sindhukesari|S60|2}} |Saint Petersburg |877EKM |{{dts|20 April 1988}} |{{dts|16 August 1988}} |{{dts|29 October 1988}} | |Active {{as of|2010|lc=y}}, modernized to project 08773 in 1999–2001 | |
{{RUS}}
|B-808 |Yaroslavl |Nizhniy Novgorod |877 |{{dts|29 September 1986}} |{{dts|30 July 1988}} |{{dts|27 December 1988}} |NF | |
{{RUS}}
|B-394 |Nurlat |Komsomolsk-on-Amur |877 |{{dts|15 April 1988}} |{{dts|3 September 1988}} |{{dts|30 December 1988}} |PF |Active 2018 | |
{{RUS}}
|B-800 |Kaluga (ex-Vologodskij komsomolets) |Nizhniy Novgorod |877LPMB |{{dts|5 March 1987}} |{{dts|7 May 1989}} |{{dts|30 September 1989}} |NF | |
{{IND}}
|S61 |{{INS|Sindhukirti|S61|2}} |Saint Petersburg |877EKM |{{dts|5 April 1989}} |{{dts|26 August 1989}} |{{dts|30 October 1989}} | |Active, modernized to project 08773 | |
{{RUS}}
|B-464 |Ust'-Kamchatsk |Komsomolsk-on-Amur |877 |{{dts|26 May 1989}} |{{dts|23 September 1989}} |{{dts|30 January 1990}} |PF |Active 2018 | |
{{RUS}}
|B-459 |Vladikavkaz |Nizhniy Novgorod |877 |{{dts|25 February 1988}} |{{dts|29 April 1990}} |{{dts|30 September 1990}} |NF |Refitted in 2011–15, active, entered Baltic Sea 3 July 2018 to take part in Main Naval Parade in St Petersburg on 29 July. | |
{{IND}}
|S62 |{{INS|Sindhuvijay|S62|2}} |Saint Petersburg |877EKM |{{dts|6 April 1990}} |{{dts|27 July 1990}} |{{dts|27 October 1990}} | |Active {{as of|2010|lc=y}}, modernized to project 08773 in 2005–2007 | |
{{RUS}}
|B-871 |Nizhniy Novgorod |877 |{{dts|17 May 1988}} |{{dts|September 1989}} |{{dts|30 December 1990}} |BSF |Refitted in 2014–2022{{cite web | url=https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/14942967 | title=Источник: вооруженная "Калибрами" подлодка "Алроса" останется на Черноморском флоте - ТАСС }} | |
{{RUS}}
|B-471 |Magnitogorsk |Nizhniy Novgorod |877 |{{dts|26 October 1988}} |{{dts|22 September 1990}} |{{dts|30 December 1990}} |NF |Active 2018 | |
{{RUS}}
|B-494 |Ust'-Bolsheretsk |Komsomolsk-on-Amur |877 |{{dts|5 May 1990}} |{{dts|4 October 1990}} |{{dts|30 December 1990}} |PF | |
{{IRN}}
|901 |{{ship|IRIS|Taregh|901|2}} |Saint Petersburg |877EKM |{{dts|5 April 1991}} |{{dts|25 September 1991}} |{{dts|25 December 1991}} | |Active {{as of|2012|lc=y}}{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/iran-relaunches-russian-made-submarine/ |title=Iran relaunches Russian-made submarine |website=Fox News Channel |date=29 May 2012 |access-date=8 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630011150/http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/05/29/iran-relaunches-russian-made-submarine/ |archive-date=30 June 2012 |url-status=live}} Upgraded in Iran shipyard{{cite web |url=http://flot.com/news/navy/index.php?ELEMENT_ID=113491 |title=Иран вернул на флот подводную лодку российской постройки |trans-title=Iran returns Russian-built submarine to Navy |language=ru |date=29 May 2012 |website=Flot.com |access-date=8 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430185945/http://flot.com/news/navy/index.php?ELEMENT_ID=113491 |archive-date=30 April 2013 |url-status=live}} | |
{{RUS}}
|B-187 |Komsomolsk-on-Amur |Komsomolsk-on-Amur |877 |{{dts|7 May 1991}} |{{dts|5 October 1991}} |{{dts|30 December 1991}} |PF |Active 2018{{cite news |url=http://navaltoday.com/2017/01/27/russian-kilo-class-submarine-rejoins-navy-after-14-years-of-repairs/ |title=Russian Kilo-class submarine rejoins navy after 14 years of repairs |work=Navaltoday.com |date=27 January 2017 |access-date=27 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170127111348/http://navaltoday.com/2017/01/27/russian-kilo-class-submarine-rejoins-navy-after-14-years-of-repairs/ |archive-date=27 January 2017 |url-status=live}} | |
{{RUS}}
|B-177 |Lipetsk |Nizhniy Novgorod |877 |{{dts|3 November 1989}} |{{dts|27 July 1991}} |{{dts|30 December 1991}} |NF |Active 2018 | |
{{RUS}}
|B-190 |Krasnokamensk |Komsomolsk-on-Amur |877 |{{dts|8 May 1992}} |{{dts|25 September 1992}} |{{dts|30 December 1992}} |PF |Decommissioned 2023{{Cite web|url=https://www.imago-images.com/st/0302423769|title=Russia Submarine Decommissioning B-190|date=30 August 2023|website=imago-images.com}} | |
{{IRN}}
|902 |{{ship|IRIS|Noah|902|2}} |Saint Petersburg |877EKM |{{dts|30 April 1992}} |{{dts|16 October 1992}} |{{dts|31 December 1992}} | |Unknown (probably in modernization in Iranian shipyard) | |
{{RUS}}
|B-345 |Mogocha |Komsomolsk-on-Amur |877 |{{dts|22 April 1993}} |{{dts|6 October 1993}} |{{dts|22 January 1994}} | | |
{{PRC}}
|364 |Yuan Zheng 64 Hao |Nizhniy Novgorod |877EKM |??? |{{dts|1994}} |{{dts|10 November 1994}} | |Decommissioned 2021 | |
{{PRC}}
|365 |Yuan Zheng 65 Hao |Nizhniy Novgorod |877EKM |??? |{{dts|1995}} |{{dts|14 August 1995}} | |Decommissioned 2021 | |
{{IRN}}
|903 |{{ship|IRIS|Yunes|903|2}} |Saint Petersburg |877EKM |{{dts|5 February 1992}} |{{dts|12 July 1994}} |{{dts|2 September 1996}} | |Active as 2011{{cite web |url=http://flot.com/news/navy/index.php?ELEMENT_ID=84673 |title=Иранские подводные лодки отправятся в 90-дневный поход |trans-title=Iranian submarines will go on a 90-day cruise |date=1 August 2011 |language=ru |website=Flot.com |access-date=28 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113203404/http://flot.com/news/navy/index.php?ELEMENT_ID=84673 |archive-date=13 November 2011 |url-status=live}} (probably in modernization in Iranian shipyard) | |
{{IND}}
|S63 |{{INS|Sindhurakshak|S63|2}} |Saint Petersburg |877EKM |{{dts|16 February 1995}} |{{dts|26 June 1997}} |{{dts|2 October 1997}} | |A munitions accident caused an explosion and fire while at berth in 2013.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23691324 |title=Indian submarine hit by explosion at Mumbai port |website=BBC News |date=14 August 2013 |access-date=8 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815172215/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23691324 |archive-date=15 August 2013 |url-status=live}} It was later scuttled. | |
{{IND}}
|S65 |{{INS|Sindhurashtra|S65|2}} |Saint Petersburg |877EKM |{{dts|12 December 1998}} |{{dts|14 October 1999}} |{{dts|16 May 2000}} | |Active {{as of|2010|lc=y}} |
=Project 636=
=Project 636.3=
Italics indicate estimates.
See also
Notes
=Citations=
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}
=Bibliography=
- {{cite book |editor-last=Darman |editor-first=Peter |date=2004 |title=Twenty-first Century Submarines and Warships |series=Military Handbooks|location=Rochester |publisher=Grange Books |isbn=1-84013-678-2}}
- {{cite book |editor-last1=Gardiner |editor-first1=Robert |editor-last2=Chumbley |editor-first2=Stephen |editor-last3=Budzbon |editor-first3=Przemysław |date=1995 |title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995 |location=Annapolis |publisher=Naval Institute Press |isbn=1-55750-132-7}}
Further reading
- {{cite book |last=Breemer |first=Jan S. |date=1989 |title=Soviet Submarines: Design, Development and Tactics |location=Coulsdon, Surrey |publisher=Jane's Information Group |isbn=0710605269}}
- {{cite book |last1=Miller |first1=David |last2=Jordan |first2=John |date=1987 |title=Modern Submarine Warfare |location=New York |publisher=Military Press |isbn=0-517-64647-1}}
- {{cite book |last=Miller |first=David |date=1989 |title=Modern Submarines |location=New York |publisher=Prentice Hall Press |series=Combat Arms |isbn=0-13-589102-7}}
- {{cite book |last1=Polmar |first1=Norman |last2=Moore |first2=Kenneth J. |date=2004 |title=Cold War Submarines: The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=Potomac Books |isbn=978-1-57488-594-1}}
- {{cite book |last1=Polmar |first1=Norman |last2=Noot |first2=Jurrien S. |date=1991 |title=Submarines of the Russian and Soviet Navies, 1718-1990 |location=Annapolis, Maryland |publisher=Naval Institute Press |isbn=0-87021-570-1}}
External links
{{Commons category|Kilo class submarines}}
{{refbegin}}
- [http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/kilo/ SSK Kilo Class (Type 636)] at Naval-technology.com
- [http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/kilo877/ SSK Kilo Class (Type 877EKM)] at Naval-technology.com
- {{cite web |url=http://www.sinodefence.com/navy/sub/kilo.asp |title=Kilo Class Diesel-Electric Submarine |work=China Defence Today |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070223074353/http://sinodefence.com/navy/sub/kilo.asp |archive-date=23 February 2007 }}
- {{cite encyclopedia |url=http://ship.bsu.by/main.asp?id=101334 |title=Серия 877 Варшавянка |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Ships |language=ru |access-date=28 August 2006 |archive-date=12 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312043719/http://ship.bsu.by/main.asp?id=101334 |url-status=dead }}
- {{cite web |url=http://ckb-rubin.ru/en/main/ |title="Rubin" Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering }}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.alrosa.net/photos/ |title=Kilo Class "Alrosa" PhotoAlbum: 100 Photos |work=Russian Black Sea Fleet |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209114101/http://www.alrosa.net/photos/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=9 December 2012 |access-date=24 September 2007 }}
{{refend}}
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