Yankee-class submarine
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The Yankee class, Soviet designations Project 667A Navaga (navaga) and Project 667AU Nalim (burbot) for the basic Yankee-I, were a family of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines built in the Soviet Union for the Soviet Navy. In total, 34 units were built: 24 in Severodvinsk for the Northern Fleet and the remaining 10 in Komsomolsk-on-Amur for the Pacific Fleet. Two Northern Fleet units were later transferred to the Pacific.
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Yankee class SSBN profile | |
A Yankee I submarine underway. | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Yankee class |
Builders | Severodvinsk and Komsomolsk |
Operators | Soviet Navy |
Preceded by | Hotel class |
Succeeded by | Delta class |
Built | 1964–1974 |
In commission | 1967–1995 |
Completed | 34 |
Lost | 1 |
Retired | 33 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Ballistic missile submarine |
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Length | 132 m (433 ft) |
Beam | 11.6 m (38 ft) |
Draught | 8 m (26 ft) |
Propulsion | two pressurized water cooled reactors powering four steam turbines driving two shafts. |
Speed |
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Range | unlimited |
Complement | 120 |
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The Yankee-class were subject to a wide variety of modifications; these ships have a different designation to the original model.