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Echo vs Hotel

Echo vs Hotel at a glance — displacement 4,486 vs 4,095 tons, length 115 vs 114 m, speed 15 vs 18 knots, crew 109 vs 104.

Echo submarine side profile drawing
🇷🇺 Echo
Hotel submarine side profile drawing
🇷🇺 Hotel
Specifications
Echo Hotel
Origin 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR
Category Submarine Submarine
Type Nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine
Manufacturer Komsomolsk-on-Amur, shipyard No. 199 Severodvinsk State Shipyard 402
Year introduced 1960 1960
Number built 34 units 8 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 4,486 tons 4,095 tons
Maximum speed 15.0 knots 18.0 knots
Range 30,000 nm Unlimited
Length 115.4 m 114.0 m
Beam 9.3 m 9.2 m
Crew 109 104
Max depth 300 m NA
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Armament & Systems
Echo Hotel
Armament
  • 8 × P-6 cruise missiles
  • 4 × 533 mm (21 in) bow torpedo tubes
  • 2 × 400 mm (16 in) stern torpedo tubes
  • 3 × R-13 (SS-N-4 Sark) missiles (Hotel I)
  • 3 × R-21 (SS-N-5 Serb) missiles (Hotel II)
  • 6 × R-29 missiles (Hotel III)
  • 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes forward
  • 2 × 16 in (406 mm) tubes forward
  • 2 × 16 in (406 mm) tubes aft
Propulsion 2 pressurized water-cooled reactors 70,000 hp (52 MW) each, 2 steam turbines, 2 shafts 2 × pressurized water reactors, 2 shafts
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Echo-class or Hotel-class?
The Echo-class has greater displacement at 4,486 tons compared to the Hotel-class's 4,095 tons.
Which is faster, the Echo-class or Hotel-class?
The Hotel-class is faster with a maximum speed of 18 knots compared to the Echo-class's 15 knots.
Which has longer range, the Echo-class or Hotel-class?
The Hotel-class is nuclear-powered with unlimited range, while the Echo-class has a range of 30,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Echo-class or Hotel-class?
The Echo-class is longer at 115.4 meters compared to the Hotel-class's 114.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Echo-class and Hotel-class have?
The Echo-class has a larger crew complement of 109 compared to the Hotel-class's 104 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Echo-class or Hotel-class?
The Echo-class has been built in greater numbers with 34 vessels compared to 8 vessels of the Hotel-class.