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Echo vs Juliett

Echo submarine side profile drawing
🇷🇺 Echo
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🇷🇺 Juliett
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Specifications
Echo Juliett
Origin 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR
Category Submarine Submarine
Type Nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine Diesel-electric cruise missile submarine
Manufacturer Komsomolsk-on-Amur, shipyard No. 199 Baltic Shipyard
Year introduced 1960 1963
Number built 34 units 16 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 4,486 tons 3,174 tons
Maximum speed 15.0 knots 16.0 knots
Range 30,000 nm 18,000 nm at 7 knots
Length 115.4 m 85.9 m
Beam 9.3 m 9.7 m
Crew 109 78
Max depth 300 m 300 m
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Armament & Systems
Echo Juliett
Armament
  • 8 × P-6 cruise missiles
  • 4 × 533 mm (21 in) bow torpedo tubes
  • 2 × 400 mm (16 in) stern torpedo tubes
  • 2 × twin SS-N-3 Shaddock (P-5 or P-6) cruise missiles
  • 6 × 533 mm (21 in) bow torpedo tubes
  • 4 × 406 mm (16 in) stern torpedo tubes
Propulsion 2 pressurized water-cooled reactors 70,000 hp (52 MW) each, 2 steam turbines, 2 shafts 2 × diesel engines (4,000 PS (2,900 kW)), 2 × electric motors (3,000 PS (2,200 kW)), 2 × electric motors (200 PS (150 kW))

Overview

The Echo and the Juliett are both Submarine classes.

Displacement is 4,486 tons for the Echo vs 3,174 tons for the Juliett. The Echo reaches 15 knots vs 16 knots for the Juliett. Operational range is 30,000 nautical miles for the Echo vs 18,000 for the Juliett. The Echo carries a crew of 109 vs 78 for the Juliett. Submerged displacement is 5,852 tons for the Echo vs 3,750 tons for the Juliett. The Echo can dive to 300 m compared to 300 m for the Juliett.

The Echo was produced in 34 units vs 16 for the Juliett. The Echo was commissioned in 1960, 3 years before the Juliett (1963).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Echo-class or Juliett-class?
The Echo-class has greater displacement at 4,486 tons compared to the Juliett-class's 3,174 tons.
Which is faster, the Echo-class or Juliett-class?
The Juliett-class is faster with a maximum speed of 16 knots compared to the Echo-class's 15 knots.
Which has longer range, the Echo-class or Juliett-class?
The Echo-class has a longer range at 30,000 nautical miles compared to the Juliett-class's 18,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Echo-class or Juliett-class?
The Echo-class is longer at 115.4 meters compared to the Juliett-class's 85.9 meters.
How many crew members do the Echo-class and Juliett-class have?
The Echo-class has a larger crew complement of 109 compared to the Juliett-class's 78 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Echo-class or Juliett-class?
The Juliett-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 300 meters compared to the Echo-class's 300 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Echo-class or Juliett-class?
The Echo-class has been built in greater numbers with 34 vessels compared to 16 vessels of the Juliett-class.