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Echo vs Kilo

Echo vs Kilo at a glance — displacement 4,486 vs 2,325 tons, length 115 vs 72 m, speed 15 vs 17 knots, crew 109 vs 52.

Echo submarine side profile drawing
🇷🇺 Echo
Kilo submarine side profile drawing
🇷🇺 Kilo
Specifications
Echo Kilo
Origin 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR
Category Submarine Submarine
Type Nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine Attack submarine
Manufacturer Komsomolsk-on-Amur, shipyard No. 199 Rubin Design Bureau
Year introduced 1960 1980
Number built 34 units 75 units
Estimated unit price NA $200 million
Displacement 4,486 tons 2,325 tons
Maximum speed 15.0 knots 17.0 knots
Range 30,000 nm 6,000 nm at 7 knots
Length 115.4 m 72.6 m
Beam 9.3 m 9.9 m
Crew 109 52
Max depth 300 m 300 m
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Echo Kilo
Armament
  • 8 × P-6 cruise missiles
  • 4 × 533 mm (21 in) bow torpedo tubes
  • 2 × 400 mm (16 in) stern torpedo tubes
  • 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
  • 18 torpedoes
  • 4 Kalibr/Club land-attack cruise missile, anti-ship missile and anti-submarine missile
  • 24 mines
  • 8 9K34 Strela-3 (SA-N-8 Gremlin) or 8 9K310 Igla-1 (SA-N-10 Gimlet) surface-to-air missiles
Propulsion 2 pressurized water-cooled reactors 70,000 hp (52 MW) each, 2 steam turbines, 2 shafts Diesel-electric propulsion, 2 × 1000 kW diesel generators, 1 × 5,500–6,800 shp propulsion motor, 1 × fixed-pitch 6-bladed or 7-bladed propeller
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Echo-class or Kilo-class?
The Echo-class has greater displacement at 4,486 tons compared to the Kilo-class's 2,325 tons.
Which is faster, the Echo-class or Kilo-class?
The Kilo-class is faster with a maximum speed of 17 knots compared to the Echo-class's 15 knots.
Which has longer range, the Echo-class or Kilo-class?
The Echo-class has a longer range at 30,000 nautical miles compared to the Kilo-class's 6,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Echo-class or Kilo-class?
The Echo-class is longer at 115.4 meters compared to the Kilo-class's 72.6 meters.
How many crew members do the Echo-class and Kilo-class have?
The Echo-class has a larger crew complement of 109 compared to the Kilo-class's 52 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Echo-class or Kilo-class?
The Kilo-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 Kilo-class?
The Kilo-class has been built in greater numbers with 75 vessels compared to 34 vessels of the Echo-class.