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Echo vs Whiskey

Echo vs Whiskey at a glance — displacement 4,486 vs 1,050 tons, length 115 vs 76 m, speed 15 vs 18 knots, crew 109 vs 52.

Echo submarine side profile drawing
🇷🇺 Echo
Whiskey submarine side profile drawing
🇷🇺 Whiskey
Specifications
Echo Whiskey
Origin 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR
Category Submarine Submarine
Type Nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine Diesel-electric attack submarine
Manufacturer Komsomolsk-on-Amur, shipyard No. 199 Lazurit Design Bureau
Year introduced 1960 1951
Number built 34 units 236 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 4,486 tons 1,050 tons
Maximum speed 15.0 knots 18.0 knots
Range 30,000 nm 8,580 nm at 10 knots
Length 115.4 m 76.0 m
Beam 9.3 m 6.5 m
Crew 109 52
Max depth 300 m 200 m
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Armament & Systems
Echo Whiskey
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 (4 bow + 2 stern)
  • 12 × torpedoes or 22 × mines
  • 1 × single-mounted 25 mm (1.0 in) AA gun
  • 2 × single-mounted 57 mm (2.2 in) AA gun
Propulsion 2 pressurized water-cooled reactors 70,000 hp (52 MW) each, 2 steam turbines, 2 shafts Two-shaft diesel–electric: 2 × 2,000 bhp (1,500 kW) diesel engines, 2 × 1,350 hp (1,010 kW) main electric motors, 2 × 50 hp (37 kW) electric creep motors
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Echo-class or Whiskey-class?
The Echo-class has greater displacement at 4,486 tons compared to the Whiskey-class's 1,050 tons.
Which is faster, the Echo-class or Whiskey-class?
The Whiskey-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 Whiskey-class?
The Echo-class has a longer range at 30,000 nautical miles compared to the Whiskey-class's 8,580 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Echo-class or Whiskey-class?
The Echo-class is longer at 115.4 meters compared to the Whiskey-class's 76.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Echo-class and Whiskey-class have?
The Echo-class has a larger crew complement of 109 compared to the Whiskey-class's 52 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Echo-class or Whiskey-class?
The Echo-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 300 meters compared to the Whiskey-class's 200 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Echo-class or Whiskey-class?
The Whiskey-class has been built in greater numbers with 236 vessels compared to 34 vessels of the Echo-class.