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Hotel vs Yankee Notch

Hotel submarine side profile drawing
🇷🇺 Hotel
Yankee Notch submarine side profile drawing
🇷🇺 Yankee Notch
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Specifications
Hotel Yankee Notch
Origin 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR 🇷🇺 Russia
Category Submarine Submarine
Type Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine
Manufacturer Severodvinsk State Shipyard 402 Severodvinsk
Year introduced 1960 1967
Number built 8 units 34 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 4,095 tons 7,700 tons
Maximum speed 18.0 knots 13.0 knots
Range Unlimited Unlimited
Length 114.0 m 132.0 m
Beam 9.2 m 11.7 m
Crew 104 120
Max depth NA 400 m
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Hotel Yankee Notch
Armament
  • 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
  • 4 x 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes
  • 2 x 400 mm (16 in) torpedo tubes
  • 16 x R-27 (SS-N-6 Serb) SLBMs (Yankee I)
  • 12 x R-31 (SS-N-17 Snipe) SLBMs (Yankee II)
Propulsion 2 × pressurized water reactors, 2 shafts two VM-4 pressurized water cooled reactors powering four steam turbines driving two shafts

Overview

The Hotel and the Yankee Notch are both Submarine classes.

Displacement is 4,095 tons for the Hotel vs 7,700 tons for the Yankee Notch. The Hotel reaches 18 knots vs 13 knots for the Yankee Notch. Operational range is 99,999 nautical miles for the Hotel vs 99,999 for the Yankee Notch. The Hotel carries a crew of 104 vs 120 for the Yankee Notch. Submerged displacement is 5,588 tons for the Hotel vs 9,300 tons for the Yankee Notch.

The Hotel was produced in 8 units vs 34 for the Yankee Notch. The Hotel was commissioned in 1960, 7 years before the Yankee Notch (1967).

Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Hotel-class or Yankee Notch-class?
The Yankee Notch-class has greater displacement at 7,700 tons compared to the Hotel-class's 4,095 tons.
Which is faster, the Hotel-class or Yankee Notch-class?
The Hotel-class is faster with a maximum speed of 18 knots compared to the Yankee Notch-class's 13 knots.
Which has longer range, the Hotel-class or Yankee Notch-class?
Both the Hotel-class and Yankee Notch-class are nuclear-powered and have unlimited range, limited only by food supplies and crew endurance.
Which is longer, the Hotel-class or Yankee Notch-class?
The Yankee Notch-class is longer at 132.0 meters compared to the Hotel-class's 114.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Hotel-class and Yankee Notch-class have?
The Yankee Notch-class has a larger crew complement of 120 compared to the Hotel-class's 104 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Hotel-class or Yankee Notch-class?
The Yankee Notch-class has been built in greater numbers with 34 vessels compared to 8 vessels of the Hotel-class.