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Echo vs Victor I

Echo vs Victor I at a glance — displacement 4,486 vs 3,500 tons, length 115 vs 92 m, speed 15 vs 11 knots, crew 109 vs 76.

Echo submarine side profile drawing
🇷🇺 Echo
Victor I submarine side profile drawing
🇷🇺 Victor I
Specifications
Echo Victor I
Origin 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR
Category Submarine Submarine
Type Nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine Nuclear-powered attack submarine
Manufacturer Komsomolsk-on-Amur, shipyard No. 199 Sudomekh Shipyard
Year introduced 1960 1967
Number built 34 units 15 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 4,486 tons 3,500 tons
Maximum speed 15.0 knots 11.5 knots
Range 30,000 nm Unlimited
Length 115.4 m 92.5 m
Beam 9.3 m 10.6 m
Crew 109 76
Max depth 300 m 400 m
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Echo Victor I
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 bow torpedo tubes
  • 18 torpedoes: 53-65K, SET-65, TEST-71 (TEST-70 on Project 671M boats)
  • 36 RM-2G Golets mines or 18 PMR-1, PMR-2, PMT-1 mines in place of torpedoes
  • 81R Vyuga (SS-N-15) anti-submarine missiles on Project 671V boats
  • 3K10 Granat (SS-N-21) cruise missiles on K-323 (Project 671K)
Propulsion 2 pressurized water-cooled reactors 70,000 hp (52 MW) each, 2 steam turbines, 2 shafts 2 × VM-4 pressurised-water reactors (72 MW each), OK-300 plant, 31,000 shp, 1 shaft
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Echo-class or Victor I-class?
The Echo-class has greater displacement at 4,486 tons compared to the Victor I-class's 3,500 tons.
Which is faster, the Echo-class or Victor I-class?
The Echo-class is faster with a maximum speed of 15 knots compared to the Victor I-class's 11 knots.
Which has longer range, the Echo-class or Victor I-class?
The Victor I-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 Victor I-class?
The Echo-class is longer at 115.4 meters compared to the Victor I-class's 92.5 meters.
How many crew members do the Echo-class and Victor I-class have?
The Echo-class has a larger crew complement of 109 compared to the Victor I-class's 76 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Echo-class or Victor I-class?
The Victor I-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 400 meters compared to the Echo-class's 300 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Echo-class or Victor I-class?
The Echo-class has been built in greater numbers with 34 vessels compared to 15 vessels of the Victor I-class.