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03-09-2004, 02:30
Juliet-II/Project 651M SSG
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Juliett-II prototype BR-1 minus outboard decoy pods heading to sea for tests, March 2004.
Overview
Project 651 (NATO designation - Juliett) was ordered by the Soviet Navy in the late 1950s to provide a nuclear strike capability against the US homeland, particularly East Coast cities. The Juliett had four nuclear armed cruise missiles on board, and ten torpedo tubes with up to 22 torpedoes. The time required for the first missile launch was about 4.5 minutes, with the second after 10 seconds. The missiles were launched from the surface, while the submarine was moving at a speed of up to 4 knots. Initially armed with the P-5 [SS-N-3C Shaddock] inertially-guided missile, it was subsequently equipped with more accurate cruise missiles (the P-6 SS-N-3A Shaddock, and the later P-500 4K-80 Bazalt SS-N-12 Sandbox) which were deployed on these submarines for targeting American aircraft carriers.
Following the commencement of conversion of 100 Delta-IV SSBNs to the Delta-V SSGN configuration, the Naval Staff identified a notable gap in the Navy's considerable armoury: a conventional guided missile submarine, prossessing the endurance for long submarine and/or surfaced patrols and possibly oceangoing combat, but being relatively cheaper than nuclear-powered alternatives and just as effective in its' assigned role.
The Naval Office was instructed by the MoD to devise a specification for a new SSG to compliment the existing SS classes used for coastal patrol and brown-water Naval roles. In the process of considering the specification, a number of factors had to be considered. The ship was not intended to undertake very long voyages to conduct strikes, nor was it intended to pack as much of a punch, ship for ship, as its' nuclear-powered stable-mate, the Oscar-III SSGN. What it was intended to be was simple to build and maintain, cheap, capable of performing patrol of bases and outlying outposts effectively, and above all else stealthy. The Juliett-class, suitably modified, was felt to be an ideal starting point for such design work; the design was completed by the Naval Office's own maritime engineers, thus making this the first vessel designed by the Navy, for the Navy.
General
Displacement (tons): 3,174 Tons Surfaced
3,636 Tons surfaced with additional fuel
4,137 Tons Submerged
Speed (kts): ~20 knots Surfaced
17 knots Dived
Operating Depth: 290m/957Ft maximum Safe Depth
400m/1,320Ft crush depth
Dimensions: Length 90m
Beam 10m
Draught 7m
Endurance: 90 days
9,870 miles surfaced at 8 knots
19,100 miles surfaced at 7 knots with maximum fuel load
900 miles submerged at 2,74 knots
800 hours submerged endurance at 2 knots.
Crew: 12 Officers
16 NCOs
54 Seamen
Costs: $340,000,000 (building)
$5,000,000 (armament)
Total cost for new vessel: $345,000,000
$5,000,000 (operating cost per annum)
Armament
The main armament of the Juliett-II SSG is 12 SS-N-27 (3M-14E/3M-54E1) cruise missiles. These are carried in four groups of three launchers in the position formerly used to house the SS-N-3/P-35 (and later SS-N-12/P-350) anti-ship missiles.
The missiles are launched vertically within their launch containers using charges of compressed gas. Once the launchers have left the ship, the cap at the front of the launch container is removed by a small compressed air charge, and the missile then exits the container by activating its' first-stage boost motor. Once at the correct altitude (pre-selected and fed into the missile's computer), the second-stage booster kicks in; at this point the wings and control surfaces unfold and the missile begins flying toward its' target atapproximately Mach 0.4-0.5. Rate of fire is one missile every three seconds. No reloads are carried.
The SS-N-27/3M54 missile is in the versions used aboard these ships a subsonic weapon. The 3M-14E has a ballistic flightpath and inertial guidance; it is designed for use against land-based targets, but with an anti-ship capability, i.e. against ships at anchor with known co-ordinates.
The 3M54E1 is guided inertially to a point approximately 10-15Km from the target ship (again, selected and fed into the missile's computer), at which point it activates its' own guidance/targeting radar, drops to sea-level, and accelerates to between Mach 0.6 and 0.8 by activating its third-stage booster.
The Juliett-II also carries six 533mm (21in) torpedo tubes. These can fire any of the following weapons:
Torpedoes: UGST, SET-65, USET-80, USET-95, SAET-60, SAET-80, 53-65M (Wake-homing), 53-65K (Wake-homing). Provision is also made for adaptation to fire the Mk48 torpedo.
Missiles: SS-N-15, SS-N-16 (Anti-submarine weapons) SS-N-21 (Land-attack missile).
Ammunition allocations
18 Torpedoes/Missiles (standard mix 12 torpedoes, 4 SS-N-15/16, 2 SS-N-21)
12 3M54E1 (SS-N-27) multi-role cruise missiles.
Protection and survivability
Though it is not armoured, the Juliett-II is given some protection by the following means:
* Titanium-alloy honeycombed separation of approx. 1m between inner and outer hulls;
* The free-flood holes in the casing can be hydraulically closed;
* Cluster Guard anechoic tiles covering hull;
* Double-rafting of all propulsion machinery;
* Four detachable decoy pods attached to outer hull, launched by compressed air charges, similar to MOSS but stationary;
* Compartmentation scheme (compartments divided by 40mm titanium alloy bulkheads):
1) Torpedo room. Bulkhead separating compartments 1 and 2 lies 0.8m aft of forward diving planes.
2) Living accommodation, forward batteries.
3) Missile control, batteries.
4) Submarine control area (forward half of sail).
5) Living accommodation, two banks of batteries (after half of sail).
6) Diesel engines, generators.
7) Electric motors.
8) Batteries, living accommodation.
Sensors/Electronics
Radar
Snoop Half Surface Search radar
Sonar
Rim Hat Active Intercept array
Shark Gill (MGK-503) Cylindrical Sonar array
Shark Rib Flank array
Mouse Roar MG-519 High-frequency Under-ice and Mine-hunting sonar set
Pithon Towed array
Other
2 Periscopes (1 search, 1 attack)
1 MKO-612 IRST system
1 Bulava ESM system
1 Bell Slam ECM jamming array
1 Cross Loops communications intercept array
1 RK-713 long-range VHF radio
1 RK-55 VLF receiver
1 RKF-2 floating VHF communications buoy
1 Kosov SatNav system
1 INav-10 Inertial Navigation system
1 KG-22 fire-control computer, with datalink to sensor systems
Propulsion
2 3,300 Hp "Deltic" pattern diesel engines, water-cooled, with air scoop integrated into schnorckel;
2 500 Hp electric motors, one 220 Hp low-speed electric motor;
2 propeller shafts, direct drive from diesel engines and by direct-drive from electric motors;
2 six-bladed bronze propellers, diameter approx. 2.8m.
Bunkerage: 300 tonnes Ag-Zn batteries, 178 tonnes diesel oil.
http://home.online.no/~onikolai/images/Murmansk/Juliet01.jpg
In this photograph, BR-1 can be seen under construction. Alongside are an India-class AGSS and a Tango-class SS used for crew traning.
http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/russia/theater/juliettenew1.jpg
BR-1 running tests off Park Isle.
http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/russia/theater/j4.jpg
BR-1 is pictured on tests, running at about 10 knots of Winter Island.
http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/russia/theater/Juliett-DNST8204648.JPG
Another photograph of BR-1 running trials, this time off Markov's Isle.
As with all our arms systems, background checks upon interested parties will be run prior to any sales being authorised. We reserve the right to refuse a sale to a nation for any reason, and also to refuse to give reason for our stature. We also reserve the right to at any time during shipment of the vessel or prior to its' arrival in the recipient nation rescind our acqiescance to purchase of the vessel and return it to us. The purchaser in this case will receive a full refund of any expended monies.
http://www.subnetitalia.it/skkJulettphoto1.jpg
Juliett-II prototype BR-1 minus outboard decoy pods heading to sea for tests, March 2004.
Overview
Project 651 (NATO designation - Juliett) was ordered by the Soviet Navy in the late 1950s to provide a nuclear strike capability against the US homeland, particularly East Coast cities. The Juliett had four nuclear armed cruise missiles on board, and ten torpedo tubes with up to 22 torpedoes. The time required for the first missile launch was about 4.5 minutes, with the second after 10 seconds. The missiles were launched from the surface, while the submarine was moving at a speed of up to 4 knots. Initially armed with the P-5 [SS-N-3C Shaddock] inertially-guided missile, it was subsequently equipped with more accurate cruise missiles (the P-6 SS-N-3A Shaddock, and the later P-500 4K-80 Bazalt SS-N-12 Sandbox) which were deployed on these submarines for targeting American aircraft carriers.
Following the commencement of conversion of 100 Delta-IV SSBNs to the Delta-V SSGN configuration, the Naval Staff identified a notable gap in the Navy's considerable armoury: a conventional guided missile submarine, prossessing the endurance for long submarine and/or surfaced patrols and possibly oceangoing combat, but being relatively cheaper than nuclear-powered alternatives and just as effective in its' assigned role.
The Naval Office was instructed by the MoD to devise a specification for a new SSG to compliment the existing SS classes used for coastal patrol and brown-water Naval roles. In the process of considering the specification, a number of factors had to be considered. The ship was not intended to undertake very long voyages to conduct strikes, nor was it intended to pack as much of a punch, ship for ship, as its' nuclear-powered stable-mate, the Oscar-III SSGN. What it was intended to be was simple to build and maintain, cheap, capable of performing patrol of bases and outlying outposts effectively, and above all else stealthy. The Juliett-class, suitably modified, was felt to be an ideal starting point for such design work; the design was completed by the Naval Office's own maritime engineers, thus making this the first vessel designed by the Navy, for the Navy.
General
Displacement (tons): 3,174 Tons Surfaced
3,636 Tons surfaced with additional fuel
4,137 Tons Submerged
Speed (kts): ~20 knots Surfaced
17 knots Dived
Operating Depth: 290m/957Ft maximum Safe Depth
400m/1,320Ft crush depth
Dimensions: Length 90m
Beam 10m
Draught 7m
Endurance: 90 days
9,870 miles surfaced at 8 knots
19,100 miles surfaced at 7 knots with maximum fuel load
900 miles submerged at 2,74 knots
800 hours submerged endurance at 2 knots.
Crew: 12 Officers
16 NCOs
54 Seamen
Costs: $340,000,000 (building)
$5,000,000 (armament)
Total cost for new vessel: $345,000,000
$5,000,000 (operating cost per annum)
Armament
The main armament of the Juliett-II SSG is 12 SS-N-27 (3M-14E/3M-54E1) cruise missiles. These are carried in four groups of three launchers in the position formerly used to house the SS-N-3/P-35 (and later SS-N-12/P-350) anti-ship missiles.
The missiles are launched vertically within their launch containers using charges of compressed gas. Once the launchers have left the ship, the cap at the front of the launch container is removed by a small compressed air charge, and the missile then exits the container by activating its' first-stage boost motor. Once at the correct altitude (pre-selected and fed into the missile's computer), the second-stage booster kicks in; at this point the wings and control surfaces unfold and the missile begins flying toward its' target atapproximately Mach 0.4-0.5. Rate of fire is one missile every three seconds. No reloads are carried.
The SS-N-27/3M54 missile is in the versions used aboard these ships a subsonic weapon. The 3M-14E has a ballistic flightpath and inertial guidance; it is designed for use against land-based targets, but with an anti-ship capability, i.e. against ships at anchor with known co-ordinates.
The 3M54E1 is guided inertially to a point approximately 10-15Km from the target ship (again, selected and fed into the missile's computer), at which point it activates its' own guidance/targeting radar, drops to sea-level, and accelerates to between Mach 0.6 and 0.8 by activating its third-stage booster.
The Juliett-II also carries six 533mm (21in) torpedo tubes. These can fire any of the following weapons:
Torpedoes: UGST, SET-65, USET-80, USET-95, SAET-60, SAET-80, 53-65M (Wake-homing), 53-65K (Wake-homing). Provision is also made for adaptation to fire the Mk48 torpedo.
Missiles: SS-N-15, SS-N-16 (Anti-submarine weapons) SS-N-21 (Land-attack missile).
Ammunition allocations
18 Torpedoes/Missiles (standard mix 12 torpedoes, 4 SS-N-15/16, 2 SS-N-21)
12 3M54E1 (SS-N-27) multi-role cruise missiles.
Protection and survivability
Though it is not armoured, the Juliett-II is given some protection by the following means:
* Titanium-alloy honeycombed separation of approx. 1m between inner and outer hulls;
* The free-flood holes in the casing can be hydraulically closed;
* Cluster Guard anechoic tiles covering hull;
* Double-rafting of all propulsion machinery;
* Four detachable decoy pods attached to outer hull, launched by compressed air charges, similar to MOSS but stationary;
* Compartmentation scheme (compartments divided by 40mm titanium alloy bulkheads):
1) Torpedo room. Bulkhead separating compartments 1 and 2 lies 0.8m aft of forward diving planes.
2) Living accommodation, forward batteries.
3) Missile control, batteries.
4) Submarine control area (forward half of sail).
5) Living accommodation, two banks of batteries (after half of sail).
6) Diesel engines, generators.
7) Electric motors.
8) Batteries, living accommodation.
Sensors/Electronics
Radar
Snoop Half Surface Search radar
Sonar
Rim Hat Active Intercept array
Shark Gill (MGK-503) Cylindrical Sonar array
Shark Rib Flank array
Mouse Roar MG-519 High-frequency Under-ice and Mine-hunting sonar set
Pithon Towed array
Other
2 Periscopes (1 search, 1 attack)
1 MKO-612 IRST system
1 Bulava ESM system
1 Bell Slam ECM jamming array
1 Cross Loops communications intercept array
1 RK-713 long-range VHF radio
1 RK-55 VLF receiver
1 RKF-2 floating VHF communications buoy
1 Kosov SatNav system
1 INav-10 Inertial Navigation system
1 KG-22 fire-control computer, with datalink to sensor systems
Propulsion
2 3,300 Hp "Deltic" pattern diesel engines, water-cooled, with air scoop integrated into schnorckel;
2 500 Hp electric motors, one 220 Hp low-speed electric motor;
2 propeller shafts, direct drive from diesel engines and by direct-drive from electric motors;
2 six-bladed bronze propellers, diameter approx. 2.8m.
Bunkerage: 300 tonnes Ag-Zn batteries, 178 tonnes diesel oil.
http://home.online.no/~onikolai/images/Murmansk/Juliet01.jpg
In this photograph, BR-1 can be seen under construction. Alongside are an India-class AGSS and a Tango-class SS used for crew traning.
http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/russia/theater/juliettenew1.jpg
BR-1 running tests off Park Isle.
http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/russia/theater/j4.jpg
BR-1 is pictured on tests, running at about 10 knots of Winter Island.
http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/russia/theater/Juliett-DNST8204648.JPG
Another photograph of BR-1 running trials, this time off Markov's Isle.
As with all our arms systems, background checks upon interested parties will be run prior to any sales being authorised. We reserve the right to refuse a sale to a nation for any reason, and also to refuse to give reason for our stature. We also reserve the right to at any time during shipment of the vessel or prior to its' arrival in the recipient nation rescind our acqiescance to purchase of the vessel and return it to us. The purchaser in this case will receive a full refund of any expended monies.