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Friday, November 13, 2009

Project 945 Barrakuda (NATO name Sierra I)

Project 945 Barrakuda (NATO name Sierra I)






Displacement,
metric tons:
5,940-7,200 surfaced
6,800-10,100 submerged
Dimensions, ft (m):
351.6 x 40.3 x 31.6
(107.16 x 12.28 x 9.62 m)
Main machinery:
One VM-5 190 MW reactor; one OK-650A 50,000 hp steam turbine
Speed, knots:
12.1-18 surfaced
35-36 submerged
Complement:
31 officers, 28-30 crew
Diving depth, ft (m):
1,970-2,625
(600-800)
Endurance:
50-100 days
Weapons:
P-100 Oniks (NATO designation SS-N-22 Sunburn) ASW missiles; Type 86R Vodopad and 88R Vodoley (NATO designation SS-N-16 Stallion) ASW missiles; Type 40 torpedoes fired from fired from four 21" (533 mm) tubes and  four 25.6" (650 mm) tubes (total of 40 weapons, or 42 mines in lieu of torpedoes). 
Comments:
One boat on active duty, arrived at Nerpa Shipyard for reactor refueling in late 2000.