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Projects 659 and 659T are known as the "Echo-I" class and
projects 675, 675M, 675MU, and 675MKV are designated the "Echo-II" class.
All six are externally very similar; Echo-IIs are about ten feet longer than Echo-Is.

All are decommissioned and laid up at various sites awaiting disposal.


CHARACTERISTICS

  • Displacement: I: 3731 tons surfaced, 4920 tons submerged; II: 4450 tons surfaced, 5760 tons submerged

  • Length: I: 111.2 m; II: 115.4 m

  • Beam: I: 9.2 m; II: 9.3 m

  • Draught: I: 7.6 m; II: 6.7 m

  • Depth: 300 m

  • Speed: I: 29 knots ; II: 23 knots

  • Crew: I: 120 officers and men; II: 130 officers and men

  • Powerplant: Two 70MWt VM-A Reactor s