Chakra 1995
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| चक्र [Chakra] (ex-ÓÒÑ-550 [UTS-550], ex-K-43) | S71 | 701 | Krasnoe Sormovo, Gorkiy, USSR | 9.5.1964 | 2.8.1966 | 6.11.1967 // 5.1.1988 | to Russia 3.1991 (K-43) |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement normal, t |
3574 / 4430 |
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Length, m |
95.6 |
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Breadth, m |
9.60 |
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Draught, m |
7.81 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
1 OK-350 steam generation unit (1 VM-4-1 nuclear reactor), 1 GTZA-631 geared steam turbines unit |
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Power, h. p. |
18800 |
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Max speed, kts |
12 / 26 |
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Fuel, t |
nuclear |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
practically unlimited |
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Armament |
8 x 1 P-40 Ametist SSM (8 4K66), 4 - 533 TT (bow, 14), 2 - 400 TT (bow, 4) |
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Electronic equipment |
RLK-101 Albatros or MRK-50 radar, MGK-400 Rubikon, MG-519 Arfa, MG-17 sonars, Zaliv-P ECM suite, Brest CCS |
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Complement |
86 |
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Diving depth operational, m |
240 |
Project history: Soviet project 670 submarine, modernized before transfer under project 06709. K-43 was officially reclassified as training hulk UTS-550 30.8.1984 for training of Indian crew and was stricken from Soviet fleet list 27.12.1984. Four years she was used for training, Indian flag was raised only 5.1.1988. 1.3.1991 she was returned to Soviet Navy in good condition and commissioned again.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: 1.3.1991 Chakra was returned to Soviet Navy in good condition and commissioned again.
Chakra 1988
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