OVERVIEW: The CHARLIE II SSGN (Project 670M("Skat-M")) is a nuclear-powered guided missile submarine.

DETAILS:   The  CHARLIE II-class SSGN is an improved CHARLIE I. It has been lengthened forward of the sail to accommodate additional weapons electronics.

NOTES: 
      Displacement: 5,100 tons submerged.
       Speed: approximately 26 knots submerged
       Reactors: 1 pressurized water
       Complement: 85 (approx.)
       Hulls built:  7 
       Period of Service:	  1973-94


SOURCES: Norman Polmar, "Guide to the Soviet Navy, 3rd ed. (Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1983), 97 ; Norman Polmar, "Submarines of the Russian and Soviet Navies, 1718-1990. (Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1991), 187 ; Federation of American Scientists. "Project 670 / Charlie I Project 670M / Charlie II - Russian / Soviet Nuclear Forces." Accessed November 30, 2013. http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/russia/theater/670.htm.








