TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A SOVIET NUCLEAR POWERED SUBMARINE

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: CIA Analysis of the Soviet Navy
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005508942
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: June 19, 2017
• Document Release Date: June 19, 2017
• Case Number: SC-2007-00006
• Publication Date: April 16, 1984

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
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1 6 APR 1984
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Technical Characteristics of a Soviet
Nuclear Powered Submarine
AR 70-14
1. The enclosed Intelligence Information Special Report
gives the technical characteristics of a Soviet nuclear, powered
submarine. The information was acquired from a Soviet
source
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tive, this document should be handled on a strict need-to-know
basis within recipient agencies.
Deput Director for Operations
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Director of Central Intelligence
Director, Defense Intelligence Agency
Director of Naval Intelligence
Department of the Navy
Director, National Security Agency
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
Deputy Director for Intelligence
Director of Soviet Analysis
Director of Science and Weapons Research
National Intelligence Officer for Stretegic Programs
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Intelligence Information Special Report
SUBJECT
DATE 16 APR 1984
Technical Characteristics of the Soviet "TYPHOON"
Nuclear Powered Submarine
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Soviet
1. The Project 941 ("TYPHOON") nuclear Dowered submarine
was launched in 1980 and under-
went sea trails in the White. Sea in 1981. The submarine is
equipped with two nuclear reactors, displaces 25,000 tons, has,
a submerged speed of 28 knots, and a critical submersion depth
of up to 600 meters with a cruising depth which is much less.
2. The submarine is equipped with 20 D-19 solid propellant
ballistic missiles with a range of up to 10,000 kilometers. The
missile is 15 meters long. The missiles were test launched to the
Kamchatka area with 8, 19 and 12 separating warheads. The devia-
tions from the targets were up to ki_5_211_meters. Because of the
insufficient accuracy, it is probani that 10 separate warheads
will be left on each missile. Source did not know the exact
yield of each warhead but stated that it is two to three times
that of analogous US warheads.
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