Orca Class

Barracuda class

File:Orca Sub.png An Orca-class shortly before launch
Class overview
Name:	Orca class
Builders:	Rostov Machine and Tool
Operators:	Dniegua
Cost:	$900 Million per unit
Built:	1994-
In service:	2000-
In commission:	2000-
Planned:	10
Building:	As Ordered
Completed:	10
Active:	10
General characteristics
Type:	Nuclear attack submarine
Displacement:	4,765 t surfaced 5,300 t submerged
Length:	99.5m
Beam:	8.9m
Draught:	7.3m
Decks:	2
Propulsion:	2 turboreductors groups (10MW propulsion alternator feeding electric engines) Nuclear reactor K15, 150MW 2 emergency electric engines One pump jet
Speed:	Over 25kn 14kn, surfaced
Range:	unlimited range, 10 years (nuclear)
Endurance:	70 days of food
Complement:	12 officers 48 petty officers
Sensors and processing systems:	SYCOBS
Armament:	4 × 533mm tubes x 12 VLS cells

The Orca class is a Dnieguan SSGN submarine, designed for land and sea strike operations. It is currently operated by Dniegua First entering service in the early 2000s, the Orca represents the latest in nuclear powered cruise missile submarines from Dniegua. Currently, plans exist to replace the sub with a more modern, sailless design SSGN starting in 2020; though budget restrictions may delay this for several years. The Orca is unique in utilizing pump-jet propulsion with an X-Shaped stern controlling surface, reducing noise nearly sixty times more than previous counterparts.