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|Builders= [[Dalian Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering]]
|Builders= [[Dalian Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering]]
|Operators= {{flagicon|Chilokver}} [[Grand Chilokveri Navy]]
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|Class before= [[Ask-class submarine|Ask-class]]
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|Class after=[[Bhūmi-class submarine|Bhūmi-class]]
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** SS-300 Spear {{wpl|cruise missile}}
** SS-300 Spear {{wpl|cruise missile}}
*16 × ballistic missile tubes for:
*16 × ballistic missile tubes for:
** 16 x SBM-8000 Pike {{wpl|submarine-launched ballistic missile|SLBM}}s, each carrying twelve 475 kt thermonuclear warheads
** 16 x SBM-8000 Pike {{wpl|submarine-launched ballistic missile|SLBM}}s, each carrying eight 475 kt thermonuclear warheads





Latest revision as of 03:56, 25 April 2024

Leviathan-class submarine
Vanguard at Faslane 02.jpg
GCNS Leviathan returns to port following special forces insertion drills. Note the operatives on deck.
Class overview
Name: Leviathan-class ballistic missile submarine
Builders: Dalian Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
Operators: Chilokver Grand Chilokveri Navy
Preceded by: Ask-class
Succeeded by: Bhūmi-class
Built: 1986-1999
In service: 1993-present
Planned: 4
Completed: 3
Cancelled: 1
Active: 3
General characteristics
Type: Ballistic missile submarine
Displacement: 15,900 tonnes (submerged)
Length: 149.9 m (491 ft 10 in)
Beam: 12.8 m (42 ft 0 in)
Draft: 12 m (39 ft 4 in)
Installed power:
  • 1 x Fushan Atomics SS5 nuclear reactor producing 220 MW
  • 2 x geared turbines each producing 30,000 shp, total 45 MW
  • 2 x auxiliary diesel motors each producing 2700 shp, total 4 MW
Propulsion: 1 x shaft, pump-jet propulsor
Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h) submerged
Range: Unlimited
Endurance: 120+ days
Complement: 135
Armament: