SHIP'S SERVICE AND ORGANIZATION MANUAL
SEAQUEST AUXILIARY VEHICLES
| RECOGNITION FEATURES | * Largest pre-seaQuest submarine built * Blunt, bull-nosed bows with huge cylindrical hull * Flat top to casing * Streamlined fin, with windows at the top forward edge, sited well aft of themiships * In profile, the leading edgeto the fin is vertical and the after edge has a slight slope. * Retractable diving planes * Very large rudder at the after end |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN | Russia |
| LAUNCH DATE | 1980 |
| CREW | 175 |
| POWER PLANT | Two shafts, two nuclear reactors, turbines |
| LENGTH | 563 feet |
| BEAM | 81 feet |
| DISPLACEMENT | 26500 tons (submerged) 18500 tons (surfaced) |
| RANGE | Unlimited |
| SPEED | 25 knots |