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402W SSGN
SEVERODVINSK SHIPYARD 402, USSR
NPIC/PEG (1/83)
1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: THE 402W, A MODIFIED Y-CLASS SUBMARINE, IS
CONFIRMED AS A NUCLEAR-POWERED CRUISE MISSILE ATTACK SUBMARINE
(SSGN), POSSIBLY MOUNTING THE 30ONM-RANGE SS-N-19 ANTISHIP
CRUISE MISSILE SYSTEM.
2. (SWN) REMARKS: THE 402W SSGN IS BERTHED AT THE MAIN
FITTING-OUT QUAY AT SEVERODVINSK SHIPYARD 402, WITH ALL OF HER
MISSILE TUBE OUTER DOORS OPENED. SIX INCLINED CRUISE MISSILE
LAUNCHERS ARE DISCERNIBLE ON EACH SIDE OF THE SUBMARINE AND AS
MANY AS TWO ADDITIONAL POSSIBLE LAUNCHERS ARE DISCERNIBLE ON
EACH SIDE. ALTHOUGH SHADOW AND CONTRAST PRECLUDE AN ACCURATE
MEASUREMENT OF THE MISSILE LAUNCHERS THEMSELVES, THE
MEASUREMENTS THAT COULD BE MADE SUBSTANTIALLY SUPPORT THE
ASSESSMENT THAT THE SS-N-19 SYSTEM IS INSTALLED. THE MISSILE
TUBES ON THE 402W SSGN
MEASUREMENT OF THE SS-N-19 MISSILE SYSTEM OF THE 0 SSGN UNIT 25X1
WHICH IS BERTHED NEAR THE 402W SSGN INDICATES A MISSILE TUBE
CENTER-TO-CENTER DISTANCE MEASUREMENT OF THE 25X1
CENTER OF THE AFTERMOST TUBE TO THE CENTER OF THE FORWARDMOST
CONFIRMED TUBE ON THE 402W SSGN IS 18 METERS. THE CENTER OF
ONE TUB THE CENTER OF A TUBE SIX POSITIONS
FORWARD THE OVERALL LENGTH OF THE MISSILE BAY 25X1
OPENING ON THE 402W SSGN IS AT LEAST A COMPARISON 25X1
OF THIS DISTANCE TO A SIMILAR DISTANCE ALONG THE 0 SSGN MISSILE
BAY INDICATES SUFFICIENT SPACE FOR EIGHT SS-N-19 TUBES PER SIDE
(16 TUBES TOTAL).
(SWN) IF THE 402W SSGN IS IN FACT ARMED WITH THE SS-N-19
MISSILE SYSTEM AND HAS 16 MISSILE TUBES, IT REPRESENTS AN
ANTISHIP CAPABILITY TWO THIRDS THAT OF THE 0 SSGN. CONVERSION
OF THE BALANCE OF THE FLEET OF DISMANTLED Y-CLASS
NUCLEAR-POWERED SUBMARINES, WHICH CURRENTLY STANDS AT EIGHT
(SIX AT SEVERODVINSK AND TWO AT PETROVKA NAVAL BASE AND
SHIPYARD, , WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE 25X1
SOVIET ANTISHIP THREAT. IF SUCCESSFUL, THIS CONVERSION PROGRAM
COULD CONCEIVABLY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF 0 SSGN NEEDED FOR
DEPLOYMENT TO THE SOVIET FLEETS.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana-
lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for
and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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