Golf-class submarine

	Golf II-class submarine
Class overview
Name	Golf-class submarine
Operators	Soviet Navy; People's Liberation Army Navy;
Preceded by	Zulu V class
Succeeded by	Hotel class
In service	1958–1990
Completed	23
Lost	1
General characteristics
Displacement	2,794 tons surfaced/3,553 tons submerged (629); 2,300–2,820 tons surfaced/2,700–3,553 tons submerged (629A);
Length	98.4 m (323 ft) (629); 98.9 m (629A);
Beam	8.2 m (27 ft)
Draught	7.85 m (25.8 ft) (629); 8.5 m (629A);
Propulsion	3 × diesel engines, each 2,000 bhp (1,500 kW); 3 × electric motors, 5,200 shp (3,880 kW); 3 shafts
Speed	surface - 17 kn, 9.500 nmi/5 kn; submerged - 12kn
Range	70 days endurance
Test depth	260 m (design); 300 m (maximum);
Complement	80 (629); 83 (629A);
Armament	3 × missile tubes; 3 × Project 629 boats D-1 launch system with R-11FM missiles; Remaining boats D-2 launch system with R-13 missiles; 1966 onwards 629A upgrade D-4 launch system with R-21 missiles; 6 × 533 mm torpedo tubes;

Project 629 (Russian: проект–629, Projekt-629), also known by the NATO reporting name Golf, was a class of diesel-electric ballistic missile submarines that served in the Soviet Navy. All boats of this class had left Soviet service by 1990, and have since been disposed of. According to some sources, at least one Golf-class submarine was operated by China, to test new submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs).

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