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{{Short description|Diesel-electric attack submarine that the Soviet Union built in the early Cold War period}}
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|Ship image=S-189 in Saint Petersburg.JPG
|Ship caption=''S-189'' preserved and on display as a museum boat in [[Saint Petersburg]].
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|Operators=* {{navy|Soviet Union}}
* {{navy|China}}
* {{naval|Egypt}}
* {{naval|Syria}}
* {{naval|Albania}}
* {{navy|Bulgaria}}
* {{naval|Indonesia}}
* {{navy|Poland}}
* {{naval|North Korea}}
|Class before=[[Soviet S-class submarine|S class]] 
|Class after=*{{sclass2|Romeo|submarine|4}} (patrol variant)
* {{sclass2|Juliett|submarine|4}} (missile variants)
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* 1950–1958 (USSR)
* 1956–1960 (China)
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|Total ships completed=236 (215 in the USSR + 21 in China)
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|Total ships preserved=2
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|Header caption=<br /><small>(Project 613)</small>
|Ship type=Diesel-electric [[attack submarine]]
|Ship displacement=* Surfaced: {{convert|1050|t|LT}} 
* Submerged: {{convert|1340|t|LT}} 
|Ship length={{convert|76|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam=  {{convert|6.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} to  {{convert|6.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}} 
|Ship draft= {{convert|4.55|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship propulsion=* Two-shaft [[diesel-electric]]:
* 2 × {{convert|4000|bhp|abbr=on}} diesel engines
* 2 × {{convert|2700|hp|abbr=on}} main electric motors
* 2 × {{convert|100|hp|abbr=on}} electric creep motors for [[Silent running (submarine)|silent running]]
|Ship speed=
* Surfaced: {{convert|18.25|kn|km/h}} 
* Submerged:{{convert|13.1|kn|km/h}} 
|Ship range=
* Surfaced: {{convert|8580|nmi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|10|kn|lk=in}}
* Submerged: {{convert|335|nmi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|3|kn}}
|Ship endurance=Submerged: 166 [[Hour|h]]
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|Ship complement=52
|Ship sensors=
|Ship EW=
|Ship armament=*6 × {{convert|533|mm|in|0|abbr=on}} [[torpedo tube]]s (4 bow + 2 stern) for:
* 12 × [[torpedo]]es<!--what type?--> or, 
* 22 × [[Naval mine|mine]]s
* 1 × single-mounted {{convert|25|mm|in|abbr=on|1}} [[Anti-aircraft artillery|AA gun]] 
* 2 × single-mounted {{convert|57|mm|in|abbr=on|1}} AA gun 
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'''Whiskey-class submarines''' (known in the [[Soviet Union]] as [[List of ships of Russia by project number|'''Projects 613, 640, 644, and 665''']]) are a class of diesel-electric [[attack submarine]]s that the Soviet Union built in the early [[Cold War]] period.

==Design==
[[File:Whiskey I class SS.svg|thumb|Silhouette of a Whiskey-class submarine with twin 57 mm deck guns and twin 25 mm conning tower guns]]
[[File:Whiskey Long Bin class SSG.svg|thumb|Silhouette of a Whiskey Long Bin-class submarine]]
[[File:Whiskey Twin Cylinder class SSG.svg|thumb|Silhouette of a Whiskey Twin Cylinder-class submarine]]

The initial design was developed in the early 1940s as a sea-going follow-on to the [[Soviet S-class submarine|S-class submarine]]. As a result of war experience and the capture of German technology at the end of the war, the Soviet Union issued a new design requirement in 1946. The revised design was developed by the [[Lazurit Design Bureau]] based in Gorkiy. Like most conventional submarines designed between 1946 and 1960, the design was heavily influenced by the World War II German [[Type XXI submarine|Type XXI U-boat]].<ref>Friedman, pp. 396–397</ref>

===Patrol variants===<!--linked from [[German Type XXI submarine]]-->

Between 1949 and 1958 a total of 236 of an envisaged 340<ref>Kuzin, V.P.; Nikolskiy V.I. ''Voyenno-morskoy Flot SSSR'' 1945-1991. ''Istoricheskoye Morskoye Obshchestvo'', Sankt Peterburg, 1996</ref> submarines of this type were commissioned into the [[Soviet Navy]]. The vessels were initially designed as coastal patrol submarines. These patrol variants are known in the west as Whiskey I, II, III, IV, and V and were called Project 613 in the Soviet Union.

*Whiskey I − twin [[25 mm automatic air defense gun M1940 (72-K)|{{convert|25|mm|in|abbr=on|1}}]] guns in conning tower
*Whiskey II − twin [[57 mm AZP S-60|{{convert|57|mm|in|abbr=on|1}}]] guns and twin 25&nbsp;mm guns
*Whiskey III − guns removed
*Whiskey IV − 25&nbsp;mm guns
*Whiskey V − no guns - streamlined conning tower and snorkel

===Missile variants===
[[File:Whiskey Twin Cylinder submarine.jpg|thumb|Whiskey Twin Cylinder submarine]]
In the 1950s and 1960s, some Whiskey submarines were converted to guided missile submarines, with the capability to fire one to four [[SS-N-3|SS-N-3 Shaddock]] [[cruise missile]]s. In 1956, the first prototype was ready. It was a regular Whiskey class modified with a launch tube aft of the sail containing a single SS-N-3c. This vessel was known in the West as Whiskey Single Cylinder. Between 1958 and 1960, six additional Whiskey-class submarines were converted to carry guided missiles. These boats had two missile tubes behind the sail, and were known in the west as the Whiskey Twin Cylinder, and Project 644 boats by the Soviets.<ref name="ReferenceA">Burov, V.N. ''Otechestvennoye Voyennoye Korablestroyeniye v Tretem Stoletii Svoyey Istorii,'' Sudostroyeniye, Sankt Peterburg, 1995. 5-7355-0508-4</ref>

Between 1960 and 1963, six boats received an extended sail that could contain four Shaddock missiles. These were called Whiskey Long Bin in the West and Project 665 in the Soviet Union.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> All guided missile variants of the Whiskey class carried the P-5/ NATO SS-N-3c Shaddock land-attack missile, and had to surface in order to fire their missiles. The boats of the single and twin cylinder class also had to raise their missile tubes, which were normally positioned horizontally.

The "Long Bin" boats did not handle well, with the launch tubes causing stability problems,<!--why?--> and water flow around the missile fittings was very noisy.<ref>Weir and Boyle 2003</ref>  All were soon retired from service. Four were converted to Project 640 [[radar picket]] boats (called Whiskey Canvas Bag in the West). Two were converted for "fishery research" and "oceanographic research" purposes.{{Clarify|date=October 2021|reason= Which is really what? Espionage?}} In the Soviet Navy, the patrol variants of this class were replaced by the {{sclass2|Romeo|submarine|4}}. The guided missile variants were replaced by the {{sclass2|Juliett|submarine|4}}.

==Production programme==
[[File:Submarine Monument Surabaya 2.JPG|thumb|[[Indonesian Navy]] Whiskey-class submarine KRI ''Pasopati'' mounted on pedestal in [[Surabaya]] riverside]]

The Soviet Union built a total of 236 or 215 Whiskeys (sources vary; it appears the initial 21 Chinese-built boats are often included with the Soviet boats). Vice Admiral Burov, head of the Soviet Defense Ministry's Shipbuilding Institute from 1969 to 1983, confirms 215 units built.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Year
! [[Krasnoye Sormovo Factory No. 112|Gorkiy]]
! [[Mykolaiv#Economy|Nikolayev]]
! Baltic
! [[Amur Shipbuilding Plant|Komsomolsk]]
! Total
|-
| 1951
| 1
| –
| –
| –
| 1
|-
| 1952
| 4
| 5
| –
| –
| 9
|-
|1953
|19
|11
| –
| –
|30
|-
|1954
|29
|14
| –
| 1
|44
|-
|1955
|37
|18
|8
|4
|67
|-
|1956
|26
|15
|4
|4
|49
|-
|1957
| –
|9
|3
|2
|14
|-
|1958
| –
| –
| 1
| –
| 1
|-
|Total
|116
|72
|16
|11
|215
|}

Patrol submarines of the Whiskey class were exported to:

* {{naval|People's Socialist Republic of Albania}}  (four vessels, all retired) which were based at [[Bay of Porto Palermo|Porto Palermo]] 
* {{naval|People's Republic of Bulgaria}} (two vessels, retired)
** {{ship|Bulgarian submarine|Slava|1958|2}}
** {{ship|Bulgarian submarine|Pobeda|1958|2}}
* {{naval|China}} (five vessels, and another 21 built locally from parts provided by the Soviet Union, known as Type 03, all now retired)
* {{naval|Egypt}} (seven vessels, retired)
* {{naval|Indonesia}} (twelve vessels, and two as a source of spare parts, retired)
* {{naval|North Korea}} (four vessels, inactive and likely retired)
* {{flagicon|Poland|1980}} [[Polish Navy]] (four vessels, 1962–1986, retired)
: {{ORP|Orzeł|1962|6}} (292)
: {{ORP|Bielik|1965|6}} (295)
: {{ORP|Sokół|1964|6}} (293)
: {{ORP|Kondor|1965|6}} (294) – 10 June 1965 raising of the banner, 30 October 1985 lowering of the banner.

[[Cuba]] and [[Syria]] ordered used Whiskey-class submarines for use as battery charging hulks. The {{naval|Syria}} boats were ex-Soviet Navy S-167, S-171, and S-183. The {{naval|Cuba}} acquired an ex Soviet boat for Foxtrot class submarine  training. The guided missile and radar picket boats were never exported.

By 1982, only 60 boats remained in the Soviet Navy (45 active, 15 in operational reserve); all were retired by the end of the [[Cold War]].

==Incidents involving Whiskey-class submarines==
* On 27 January 1961, {{ship|Soviet submarine|S-80||2}} was lost due to accidental flooding while the boat was submerged. The valve that should have prevented water from entering the snorkel did not work properly.{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}
* On 24 November 1972, the {{sclass|Kobben|submarine|1}} {{HNoMS|Sklinna}} of the [[Royal Norwegian Navy]] had "contact" with what they presumed was a Whiskey-class submarine, after 14 days of "hunt" in [[Sognefjord]]. Military documents released in 2009 confirmed this episode.<ref>[http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article3444559.ece]{{dead link|date=August 2024}} Aftenposten (Norwegian Language) (including pictures)</ref>
* On 21 October 1981, {{ship|Soviet submarine|S-178||2}} was run down by the merchant vessel ''Refrizherator-13'' in [[Zolotoy Rog|Golden Horn Bay]], [[Vladivostok]].{{cn|date=July 2024}}
* On 27 October 1981, {{ship|Soviet submarine|S-363||2}} [[Ship grounding|ran aground]] in Swedish territorial waters near the [[Karlskrona]] naval base.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/5995709 |title=Military search reminiscent of Sweden's Cold War days |work=Sverige Radio |date=20 October 2014 |access-date=19 August 2024}}</ref>
*On 19 June 1984, a Whiskey-class submarine was caught in a fishing-net and surfaced within the Norwegian [[exclusive economic zone]] (EEZ).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tv2.no/a/6146401/|title=Skipperen Onar (68) fikk denne russiske ubåten i trålen |work=TV2.no |first1=Øystein |last1=Bogen |first2=Aage |last2=Aune |first3=Kjetil H. |last3=Dale |date=21 October 2014|language=nb |access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref>
* On 14 December 1989 a decommissioned Whiskey-class submarine under tow for scrapping in [[Nakskov]] was sunk {{convert|2|mi}} west of Bornholm. Attempts to raise it in 1991 failed and it sunk nearby in deeper water.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vragguiden.dk/wreck.asp?wreckid=1202 |title=Russisk U-båd |website=vragguiden.dk |access-date=19 August 2024}}{{reliable source|date=August 2024}}</ref>
* On 5 February 2007, the decommissioned {{ship|Soviet submarine|S-194||2}} took on water and sank off the coast of [[Denmark]] while being towed to become part of a naval museum.<ref>[http://dykkerservice.dk/erhvervsdykker_u194.htm Dansk Dykkerservice ApS (Danish Language)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080925022451/http://dykkerservice.dk/erhvervsdykker_u194.htm |date=2008-09-25 }} (including pictures)</ref>
* In 2009 a previously unknown and unidentified sunken Whiskey-class submarine was discovered within Sweden's EEZ close to the island of [[Gotland]]. It was a decommissioned submarine which sank while under tow to be scrapped in Denmark. News of the discovery was not made public until March 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://jp.dk/udland/europa/article2359121.ece |title=Flere ubåde sank i Sverige |website=jp.dk |access-date=2011-03-05 |archive-date=2011-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110406205223/http://jp.dk/udland/europa/article2359121.ece |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/Aktuellt/Nyhetsarkiv/Centrala-nyheter/20635/Sjunken-ubat-hittad-soder-om-Gotland/ |title=Sjunken ubåt hittad söder om Gotland |publisher=Forsvarsmakten |language=sv |date=13 June 2013 |access-date=19 August 2024}}</ref>

==Surviving examples==
[[Soviet submarine S-189|''S-189'']] is preserved as a museum in [[Saint Petersburg]], Russia. {{ship|KRI|Pasopati}} (ex-''S-290'') is preserved in [[Surabaya]], Indonesia.{{cn|date=October 2024}} {{As of|2022}}, Albania's #105 existed at [[Pasha Liman Base]] in south Albania, though it was deteriorating.<ref>{{Cite web |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=2022-05-18 |title=Refused to sink, Albania's Soviet-era submarine awaits its fate |url=https://www.dailysabah.com/life/feature/refused-to-sink-albanias-soviet-era-submarine-awaits-its-fate |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=Daily Sabah |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Notes==
===Citations===
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===Bibliography===
* {{cite book | last=Friedman | first=Norman | editor-last1=Chumbley | editor-first1=Stephen | chapter=Soviet Union 1947–1991: Russian Federation and Successor States 1991– | title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995 | location=Annapolis, Maryland | publisher=Naval Institute Press | year=1995 | pages=337–426 | isbn=1-55750-132-7|author-link=Norman Friedman}}
*{{cite book |last1=Hampshire |first1=Edward |title=Soviet Cruise Missile Submarines of the Cold War |date=2018 |publisher=Osprey Publishing |location=London |isbn=978-1-47282-499-8}}
*{{cite book |last1=Pavlov |first1=A. S. |title=Warships of the USSR and Russia 1945–1995 |date=1997 |publisher=Naval Institute Press |location=Annapolis, Maryland |isbn=1-55750-671-X}}
*{{cite book|last1=Polmar|first1=Norman|author-link1=Norman Polmar|last2=Moore|first2=Kenneth J. |title=Cold War Submarines: The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines |year=2004 |publisher=Potomac Books |location=Washington, D. C.|isbn=978-1-57488-594-1 |name-list-style=amp}}
*{{cite book|last1=Polmar|first1=Norman|last2=Noot|first2=Jurrien|title=Submarines of the Russian and Soviet Navies, 1718–1990|year=1991|publisher=Naval Institute Press |location=Annapolis, Maryland |isbn=0-87021-570-1 |name-list-style=amp}}
*{{cite book |last1=Vilches Alarcón |first1=Alejandro A. |title=From Juliettes to Yasens: Development and Operational History of Soviet Cruise-Missile Submarines |date=2022 |publisher=Helion & Co. |location=Warwick, UK |isbn=978-1-915070-68-5|series=Europe @ War (22)}}
* Weir, Gary E., and Boyle, Walter J. ''Rising Tide: The Untold Story of the Russian Submarines That Fought the Cold War''  Basic Books, 2003.

==Further reading==
* {{cite book |last=Breemer |first=Jan S. |date=1989 |title=Soviet Submarines: Design, Development and Tactics |location=Coulsdon, Surrey |publisher=Jane's Information Group |isbn=0710605269}}
* {{cite book |editor-last1=Gardiner |editor-first1=Robert |editor-last2=Chumbley |editor-first2=Stephen |editor-last3=Budzbon |editor-first3=Przemysław  |date=1995 |title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995 |location=Annapolis |publisher=Naval Institute Press |isbn=1-55750-132-7}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Whiskey class submarines|Whiskey-class submarine}}
* [http://www.russianwarrior.com/STMMain.htm?1947vehicle_Whiskeyhist.htm&1 History, Development, and Use of the Whiskey-class Submarine]
* [http://ship.bsu.by/main.asp?id=102726 Encyclopedia of Ships] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080206004638/http://ship.bsu.by/main.asp?id=102726 |date=2008-02-06 }} {{in lang|ru}}
* [http://russianships.info/eng/submarines/project_613.htm Whiskey class submarines - Complete Ship List (English)]

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