Class profile
Kilo Class Submarine
Algeria - Conventional Attack Submarine
Class facts
Country
Algeria
Type
Conventional Attack Submarine
Length
74 m
Displacement
3100 t
Speed
20 kn
Public ships
6
Public description
The Kilo-class submarines are diesel-electric attack submarines designed by the Soviet Union. Algeria operates both original and improved variants, with a total of 6 submarines in service as of 2023. They are primarily used for coastal defense and anti-submarine warfare. Operationally, the class is oriented toward anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, as well as mine warfare.
Public ships in class
Equipment summary
Weapon
Club-S missile system
Heavyweight torpedo
Submarine torpedo tube
6 mounts
Naval mines
secondary
Sensor
Submarine sonar suite
Propulsion
Diesel-electric propulsion