Editing November-class submarine (section)

==History==
This class of submarines was built as a result of a 1952 requirement to build an attack submarine with the ability to fire nuclear-tipped torpedoes at coastal American cities.<ref>{{cite web |title=Soviet November class, Project 627 |url=http://www.submarinesonstamps.co.il/History.aspx?h=209 |website=Submarines On Stamps |access-date=December 9, 2020}}</ref>

More than 135 Soviet organizations (20 design bureaus, 35 research institutes, 80 works) participated in the design and construction of this completely new type of submarine in 1952–1958. The chief designer was V.N. Peregudov and the research supervisor was academician [[Anatoly Petrovich Alexandrov|A.P. Alexandrov]]. The class was originally tasked with entering American naval bases and using the battery-powered [[T-15 torpedo]] with thermonuclear warhead, to destroy them once in range. (The T-15 torpedo had the following specifications: calibre 1,550&nbsp;mm, length 23.5&nbsp;m, range 40–50&nbsp;km.) However, after expert opinions of Soviet naval specialists were considered, the role of the class changed to torpedo attacks on enemy warships and transport ships during actions along the ocean and distant sea routes. Reflecting this change of mission, the final design of Project 627 was developed with eight 533&nbsp;mm torpedo tubes instead of the initial plan for one 1,550&nbsp;mm and two 533&nbsp;mm torpedo tubes. Project 627/627A submarines could launch torpedoes from 100&nbsp;m depth. By 1963 this class was still in service but had been overtaken by later technology.<ref>[https://www.usni.org/magazines/navalhistory/2018-02/armaments-and-innovation-big-torpedo The Big Torpedo], Naval History Magazine - February 2018 Volume 32, Number 1. Early history of Project 627 and T-15 torpedo.</ref>