Editing Yankee-class submarine (section)

== Variants ==
There were eight different versions of the ''Yankee''-class submarines:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+''Yankee''-class submarines<ref>{{cite web |title=DEEPSTORM.RU |url=http://www.deepstorm.ru/DeepStorm.files/45-92/nbrs/667A/list.htm |publisher=Deep Storm |access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref>
![[Ship commissioning|First entered Service]]
![[NATO reporting name]]
![[List of ships of Russia by project number|Project Name and Number]]
!Image
!Class
!Main Payload
!Numbers built
!Notes
|-
|1967
|'''''Yankee''-I'''
|'''667А "[[Navaga|''Навага'']]"'''
|[[File:Yankee_class_SSBN.svg|100px]]
|SSBN
|16 x [[R-27 Zyb|Р-27 ''Зыбь'']]
|34
|Baseline; first Soviet sub to carry SLBMs in hull, as [[Golf-class submarine|opposed]] [[Hotel-class submarine|to]] the [[Sail (submarine)|sail]]. Some were [[Strategic Arms Limitation Talks|later disarmed and operated as SSNs]]; sometimes classed as SSNX
|-
|1975
|Improved '''''Yankee''-I'''
|'''667АУ "[[Burbot|''Налим'']]"'''
|
|SSBN
|16 x [[R-27_Zyb#R-27U_(RSM-25)|Р-27У]]
|13 converted
|У/U for Improved ({{Langx|ru|Улучшен}}; Uluchshen)
|-
|1977
|'''''Yankee''-II'''
|'''667АМ "''Навага-М''"'''
|[[File:Yankee_II_class_SSBN.svg|100px]]
|SSBN
|12 x [[R-31 (missile)|Р-31]]
|1 converted
|First Soviet sub to carry [[Solid-propellant rocket|solid-fuel]]ed SLBMs. Subsequently theorized as emergency [[satellite launch |satellite-launcher]] or [[Anti-ship ballistic missile|to strike]] ships in [[aircraft carrier battle group]]s
|-
|1987
|'''''Yankee'' Notch'''
|'''667АТ "[[Pear|''Груша'']]"'''
|[[File:Yankee Notch class SSGN.svg|100px]]
|[[SSGN]]/[[Attack submarine|SSN]]
|32-40 x [[RK-55 |РК-55 ''Гранат'']] (SS-N-21 Sampson)
|3 converted + 4 unfinished
|Lengthened by {{convert|12|m|ft|1}} to {{convert|141.5|m|ft|abbr=on}}; 8 more [[torpedo tube]]s in waist
|-
|''1989 (program cancelled)''
|'''''Yankee'' Sidecar'''
|667М "[[Andromeda (mythology)|''Андромеда'']]"
|[[File:Yankee Sidecar class SSGN.svg|100px]]
|[[Cruise-missile submarine|SSGN]]
|12 x [[Kh-80|П-750 ''Метеорит'']] (SS-NX-24 Scorpion)
|1 converted
|Delivered as an attack sub due to missile program cancellation. {{convert|153|m|ft|abbr=on}} long, 13,650 tons full [[Displacement (ship)|displacement]]
|-
|1984
|'''''Yankee Pod'''''
|'''667АК "[[Axon|''Аксон-1'']]"'''
|[[File:Yankee Pod class SSN.svg|100px]]
|[[Prototype|SSAN]]
|[[Towed array sonar]], pod, other [[Sensor|sensor system]]s
|1 converted
|K-403 ''Kazan''. The [[fin|tailfin]]-pod is similar to those of the [[Victor-class submarine#Project_671RTM/RTMK_Shchuka_(Victor_III)|''Щука''-]] and [[Akula-class submarine|''Щука-Б'' SSN]]s
|-
|1996
|'''''Yankee Big Nose'''''
|'''09780 "[[Axon|''Аксон-2'']]"'''
|[[File:Yankee Big Nose class SSN.svg|100px]]
|[[Prototype|SSAN]]
|Towed array sonar, Irtysh-Amphora spherical sonar array
|1 converted + 1 unfinished (K-415)
|Further modified K-403 ''Kazan''. Tail now resembles those of the [[Delta-class submarine#Delta_IV_(Project_667BDRM_Delfin)_7_boats|667BDRM]] and [[Oscar-class submarine#Project 949A Antei (Oscar II)|949А]] submarines. The Irtysh-Amphora would later equip the [[Russian submarine Severodvinsk (K-560)|lead boat of the ''Yasen''-class]]
|-
|1991
|'''''Yankee Stretch'''''
|'''09774/667АН'''
|[[File:Yankee-Stretch class SSN.svg|100px]]
|"Research" Submarine
|[[Paltus-class submarine|''Палтус''-class midget submarine]]
|1 converted (K-411)
|{{convert|160|m|ft|abbr=on}} long. Stated to be an [[oceanographic vessel]], but believed to be a spy sub similar to [[USS Jimmy Carter|USS ''Jimmy Carter'']]
|}
<gallery class="center" mode="nolines" widths="250" noborder="no" caption="''Yankee''-class submarines in life">
File:A Soviet Yankee Notch Class submarine.jpg|''Yankee'' Notch
File:Submarine Yankee II class.jpg|''Yankee'' II
File:KS-403 Kazan as Akson-2.jpg|''Yankee'' Big Nose
</gallery>

In addition, [[List of ships of Russia by project number|Soviet/Russian classification]] includes the [[Delta-class submarine|''Delta''-class submarines]] within the same family of Project 667; Deltas being '''Project 667B''' onwards.
{{Further|Delta-class submarine}}
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=== Units ===
{{Update|inaccurate=yes|table|date=August 2012}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Yankee class — significant dates
!#
!Project
!Shipyard
!Laid down
!Launched
!Commissioned
!Status
|-
|'''[[Soviet submarine K-137|K-137]]'''
!667A, 667AU
|SEVMASH, Severodvinsk
|November 4, 1964
|September 11, 1966
|November 6, 1967
|Decommissioned April 3, 1994 for scrapping<ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003">Korabli VMF SSSR, Vol. 1, Part 1, Yu. Apalkov, Sankt Peterburg, 2003, {{ISBN|5-8172-0069-4}}</ref>
|-
|'''K-140'''
!667A, 667AM
|SEVMASH, Severodvinsk
|September 19, 1965
|August 23, 1967
|December 30, 1967
|Decommissioned April 19, 1990 for scrapping<ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003" />
|-
|'''[[Soviet submarine K-26|K-26]]'''
!667A
|SEVMASH, Severodvinsk
|December 30, 1965
|December 23, 1967
|September 3, 1968
|Decommissioned July 17, 1988 for scrapping<ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003" />
|-
|'''[[Soviet submarine K-32|K-32]]'''
!667A
|SEVMASH, Severodvinsk
|February 25, 1966
|April 25, 1968
|October 26, 1968
|Decommissioned April 19, 1990 for scrapping<ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003" />
|-
|'''[[Soviet submarine K-216|K-216]]'''
!667A
|SEVMASH, Severodvinsk
|June 6, 1966
|August 6, 1968
|December 27, 1968
|Decommissioned 1985 for scrapping<ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003" />
|-
|'''[[Soviet submarine K-207|K-207]]'''
!667A
|SEVMASH, Severodvinsk
|November 4, 1966
|September 20, 1968
|May 30, 1968
|Decommissioned May 30, 1989 for scrapping<ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003" />
|-
|'''[[Soviet submarine K-210|K-210]]'''
!667A
|SEVMASH, Severodvinsk
|December 16, 1966
|December 29, 1968
|August 6, 1969
|Decommissioned July 17, 1988 for scrapping<ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003" />
|-
|'''[[Soviet submarine K-249|K-249]]'''
!667A
|SEVMASH, Severodvinsk
|March 18, 1967
|March 30, 1969
|September 27, 1969
|Decommissioned July 17, 1988 for scrapping<ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003" />
|-
|'''[[Soviet submarine K-253|K-253]]'''
!667A, 667AT
|SEVMASH, Severodvinsk
|June 26, 1967
|June 5, 1969
|November 28, 1969
|Decommissioned for scrapping<ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003" />
|-
|'''[[Soviet submarine K-395|K-395]]'''
!667A, 667AT
|SEVMASH, Severodvinsk
|September 8, 1967
|July 28, 1969
|December 5, 1969
|Decommissioned for scrapping<ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003" />
|-
|'''[[Soviet submarine K-339|K-339]]'''
!667A
|Leninskiy Komsomol Shipyard, Komsomolsk
|February 23, 1968
|June 23, 1969
|December 24, 1969
|Decommissioned April 19, 1990 for scrapping<ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003" />
|-
|'''[[Soviet submarine K-408|K-408]]'''
!667A, 667AT
|SEVMASH, Severodvinsk
|January 20, 1968
|September 10, 1969
|December 25, 1969
|Decommissioned July 17, 1988 for scrapping<ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003" />
|-
|'''[[Soviet submarine K-411|K-411]]'''
!667A, 667AN
|SEVMASH, Severodvinsk
|May 25, 1968
|January 16, 1970
|August 31, 1970
|Decommissioned for scrapping<ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003" />
|-
|'''[[Soviet submarine K-418|K-418]]'''
!667A
|SEVMASH, Severodvinsk
|June 29, 1968
|March 14, 1970
|September 22, 1970
|Decommissioned March 17, 1989 for scrapping<ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003" />
|-
|'''[[Soviet submarine K-420|K-420]]'''
!667A, 667M
|SEVMASH, Severodvinsk
|October 12, 1968
|April 25, 1970
|October 29, 1970
|Decommissioned for scrapping<ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003" />
|-
|'''[[Soviet submarine K-423|K-423]]'''
!667A, 667AT
|SEVMASH, Severodvinsk
|January 13, 1969
|April 7, 1970
|November 13, 1970
|Decommissioned for scrapping<ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003" />
|-
|'''[[Soviet submarine K-434|K-434]]'''
!667AU
|Leninskiy Komsomol Shipyard, Komsomolsk
|February 23, 1969
|May 29, 1970
|November 30, 1970
|Decommissioned March 17, 1989 for scrapping<ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003" />
|-
|'''[[Soviet submarine K-426|K-426]]'''
!667A
|SEVMASH, Severodvinsk
|April 17, 1969
|August 28, 1970
|December 22, 1970
|Decommissioned April 19, 1990 for scrapping<ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003" />
|-
|'''[[Soviet submarine K-236|K-236]]'''
!667AU
|Leninskiy Komsomol Shipyard, Komsomolsk
|November 6, 1969
|August 4, 1970
|December 27, 1970
|Decommissioned September 1, 1990 for scrapping<ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003" />
|-
|'''[[Soviet submarine K-415|K-415]]'''
!667A, 667AK-2
|SEVMASH, Severodvinsk
|July 4, 1969
|September 26, 1970
|December 30, 1970
|Decommissioned August 6, 1987 for scrapping<ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003" />
|-
|'''[[Soviet submarine K-403|K-403]]'''
!667A, 667AK-1
|SEVMASH, Severodvinsk
|August 18, 1969
|March 25, 1971
|August 12, 1971<ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003" />
|Decommissioned – Scrapping underway in 2010 <ref>{{Coord|64.586|39.8187|type:landmark}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=August 2012}}
|-
|'''[[Soviet submarine K-389|K-389]]'''
!667A
|Leninskiy Komsomol Shipyard, Komsomolsk
|July 26, 1970
|June 27, 1971
|November 25, 1971
|Decommissioned April 19, 1990 for scrapping <ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003" />
|-
|'''[[Soviet submarine K-245|K-245]]'''
!667AU
|SEVMASH, Severodvinsk
|October 16, 1969
|August 9, 1971
|December 16, 1971
|Decommissioned March 14, 1992 for scrapping<ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003" />
|-
|'''[[Soviet submarine K-219|K-219]]'''
!667AU
|SEVMASH, Severodvinsk
|May 28, 1970
|October 8, 1971
|December 31, 1971<ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003" />
|Lost October 3, 1986
|-
|'''[[Soviet submarine K-252|K-252]]'''
!667A
|Leninskiy Komsomol Shipyard, Komsomolsk
|December 25, 1970
|September 12, 1971
|December 31, 1971
|Decommissioned March 17, 1989 for scrapping <ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003" />
|-
|'''[[Soviet submarine K-214|K-214]]'''
!667AU
|SEVMASH, Severodvinsk
|February 19, 1970
|September 1, 1971
|February 8, 1972
|Decommissioned June 24, 1991 for scrapping <ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003" />
|-
|'''[[Soviet submarine K-228|K-228]]'''
!667AU
|SEVMASH, Severodvinsk
|September 4, 1970
|May 3, 1972
|September 30, 1972
|Decommissioned September 3, 1994 for scrapping <ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003" />
|-
|'''[[Soviet submarine K-258|K-258]]'''
!667AU
|Leninskiy Komsomol Shipyard, Komsomolsk
|March 30, 1971
|May 26, 1972
|September 30, 1972
|Decommissioned June 16, 1991 for scrapping <ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003" />
|-
|'''[[Soviet submarine K-241|K-241]]'''
!667AU
|SEVMASH, Severodvinsk
|December 24, 1970
|June 9, 1972
|October 23, 1972
|Decommissioned June 16, 1992 for scrapping <ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003" />
|-
|'''[[Soviet submarine K-444|K-444]]'''
!667AU
|SEVMASH, Severodvinsk
|April 8, 1971
|August 1, 1972
|December 23, 1972
|Decommissioned September 30, 1994 for scrapping <ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003" />
|-
|'''[[Soviet submarine K-446|K-446]]'''
!667AU
|Leninskiy Komsomol Shipyard, Komsomolsk
|November 7, 1971
|August 8, 1972
|January 22, 1973
|Decommissioned March 17, 1993 for scrapping <ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003" />
|-
|'''[[Soviet submarine K-451|K-451]]'''
!667AU
|SEVMASH, Severodvinsk
|February 23, 1972
|April 29, 1973
|September 7, 1971
|Decommissioned June 16, 1991 for scrapping <ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003" />
|-
|'''[[Soviet submarine K-436|K-436]]'''
!667AU
|Leninskiy Komsomol Shipyard, Komsomolsk
|November 7, 1972
|July 25, 1973
|December 5, 1973
|Decommissioned March 14, 1992 for scrapping <ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003" />
|-
|'''[[Soviet submarine K-430|K-430]]'''
!667AU
|Leninskiy Komsomol Shipyard, Komsomolsk
|July 27, 1973
|July 28, 1974
|December 25, 1974
|Decommissioned January 12, 1995 for scrapping <ref name="Korabli VMF SSSR 2003" />
|-
|}

=== Popular culture ===

In [[Tom Clancy]]'s 1986 techno-thriller [[Red Storm Rising]], the entire Yankee-class of [[SSBN]]s are proposed to be taken out of service and scrapped by the [[Soviet Union]] as part of the [[Maskirovka]] I, in part to have the [[United States]] to do likewise with its own first-generation [[George Washington class]], [[Ethan Allen-class submarine|Ethan Allen class]] and [[Lafayette-class submarine|Lafayette class]] SSBNs, and allay [[NATO]] misgivings of the [[USSR]]'s intentions.

=== References ===
{{Reflist}}

=== External links ===
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20020708140050/http://www.nationalgeographic.com/k19/sub_detail_sov4.html National Geographic: Yankee class] accessed March 14, 2004.
*[http://www.ais.org/~schnars/aero/nato-shp.htm NATO Code Names for Submarines and Ships] accessed March 14, 2004.
*[https://fas.org/nuke/guide/russia/slbm/667A.htm Federation of American Scientists: Yankee class] accessed June 11, 2006.
*[http://www.bellona.org/reports/The_Russian_Northern_Fleet_report_chapters/1176144563.17 Bellona Report: Project 667 A (Nalim, Navaga) – Yankee Class] accessed June 11, 2006.
*[http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/russia/submar.htm World Navies Today: Russian Submarines] accessed June 11, 2006.
*Jane's Fighting Ships of the World, 1994.
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